Blogs from Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia - page 12

Well, the last time we updated this blog we were leaving our 'Palace' in Kuala Lumpur and were heaving our backpacks back on (which seem to be getting heavier funnily enough), to venture up through Malaysia. A reasonably comfortable 4hr bus ride took us from the chaotic bus station 'Pudaraya' in KL to the peaceful town of Tanah Rata in the Cameron Highlands (centre of Malaysia). We had luckily prebooked accomodation as it was a suprisingly busy wee place. We rang Lonely Planets Our Pick place called 'Fathers Guesthouse' and booked ourselves into the more basic option - the Nissen huts'. These were old military huts built in 1956 for British, Australian and NewZealand soldiers. It was a very basic room with a shared bathroom (felt like we were camping), but it was clean with friendly ... read more

The Islands are located in the North-East of Malaysia (Mainland). We killed 5 Days with Snorkling and hang around on the Beach. On the Island its very hard to find Beer. Most of the Locals are Muslime. The don't drink Alcohol. But we find a Internet Cafe while we have drunk a bottle Jamaica Rum with a very funny German Couple (Greetings to Gerrit and Hanna). ... read more

We had to pull ourselves away from the Perhentian Islands so we could continue down the East Coast, so after breakfast we set off with Mee and his boat for the 21km trip across the South China Sea to Kuala Besut. Firstly, Mee’s boat was a single engine 12-18ft boat, onboard was Mee, a local chap, G and I (T)but unlike our two local travelling buddies we had no idea what we had let ourselves in for! After a precarious boarding at the unsightly pier, we set off at high speed, all is good, the sea appeared flat and calm. Ten minutes later and the sea swells are present, I (T) have never felt more like a floating bottle in my life, when our small boat descended down a swell, you couldn’t see the land in ... read more

"..in the jungle , the Teman Negaru jungle, burnise rows a boat.... ...in the jungle the Teman Negaru jungle, burnsie gets leeched by a leech... ...in the jungle the Teman Nagaru jungle, burnise builds a campfire... ...in the jungle the Teman Negaru jungle, burnsie sleeps in a cave... ...in the jungle the teman negaru jungle burnise eats lots of ginger to help the sickness of pregnant women... ....a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...... ooops, just pissed meself...where's that hose???! From the hospitablity and culture that was living and breathing with a malay family for a few days, I returned back to KL to get my bus up to Teman Negaru where the junglist is masseeeeeeev! Apparently Techno went out years ago!... (I will return and finish the Ridz b... read more

After the cold days in the Cameron Highlands, I was really looking forward to get back into the sun. And the Perhentian Islands in the North seemed to be just perfect for that matter. We took a minivan to a place called Kuala Besut from where we took a boat directly to the smaller of the two islands, Kecil. Since it was already the end of the season, it was rather difficult to find an accommodation at the beginning, because most hostels and chalets were already closed and the open ones were full. I was afraid we would have to spend a night at the beach at first, but somehow we managed to find a free bungalow close to the beach. Kecil was a really special place full of atmosphere. And since there were so many ... read more