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Published: August 2nd 2006
Taxi for Hindell!
There's no main roads on Tioman. The only way to get around is by boat!Well it's been a very long time since our last update! We've done so much and we'll try to keep it as short as possible!
After spending 3 glorious weeks on the beautiful Thai islands we headed down to Singapore to spend a week with friends. We had a fantastic time checking out the sights, experiencing the ex-pat way of life and re-introducing our selves to the bar scene! We found time for the mandatory Singapore Sling in Raffles, a tree top walk in the jungle, a night safari at the zoo and spending money we don't have at the big shopping centres down the Orchard Road! It was a great week and we can't wait to go back there for a few days before we jet of to Oz at the end of August.
From Singapore we headed to the Malaysian peninsular, starting with the island of Tioman off the S.E coast. The island was very rural and laid back with some fantastic scenery and interesting wildlife - monkeys swinging from the tree tops and 6ft monitor lizards just wandering around. We of course managed to get in a days SCUBA diving but didn't get to see any
sharks this time!
From Tioman we flew into KL, which we really enjoyed! We did the usual sights: The Menera Tower; the Petronas Towers; the Aquarium and of course more shopping! KL's a great place and would definately recommend it as part of a trip to Malaysia.
Leaving the city behind us we headed further north to the Cameron Highlands, which had a very English circa 1950's feel. Also, given it's height the climate was cooler, just like late spring in the UK, but sunny! There we managed to do some trekking in the jungle and grab a pint in Ye Olde Smokehouse Pub, where you can also get cream teas and roast dinners! We've attached a photo so you can see how English it looks - it was like a home from home!
We continued heading north to Georgetown on the island of Penanag. The town was very culturally diverse as we wandered between the colonial Fort Cornwallis, Little India and a sprawling Chinatown. After a couple of days we headed to the North of the island to the beach resort of Batu Ferringhi for Martin's birthday. We spoilt ourselves by checking into a plush hotel
for a week. Needless to say, we didn't move far from our sunbeds and fully enjoyed the facilities! After a fantastic week we took a very nauseating 2.5 hour boat ride to the island of Langkawi - where we are now, enjoying another nice hotel for my Birthday. You'll all be pleased to hear that the weather is stormy today and slightly cooler than the UK - hopefully it'll only last a day!
Next week we head to Borneo.......
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