- PULAU PANGKOR
Pulau Pangkor is an island off the coast of Perak in north-west peninsular Malaysia, reached by ferry from Lumut (a small coastal town t Posted by fara86 in Tourism in Malaysia | Apr 4, 2009
- The things that Kuala Lumpur does to your wallet
From Saigon I took my first flight since arriving from Helsinki to Bangkok and starting my trip. Months ago I had found a bargain flight for 40 euros from Saigon to Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airlines, which also happens to Posted by Maria8 in Maria And The World | Apr 2, 2009
- From One Small Island to the next
These Perhintion Islands are a magnet for young, predominately blonde, bronzed European beauties, so I was glad to be weightless underwater for a while with only the Puffer Fish to marvel at my waist belt.. and I'm not saying I'm Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 27, 2009
- PERHENTIAN BEACH
LOCATION:
Pulau Rawa (not to be mistaken by the one in Johor) is only accessible by snorkeling and diving boats, a 30-minute journey from either P Posted by fara86 in Tourism in Malaysia | Mar 27, 2009
- Waiting with Anticipation
After a fairly hectic and stressful past 6 months the thought of going away for Easter is eggciting.
5 days with my dauther and friends in Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Posted by Penny KI in Easter at the E&O | Mar 26, 2009
- LANGKAWI BEACH
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Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah[1]) is an archipelago of 99 i Posted by fara86 in Tourism in Malaysia | Mar 26, 2009
- Leaving Kuala Lumpur for Malaysian Islands
Today we left Kuala Lumpur for the coastal town of Kuala Terengganu (KT) and as it was to take over 7 hours we were hoping for something better than the Indian buses! Thankfully the bus was great, arriving in KT Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 25, 2009
- Pygmies
In July I spent a few days in the Kinabatangan valley. I have written about this in a previous entry, but my account contained an elephantine omission.
On our first daytime walk in the Kinabatangan valley, the guides were nervous. Posted by Wardsan in Asia 2008-09 | Mar 22, 2009
- From Despair to Where?
In writing this next section, I have to be very aware of the swear filter on this website. So you may wish to replace the words fish, balloon and shoe with an alternative word beginning with the same letter!
We woke Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 21, 2009
- A song for Genting
(To the tune of "My Favourite Things")
Cold re-cep-tion floors for 2 hour check-ins
Looking for ma-chines that have fair odds betting
Ob-nox-ious mor-ons aware of no-thing
This is what you get when you’re in Genting
In-ed-i-ble food that’s Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 20, 2009
- PENANG ISLAND
Penang Island is located within the state of Penang, Malaysia. It was known as Prince of Wales Island Posted by fara86 in Tourism in Malaysia | Mar 21, 2009
- Taman Nagara, Malaysia, and Singapore (again)
Our journey between Koh Lipe in Thailand and Taman Negara national park in Malaysia was a bit of a mission to say the least. It started with a long tail boat from Sunrise Beach to a speedboat that got us Posted by elliemike in Ellie and Mike's Trip | Mar 20, 2009
- What have I done to deserve this?
Imagine, if you would, the Metro Centre at Gateshead. Now imagine that all the shops are shut, apart from the fast food chains, and the only thing open is the indoor theme park. Now fill the indoor theme park with Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 19, 2009
- Leaf Master and the Ancestral Uncle
After a 5:30 am start, and a successful check-out from the hotel (happily paying our 10 ringgit for our 1 hours internet usage!) we set off on the coach journey to Genting Highlands.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/186533/P1040541.jpg thumb=http Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 17, 2009
- Farewell To Paradise
Our final day today, in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, was spent as the previous days were; total relaxation! We’ve realised that in nineteen years of being together, we have never had such an extended period of doing practically nothing. Usually, when Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 16, 2009
- down to Malaysia
after bangkok which wasnt really the most enjoyable time we headed down to Kho Phi Phi the island where the beach was filmed we did a tour to the national marine park there the snorkaling was amasing, we all got Posted by JMCK in Claire, Mic, Jo & KT's BIG trip | Mar 17, 2009
- Is it a Fish? Or is it a Fowl?
Life in Penang for the past three days has continued to be idyllic. The sunburn has now recovered (we’ve entered the skin peeling stage now!) and the past few days have been all about relaxation and not much else!
On the Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 15, 2009
- Burn Baby Burn
The five weeks constant travel have been a distant memory as we have relaxed at the hotel.
Apart from suffering third degree burns after being in the pool on our second day here (nobody said you have to put suncream on Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 12, 2009
- Time for a break
Setting off at 10 am for our re-arranged flight to Penang, and dreading the hassle of monorail and express train to the airport (the journey had taken us two and a half hours with full packs four days earlier), we Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 9, 2009
- To the Bat(u) Caves……..
Today we visited Batu Caves, one of our main objectives when coming to Kuala Lumpur. This is a Hindu cave temple, based just outside the city centre. We were faced with two choices for getting there:
1. Catch the monorail, walk ten Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 8, 2009
- Winter Wonderland (Malaysian Style)
Waking up pretty late, we skipped breakfast (as it was the afternoon before we left the room!) and headed to Berjaya Times Square mall, which we had seen from our room window. This was a massive shopping mall, over 10 Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 7, 2009
- South Thailand and North Malaysia
Greetings from Malaysia,
This past week has seen us jumping through a lot of places. We began the week in Phuket which was very touristy and not that friendly so we quickly headed to Ko Phi Phi which is just off Posted by siandliz in Si and Liz's Around the World Trip | Mar 8, 2009
- Clark to Kuala Lumpur
We left Port Barton a few days after new year and rode the Lion King, the jeepney from Port Barton to Roxas, with a couple of girls we'd met once or twice in town. We changed onto a local bus Posted by brads-anna in wandering around the world | Jan 17, 2009
- Just Like Being At Home
After a much needed lie in, we set off to explore the area around the hotel. Our first stop, which we’d planned before leaving the UK, was for lunch at Nandos! Delicious!! We then went to Plaza Low Yat, which Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 6, 2009
- Monorail! Monorail! MONORAIL!!
We set off from our hotel at 10 am, using our same Tuk Tuk driver, to go to Siem Reap Airport. Our Malaysian Airlines flight flew for 30 minutes first to Phnom Penh, where everyone had to get off the Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Mar 5, 2009