Blogs from Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 73

Hopped in a minivan for the ride from the Cameron Highlands to Taman Negara. However, to keep things interesting, the connecting bus broke down and we got to spend a couple of hours in nowhere Malayasia waiting for the repair. However, mysteriously the same thing happened to the group following ours the next day, so I think it is merely a means of explaining away a two hour wait. A group of us came down from the Cameron Highlands together, and found beds on the second try. However, we are quite lucky as spring break has begun so everybody is going on vacation. I have heard a number of horror stories of people unable to find rooms. One person is even camping outside a chalet in the owners' son's tent, because she couldn't find a room ... read more

We arrived yesterday after a very rough 6hr journey- it reminded me of being back in Jamaica- soo many twists and turns! But as soon as we hit the mountains it felt as if we had moved into a different country. It was soo beautiful! and each time I thought, right this is it- were at the top we just seemed to keep on climbing! There is such a divers community up her- Hindu, Buddist, Taoist, Roman Catholic and Muslim, it is pretty much the same all around Malaysia I am told- everyone lives so well together. We are staying at the Cameronian Inn ( in the LP), we did check out Fathers Place ( which also has LP reccomendation) but were very disappointed, the rooms we basic and not very clean. When reading recent reviews ... read more

Hello again I apologise to those of you logging in regularly and not seeing any updates but it has been pretty hectic for us so far and we really have not had a chance to hit an internet cafe until now. We are in Surat Thani in Thailand, it's 7.30pm and we have tickets on the 11pm overnight ferry out to Koh Tao island where we be staying for 5-6 days. The plan is for me to do some diving (PADI Open Water course) and Stef will just laze around and do nothing ;-) We are in an Internet cafe now that is not wanting to play ball with loading pics so I hope this works. Below should be some great pics we have taken. The first is of a little girl at the Orangi Asli ... read more

Caution... entry not for children or those of weak stomach! Yesterday was probably the most fun day i have had thus far! I started the day out going on a guided tour of the northern part of Cameron. It was myself, two karens from Germany, Amanda from Australia and another young chap who didn't speak much. The girls were put in the back and the guys were in front and we started our trip in our "vip" land rover special edition with our humorous tour guide, Kumai. We visited the infamous BOH tea plantation and learned of the rich history of it's modest beginnings to how it became this huge empire that dominates all of Malaysia's tea industry. Us girls got to know each other and had some great laughs.. the ones that hurt your belly ... read more

I’ve discovered that, while traveling, you have a tendency to miss the silliest things. For instance, while in Georgetown I felt like I missed the cold and the rain (maybe it’s my Vancouver heritage shining through), so was quite excited when we left the heat for the misty Cameron Highlands. The highlands are (duh) high in the jungle and have an average daily temperature of (only!) 22 degrees, when we arrived, however, it felt infinitely cooler, plus it was raining. The novelty wore off after about 5 seconds. It was still a great place to visit, but harder to enjoy the jungley surroundings when the constant mist soaked you whenever you elected to leave the comfort of hostel, restaurant, or car, so instead of undertaking the jungle hikes we’d planned (whew, thought I’d have to get ... read more