Thursday, 13 Aug 2009 | Views [697] | Video
WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL PARAGLIDING CARNIVAL 2009, BAHAU Getting
off the bus at the main carnival landing site I was greeted by the
intriguing looks of school kids at the bus stop. This wasn’t a surprise
as the carnival site was the local ... Read more >
Sunday, 9 Aug 2009 | Views [417]
Days of lounging around in the red tomato garden café and Debbie’s bar
finally came to an end! After 4 hours sleep I was up way to early to
catch the 07:30 ferry back to the mainland and the bus to Kuala Lumpur.
I had 4 nights in the city and I was ... Read more >
Sunday, 12 Jul 2009 | Views [469]
I was flying out of Medan international airport (relax, you can smoke
inside. Past passport control, 1st floor on the right!) with
airasia.com. Being a low cost airline if your bags weigh more than
15kgs you have to pay extra. My bag weighs 20kgs ... Read more >
Monday, 1 Jun 2009 | Views [868]
After 17 nights I finally managed to “escape” the Shirin guest house,
the red tomato café and Debbie’s bar at Cenang beach, Langkawi. For
the expense of RM125 (£22.30) I flew to Kuala Lumpur and back to the
same guest house I had previously stayed ... Read more >
Friday, 15 May 2009 | Views [680]
Three hours from the island of Penang by ferry is the island of Langkawi, the duty free island of Langkawi! Q: what does that mean Andrew? A: amongst other things is that a pint of beer only costs 10RM…happy happy drunken nights!!!! I
rocked up at ... Read more >
Monday, 11 May 2009 | Views [371]
I arrived on the island of Penang not in George Town as I was told when
I brought the ticket the day before but at a bus station some place
else. Ignoring the bleating of the various taxi drivers I stood in line
and waited for bus 401 to arrive and ... Read more >
Thursday, 7 May 2009 | Views [414]
Arriving at the international airport for Kuala Lumpur meant a 70km
taxi ride into town. It took over an hour and I really should have had
a fag before I got into the taxi. I’m staying in the “Golden
Triangle” part of the city which is the main ... Read more >
