Blogs from Pulau Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia, Asia - page 3

We expected that the bus journey to Lemut (the port near Pangkor) would take much longer than the 6 hours we had been told, so we correctly engorged ourselves on an unhealthy Mc breakfast which we knew would keep our energy levels going for some time. The only problem was that we had a huge cup of coffee and coffee makes us wee like crazy...so we spent most of the journey with crossed legs hoping for a toilet stop! The journey turned out to be 9 hours long with a surprise stop in Kuala Lumpur. Lemut was our transit point onto a modern catamaran ferry which speedily transported us to the island of Pangkor, where, to Donna's delight an army of pink Barbie style taxis were waiting to whisk us away to whatever destination we chose ... read more

This section show some photos on the foods that we have taken during the vacation... Yumme ... read more

After having seen bustling cities, with its neverending noise and business and having seen highlands of jungle and farming it was just natural to head now to the beach. I was recommended to go to Pulau Pangkor, the beautiful island as the translation sais, which is a favourite with the locals. It is a small island with one road of 20km circling the island. Molli (a newly found kung fu friend) describes Pulau Pangkor very well in saying that is the most beautiful but also ugliest island that she has seen. I still can not make up my mind whether I like it or not. It has definitely hidden beauties and small dirty but still charming villages. I spend 4 days on Pulau Pangkor, predominantely going sunbathing, swimming and snorkeling. I have actually seen parot ... read more

Nach den landschaftlich sehr schoenen - jedoch fuer uns zu kalten - Cameron Highlands haben wir uns fuer zwei letzte Sonnentage auf Pulau Pangkor entschieden. Anders als auf thailaendischen Inseln findet man dort kaum westliche Touristen, sondern grossteils Einheimische - so wurde es uns halt erklaert... Da zurzeit in Malaysien keine Ferien oder sonstige Feiertage sind, ist's bis auf die Wochenden ziemlich leer - wobei das untertrieben ist. Ungefaehr die Haelfte der Unterkuenfte und Restaurants hatten geschlossen und damit war die Auswahl stark eingegrenzt. Was feines zum Essen und Schlafen laesst sich aber trotzdem immer finden! Sonst halt das uebliche - Sonne, Strand und Meer...... read more

For the third morning in a row i got up at the crack of dawn for a little breakfast, then a trek to the bus station. I don't know if i mentioned this before, but walking can be interesting because cars often park directly on the sidewalk. So for some of the time you're on the sidewalk - then you're dodging cars on the busy street just to get around the one in your way! Anyway, for the third time in a row i found an easier route to where i was going - go figure! You never know what you're going to get when you purchase a bus ticket - there's about 50 places at the KL bus station you can buy a ticket from. I figured i was screwed once i boarded the bus, ... read more