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Road trip in a sketchy Proton Asia » Malaysia » Ipoh By justwanderingMarch 28th 2007 Hired a slightly ropey Proton car in KL. At least the air con works well, and, being a Proton, it blends in well with the locals' cars. It's great to step out of this heat into "the fridge". Took a couple of hours to explore KL (that's one way of putting it... thing is that the map was terrible, and road signs woeful) and find the way to the road going north towards Ipoh. Stopped at the Batu Caves, where I (like a lot of hapless tourists) was attached by a mob of monkeys after the can of fruit juice I was holding. I had to fend them off, deflecting them in mid air with my rucksack. Nasty little things. The Batu cav... read more

So after dashing through the poUring rain to Lily's car (the rain stopped as suddenly as it had begun) and less than an hour later we were sat outside eating Cantonese/Malay food. After checking out the deserted and extremely loud nightclub we chilled out alfresco with a couple oF Guinesse's. Lily suggested that an early breakfast followed by a Temple visit (inside a cave!) and waterfall trips would be good places to visit on what was unfortunately a whistle stop tour of Ipoh. Now usually I would not consider Rice, Tofu and pasta soup at 9am in the morning but that was exactly what we did. The place we were taken to was heaving and totally unlike the Korean Kimbap eating places we frequently eat atc. Replete and about 8 pounds heavier a quick trip to ... read more

Me and friend went to Lumut and Pangkor on 16 till 19 Feb 2007.Had a really2 great adventurous time there...... read more

Monday, January 29 was the bus ride from hell, but it all had a Happy Ending! I left Melaka early in the morning, prepared for a 5 hour bus ride to the city of Lumut, where I planned to take a ferry across to Pulau Pangkor. Easy enough - by 2 or 3pm I'd be lying on the beach! Well, somehow I ended up on a bus that made a million stops along the way. Four hours later - we arrived in KL (less than half way there)!!!! The bus filled to capacity, and I, the only white person on the bus, was stuck sitting beside this creepy Malay guy that stared at me for about 5 hours. I completely realize that I am a minority here (white, female, alone) but this was too much. Time ... read more

Well after some serious trekking in the Cameron Highlands, we decided to take it easy for a little while and laze on the beach on beautiful Pangkor Island. It was blue skies with the occasional white whispy cloud, and this time the water was lush! On arrival at Pangkor ferry port, we had no problem getting a lift in one of Pangkor's many taxis, all of which are bright pink 'barbie-style' mini-buses! We stayed at the Nazri Nipah Camp, where we had our own little shed (double room), complete with slightly smelly 'asian-style' toilet! Lets just put it this way, our balance is improving!! It was a bit scary at times, when the monkeys in the trees above would drop nuts and other bits of food and they would come crashing down onto the corrugated iron ... read more