We started the day by being woken up at 5am with a knock on our cabin door saying we would be in Lao Cai station in about 30mins so we got our things ready and waited for the train to stop. We soon arrived but we hadn’t sorted a ride to Sapa. We got taken by some locals that said $5 dollars pp which we said ok to but they loaded our bags in the bus and just took off. They left us in the van for about 40mins...While they were gone I was talking to another couple in the van next to us and they had been waiting for over 1 ½ hrs. The driver came back with more backpackers to fill the van and we were on our way... We made our way up ... read more

Well the day started a tad bit early with Frankie waking up at 6:30 and wanting to watch t.v..so we soon got up and headed out for some brekkie at Novena mall. Then headed on the MRT to Universal Studios which was about 30min away. We had 2 train swaps along the way and the trains are packed, so many people but its no stress and everyone is carrying on with what they are doing. The Singapore MRT lines are just fantastic! So easy to use and so efficient. We soon got off the train at Harbour Front Station and made our way over the boardwalk to Sentosa Island, where Universal Studios is located, as well as a ton of other sites. We got our passes and headed through the gates. First we headed to Madagascar ... read more

Tomorrow The Harvey's are off... Firstly to Singapore, then Vietnam. Stay tuned..... Happy New Year... read more

Ok, so today we headed up the peak of Penang Hill by way of Funicular railway. This was very similar to the peak ride we had in Hong Kong but I’m sure this one was steeper in parts. Either way it was a great ride and the view from up top was fantastic. I am quite surprised at how quickly these things move. There are slower patches but when they move, they move – or maybe it’s just because I’m a scaredy cat and it feels like it’s moving faster than it actually is. We didn’t have the clearest day but that didn’t matter. It was still great to be up there. Once up there we had a fabulous surprise. We saw our neighbours from over the back. We knew we were on Penang at the ... read more

Today we were up and out as we had a very busy day to pack in. Firstly we drove approximately 15 mins to the Penang Butterfly Farm. We had a guided tour around the gardens and saw all types of Butterfly’s and Insects. We got some really good info about them as the guide was very good. We walked around for a while and the girls got to touch a millipede and had a photo with a scorpion. Then we headed into the insects and reptile enclosure for a look at spiders and lizards and Scorpions which was cool and in Air-conditioned. We could not get over how hot and sticky the gardens were. Frankie was feeling it a lot poor lil man. We guessed that it must have to be hot though for them. We ... read more