Blogs from Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 195

Okay, so it would have a lot quicker to just go to the Caribbean or Florida. The first leg of the trip was 14 hours. Left left Washington DC and few over Toronto, then across the Bearing Strait, across parts of Russia and China and then down to Seoul. It was really just a 24 hour layover, but I was a chance for a quick glance. Maniac taxi driver broke every conceivable law in the one-hour trip to town. Which cost 130,000 Wan. Still don't know what that cost. I made a mental note to check the weather before next trip. I knew that the weather in Malaysia would be about 90 degrees F every day, and as a result, I did not bring any shoes or socks, only sandals and sunblock. Turns out Seoul was ... read more

I'm starting anew here and yet I know not how to begin with. Plenty has happened, and a series of events happened one after another. All leading to one big adventure-the one that I've always been looking for. In short, Jowynne sponsored me to attend Incovar. Met several people who inspired me to further pursue Buddhism. With that interest, I attended several Buddhist talks over the weekend. Met Jeff Oliver. He became my pillar of inspiration. Admiration turned into friendship. Jeff convinced me that life is an adventure, there are many things you can do if you have the will to do it. Then, I got a job. Started working as a writer and then later, accepted the offer to take up the position of a PR Consultant. Corporate world didn't quite suit me. I was ... read more

Since i have been travelling alone i have not always been that organised when it comes to securing accommodation. Many tims i have just shown up in a place and then looked for somewhere to stay. I really never thought that i would be like this, i always felt that i would need the security of knowing i had somewhere to stay instead of just showing up, but being in places without somewhere to stay now seems par for the course. It has usually not been a problem finding appropriate accommodation anyway. The only notable problm was when i was in Byron Bay Australia where every hostel was packd and i had to get a hotel room for one night before moving to a hostel. Anyway the above does have some current relevance because i have ... read more

Well, i realise that that there have not been any entries for a while but this is more because my trip is about to end and the fact that i am somewhat down about this. Anyway, i currently find myself in the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, a place that i decided to go to just for the hell of it and the fact that it would give me another stamp on my passport. The hostel in which i am staying also gets a higher rating than any other (94% on hostelworld) go so i also thought that was reason to go. Whilst coming into the city (by bus) i caught my first sight of the Petronas towers, which have recently held the title of the worlds highest building. I think however that a building ... read more

Well, Steph and I have spent the past three days in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I can't say that we have done much with our time and I can't say that I have much to show for being here. We spent most of the first two days trying to find a flight from KL to Delhi, India. It turned out to be much more complicated then we expected. We could not book online tickets ourselves therefore had to go through a travel agency. The travel agencies were unsure as to whether Steph needed a return ticket out of India in order to be let into the country. After some serious searching (Steph took a taxi to the India Embassy), we still have no definite answer but we have a plane ticket to India for Thursday morning via ... read more