Blogs from Pulau Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia, Asia - page 2

Geo: 4.21063, 100.57Teluk Nipah (sur ile de Pulau Pangkor)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Salut tout le monde, Nous allons bien. Nous avons fait la grace matine. Rejean aussi, surprenant. La plage, lecture, enfin une journee relaxante. Moi j'ai fait du kayak de mer avec notre ami suissesse. Juste un mauvais depart. Nous avons foncer dans un autre bateau. Peut-etre que c'etait lui le fautif. Lui partie nous avions juste comme obstacle une grosse ile. Nous avons foncer dedans et avons fait une bonne baignade. C'etait super le fun. Nous avons acheter deux poisson, un red snaper et knog (????????????? en francais). On a partager notre repas avec notre amie suisse et 2 chats qui ont tres aprecier les tetes de poissons, tres bon tout les deux. Puis nous avons rester sur la plage le soir. Nous avions un gros b... read more

After another stupidly uncomfortable night outside KL's low cost carrier terminal we peeled ourselves from the benches and hopped on a few buses. Our next destination (and last main stay in Malaysia) was the small friendly island of Palau Pangkor......A place where the locals go for the weekend or a well deserved break! I was starting to regret not straying from the main tourist trail in Malaysia and so was really pleased when we arrived here to find locals on holiday with only a very few foreigners to be found. We managed to find a lovely little cluster of "Chalets" at a reasonable price, and I was really excited when the owner led us to ours, which resembled a dolls house - See pic!! There was a really nice relaxed vibe here, just one friendly island ... read more

The mainland of Malaysia receded in the backwash of the ferry as we settled in for the 30-minute ride. This would be peanuts compared to the 4 hours bus ride we had just completed from Cameron Highlands to the pier at Lumut. Our destination was Pangkor Island (Pulau Pangkor) - a small, green enclave off Malaysia's west coast. The concrete dock led to a reception room which, in turn, led outside to the parking lot. And in the parking lot was a most unexpected sight: a fleet of pink (yes, pink) mini-buses turned taxis. The driver quoted a fare for the 10-minute drive that was equal to the fare for the 30-minute boat ride and we had no choice but to pay. There was no bargaining with the Pink Posse. Th first night we spent in ... read more

Like all good blogs this one starts with a man named Roland and a yellow pick-up truck. But this isn't any ordinary blog, its special, a bit like me, so I'll do this blog backwards, stir things up a bit. Besides, a man named Roland makes for a spectacular ending (not to mention his yellow truck). So instead I'll start with a group of Swedes... As you may have noticed I have been on Pulau Pangkor, an island. On the ferry through I met some Swedes, this group of four adopted me, and quite rightly so. As I would make a very good Swede; I have blue eyes, sort of blonde hair, the only thing I lack is a grasp of the language (they did however teach me to say "I am a Christmas sausage" in ... read more

After the hecticity (I just made that word up) of KL I wanted a few days of relaxation. So after running through the lonely planet bible I decided to head for the island of Pangkor. It was a fairly straightforward 3 hr bus journey to Lumut, which is the departure point for the island. The boat journey only takes about 20 mins. The island has these shocking-pink mini buses which are the local form of transport and they all have set fares which is good because you know how taxi drivers can be. It cost about GBP1.20 to get to Teluk Nipah which is the area I was staying. I was put up in a hut with air con for about GBP7 a night with breakfast included. The hotel was run by a nice Malay family. ... read more