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  • Activities,  Malaysia

    Snorkeling from Coral Bay – Palau Perhentian

    April 29, 2013

    After trying to teach Emma water confidence in Singapore with moderate success, she made very impressive progress in Kuala Lumpur! So good in fact that she is now very comfortable in the ocean and can dive underwater comfortably. Water can be scary for some, so I am very proud Emma is learning fast. The Perhentian islands are known mainly for what is underneath the water so we looked around for snorkeling trips. Any trip on the Long Beach side starts at 50RM per person. Over at Coral Bay there’s plenty of options starting from 30RM including gear and some even breakfast. We decided to go with Fatimah and signed up…

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    Secret Lake Kampot

    Secret Lake Kampot. Exploring Cambodia’s Secrets

    June 9, 2013

    Playing Just Cause 2 – Motorbiking Around Georgetown

    May 7, 2013

    Day 5 – Easy Rider – Ho Chi Minh Trail

    July 5, 2013
  • Accommodation Reviews,  Malaysia

    Perhentian Kecil Accommodation: The Best Options On A Tiny Island

    April 29, 2013

    .We had heard about the “Perhentians” from another backpacker and decided to check them out. There are two islands and you have to decide whether you visit Perhentian Kecil or Besar. As a general rule Perhentian Besar is more resorts and Perhentian Kecil backpackers friendly. Because we are cheap, we chose Perhentian Kecil on a whim. We quickly realised that Perhentian Kecil Accommodation is hard to come by. This is true for Perhentian islands accommodation in general. So below I have have compiled a list of the best accommodation we came across. The boat operator asked us where we were going. Lionel said the first place he had thought of…

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    Palm Beach Bungalow Resort at Koh Rong

    June 6, 2013

    Kampot Accommodation

    June 9, 2013

    Angkor Reach Guesthouse – Phnom Penh

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  • Malaysia

    A journey to the Perhentian Islands – Malaysia

    April 28, 2013

    Went to book our bus ticket to Jerteh (the town near the jetty where you can get a boat to the Perhentian Islands). Went to the bus terminal near the Titiwangsa train stop but all of the buses heading to Jerteh that evening were booked out. Panicking a little (as we realised we may have left it a bit late) we headed to the bus terminal at the PWTC stop (one stop away) where there was a larger number of interstate buses. We got stopped by a ticket guy who said that all of evening buses to Jerteh were booked out but that he had special ‘express’ tickets that would…

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    From luxury to an overnight bus trip! From KL to Perhentian Islands

    April 25, 2013

    Banana leaf curry by hand

    April 25, 2013

    Finally, off the tourist trail

    May 6, 2013
  • Attractions,  Malaysia

    Kuala Lumpur

    April 26, 2013

    We stayed in a wonderful place, swam on the rooftop pool during a storm, walked the city, commuted on the painful public transport and visited the Batu Caves.

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    Beer Lao Factory Giant Metal Vets

    Beer Lao Company. Our Experience During The Factory Tour

    November 15, 2013
    Salt Fields Kampot

    Salt Fields Kampot. Another Little Gem In The South Of Cambodia.

    June 12, 2013
    Kampot Pepper Farm

    Kampot Pepper Farm, World Famous Pepper Grown In Cambodia

    June 10, 2013
  • Food,  Malaysia

    Banana leaf curry by hand

    April 25, 2013

    Tonight for dinner we met up with our friend from Uni and she took us out in Bangsar for some really nice banana leaf curry. We ate with our hands as it is supposed to be. Bangsar is one of the nicest parts of Kuala Lumpur that we have seen, even went for a beer afterwards.  

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    Jungle Trekking – Bush Bashing

    May 2, 2013

    Trang night market

    May 10, 2013

    How to Do Street Food in South East Asia

    December 31, 2014
  • Accommodation Reviews,  Malaysia

    From luxury to an overnight bus trip! From KL to Perhentian Islands

    April 25, 2013

    Having spent the last two nights in a luxury studio apartment that we found via Airbnb (complete with a rooftop pool!) we know we’re going to struggle with the 7-8 hour overnight bus trip tomorrow to get to the East Coast of Malaysia. We’ve decided it’s time to check out some islands and go snorkeling so we will be bus-ing it and then taking a speedboat to Pulau (island) Perhentian and then Pulau Redang. This will also be the first time where we won’t have already booked accommodation – currently we’ve been booking one or two days in advance using each hostel’s pretty fast Internet. According to the Internet machine,…

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    Should I Book Accommodation Ahead?

    Should I Book Accommodation Ahead?

    April 27, 2014

    Kampot Accommodation

    June 9, 2013

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    April 29, 2013
  • Malaysia

    Impressions of Melaka

    April 24, 2013

    Not much to do here, except walk around, eat and take tourist shots. Most places had a few locals sitting there during the day, but when approached they were ‘closed’. At night much the same and the 24 hour hawker center was shut at lunch time. At first a bit irritated, once we embraced the doing nothing of Melaka and settled in a courtyard cafe, we quite enjoyed it.

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    Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    April 21, 2013

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    April 28, 2013

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    April 29, 2013
  • Malaysia

    Melaka (Malacca) – doing nothing at all!

    April 23, 2013

    We arrived in Melaka yesterday afternoon, and after dumping our bags and getting out of my ridiculous travel pants, we decided to check out the area. There is not a great area to travel, but there’s tons of hidden nooks and cranies in the old town. We firstly made our way to the obviously touristy place of the old Dutch square. Here there’s a fountain opposite the river, some ruins and churches. After sitting by the fountain, watching people go by, watching them take some pictures, and inadvertently photo-bombing the said pictures, we headed up the hill to check out the view. There were quite a lot of tourists around…

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    Banana leaf curry by hand

    April 25, 2013

    Kuala Lumpur

    April 26, 2013

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    April 29, 2013
  • Malaysia

    Blogging chica

    April 23, 2013

    Chilling at the hostel, another post from Emma coming soon..

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    May 4, 2013
  • Accommodation Reviews,  Malaysia

    Goodies Guest House – Johor Bahru

    April 23, 2013

    GGH is quite a bit further out from the city centre. We followed the very precise and good instructions that was sent to us when we booked, with minor hassle. They listed two options to get to the Guest House, taxi from JB Central to GGH (approx 15RM), or bus from JB Central (2RM) to a main street and then a taxi from there to GGH (should be 5RM). We went with the bus option thinking we could manage at least this, but didn’t realise that our taxi driver, firstly, had started the meter at 6RM (we were later told by a local that it should’ve started at 3RM), and…

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