Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008 | Views [652]
November 3 rd - 6 th 2008 On arriving in Melaka, I left the bags with Robbie and told him I'd check out the hostels in the area and return. Return I do, telling him that I'd found a 25 Ringgit hotel room (approximately $7) with a TV, air ... Read more >
Wednesday, 5 Nov 2008 | Views [958] | Comments [1]
October 30th – November 3rd 2008 I'm not the biggest fan of cities but Kuala Lumpur, or KL as most travellers and Malaysians seem to refer to it, surprised me. Its population is about 1.5 million which makes it quite small for a capital city ... Read more >
Wednesday, 5 Nov 2008 | Views [578]
October 28 th – 30th 2008 I take it Penang doesn't want people staying there as there is a free and frequent ferry service from the island to Butterworth on peninsular Malaysia. After four nights in Georgetown, we got on it, pleased with ... Read more >
Monday, 3 Nov 2008 | Views [645]
October 24th – 27 th 2008 We took a minibus from Hat Yai to Butterworth and then a ferry over to Georgetown - the capital of the island and state of Penang, off the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. The border crossing ... Read more >