Blogs from Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia - page 16

Wow,we arrive at Coral beach on one side of the island to drop off some guests, peer over the side of the boat and look down at the crystal clear waters to the white sands 6 meters below…. I think we’re really going to like it here!! We’ve just had a nice 50 minute flight from KL up to Kota Bharu on Malaysia’s east coast followed by a 1 hour taxi ride to Kuala Besut where the boats leave for The Perhentian Islands, next we endured a 40 minute bumpy speedboat ride to arrive at Long beach on Pulau Perhentian Kecil where we stopped 50 metres from the shore and had to precariously climb into a tiny water taxi with backpacks in tow…..not an easy feat. This is to be our home for the next 9 ... read more

Suddenly our surroundings changed. One minute we were sat waiting for the mini bus to pick us up, surrounded by mountains, forest and a cool morning mist... the next being thrown out of our seats by the 2 metre waves on a speedboat to a desert island. The speedboat from Kuala besut to Kuala besar took us an hour and the guys in the port initially decided that due to the storms (it was peeing it down) there would be no more boats for the rest of the day. After waiting around for an hour we were on our way. The sea was rough and a few waves threw our rib cages painfully into other bits of our bodies. One or two people on the boat looked green, holding their heads between their knees and hoping ... read more

Vi er nu nået halvvejs igennem vores fantastiske rejse. Den 1. april landede vi i Singapore og blev med det samme introduceret for bystatens stramme lovgivning såsom dødsstraf for handel med euforiserende stoffer og bøde for import af tyggegummi (man kunne jo komme til at spytte det ud på gaden!:-/). Som I måske ved, har Singapore et ry for at være en af verdens reneste byer, og det er den også umiddelbart, men under overfladen sprudler et multikulturelt samfund, hvor skrald ikke er et sjældent syn. I Little India bragede indisk musik ud af højtalerne og kvinder solgte farvestrålende tøj fra gadeboder. China Town var fyldt til randen med små markeder, hvor kineserne konstant henvendte sig på kina-engelsk: ”miss miss, have a look”. Dagene i Singapore brugte vi på at få et indtryk af den asiatiske ... read more

... jatkoa edellisesta entrysta Perjantaina olikin sitten ilon ja onnen paiva. Nimittain Meitin rakkaat ystavat Sini ja Antti saapuivat piristamaan meidan elamaan. Aamulla treffattiin pariskunta kampan respassa. Oltiin pari pv aiemmin varattu heille kamppa samasta mokkikylasta meidan kanssa. Siella tyypit olivat ihmettelemassa respaa, kuten mekin ekana paivana. Respassa ei nimittain ole ketaan paivalla. Omistaja, Berry tulee kerran paivassa, kuuden aikaan illalla pariksi tunniksi pyorimaan mestoille ja kaynnistaa generaattorin, jotta mokkilaiset saavat sahkoa illaksi. Muutoin sisaankirjautuminen toimii itsepalveluperiaatteella. Niin rento mesta. :-) Sini ja Antti asettautuivat taloksi ja mentiin kaikki yhydessa aamiaiselle. Saatiin muuten jalleen ihaania karkkituliaisia koto Suomesta (mm sukulakuja ja dracula pillereita NAM). Taman jalkeen laitettiin uikat paalle ja mentiin ottamaan a... read more

Firstly I'm in the most annoying, headache inducing place in the whole of Malaysia, possibly the whole of Asia, which up until now has been very tranquil and zen. The internet cafe is also some sort of computer game cafe, full of adolescent boys playing war games - feel like I'm in about 3 different war zones at once. Took an overnight bus here, wasn't too bad, 10 hours though and I put my trousers on backwards then couldn't change them round. Luckily they weren't a pair of jeans or anything, else that would really be retarted, they were sort of the Malaysian equivalent of tracksuit bottoms, a bit like harem pants which I hear are all the rage at home but seeing as I'm unaware of what is and isn't cool anymore I wouldn't know. ... read more