Hi! Well, we've finally got something to report! After a week of almost complete inactivity in KL we hit the road dramatically a few days ago, heading to Penang, just off the west coast north f KL. I say just because the ferry took 10 mins and cost approximately 24p! There's a bridge across as well, that's actually the longer distance! That was after the 8ish hour overnight train ride though, but 3rd class in Malaysia compares quite favorably with some British Rail trains I've been on in recent years. We stayed in Georgetown for a couple of days, taking in some of the Penang National Park (we trekked to Monkey Beach - sadly it was too late in the day for the monkeys who'd already eaten their fill of tourists.) Then we headed here, leaving
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