Blogs from Selangor, Malaysia, Asia - page 5

Arrived in KL after the longest flight ever in my life... We left Heathrow London Airport at 2pm English time and arrived after 1 stop in UAE at about 6.30am the following morning after 16 long hours... I was really pleased to be back on the ground but i felt really tired after the long journey and the heat hits you as you walk out the air conditioned airport. I got a surprise when i saw the Pertronas Towers...they are so big... stunning as well. We checked into the Green Hut Hostel with 3 other travellers we met on the plane, they were going surfing for two months. They were quite funny cos they were carrying these massive Surfboards along with them... The people at the Green Hut Hostel were very welcoming and helpfull, I had ... read more

'Salamat Datang' - 'Welcome', to Malaysia and the Cameron Highlands 8th December 2008 Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur to the Cameron Highlands It's another public holiday in Malaysia. At the last count, there were 14 such 'holidays' for one Religion, National celebration or another, throughout the year. This week it's Raya Aidiladha, or Hari Raya Korban, a Muslim festival marking the end of the hajj pilgrimage period. Perhaps it's all these holidays that keeps this mlticultural society at peace. They're playing Christmas music in all the shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur: White Christmas (some hopes!) and Jingle Bells, the shops are bedecked with tinsel and Santa rides his sleigh around the Christmas trees, swathed in lights ten floors above us. The shops were busy on Sunday, escalators ferrying people in all directions, cheerful faces, smart retailers, b ... read more

This morning, I woke up with a churning stomach and feeling really nausius so I spent the vast majority of the daytime in my room resting. Its so humid too right now which is adding to my discomfort...hopefully this is just a passing bug!! Maybe it was the Egg Macmuffin!!! Forced myself out to the Beatles Bar tonight as I was meeting Kevin, Jean, Forrest and Sarah again...and once again, it was a top night of chat and light banter...I even managed to force down a portion of chips too (with Sarahs help) which made me begin to feel slightly better. Tonight, I sat down with Jo, Richard and Zach to watch the Liverpool Arsenal game which kicked off at midnight...with three of us supporting the reds...Zach the goons, just shows how much Malaysians know about ... read more

Hi all, We're back on the mainland now. No more flights until Boxing Day - the flights aren't that bad, its just the waiting around before and the packing, oh and why are airports always so far out of the city (stupid question - we don't need any smart answers thanks). It's just getting a bus is easier cos they can go right into town - where you want to be. We first flew from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu on Sunday then from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur on Monday. We stayed in Akinabalu Hostel again which was fine and the free internet was a bit quicker this time which was a bonus. We had heard a rumour that Pizza Hut were doing a deal where you could get 2 pizzas, 2 soups and 2 drinks ... read more

Day 42: Kuala Lumpur to Port Dickson We’d been in KL five days, in part because it was a huge, international city and quite intriguing, and in part because we’d been investigating going to Australia to work. When we set off this morning we were quite ready to journey on. We went first to search for the Sentral Train Station. Not wanting a repeat of our dangerous highway experience coming in to the city, we were reluctantly resigned to taking a train out of the city. It took us an hour to find the station, riding around in the rain. We rode in to the station, wet and cold, to meet a wonderful silver lining: a Dunkin Donuts! We drank perfectly brewed ice coffee and ate raspberry jelly sugar donuts. We asked what train we could ... read more