Penang and George Town were quite a pleasant surprise. Penang is an Island and the town, George Town in part is a UNESCO world heritage site and it had the feel that Malacca lacked, it was not so gentrified, quite authentic and in some areas dilapidated. This was again an area populated by Peranakan Chinese … Continue reading Malaysia – Penang, George Town and a change of plan.
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Malaysia – Getting to Penang
From Taman Negara to Penang was going to take about 10 hours or so by bus. We had decided to go via the The Cameron Highlands (the name clearly a link to its colonial past). I had read that it's very touristy so we weren't intending to stop long, just over night. I was still … Continue reading Malaysia – Getting to Penang
Malaysia – Taman Negara 2
I had to rest. My cold cleared in a day but, I was left with aching joints and particularly my pelvis and legs. It came in waves and stopped me sleeping. It was the weirdest thing because in myself I felt fine just not comfortable walking, bending, squatting and god forbid I run across a … Continue reading Malaysia – Taman Negara 2
Malaysia – Taman Negara
STOP PRESS! I am a senior citizen in Malaysia! Yippee I get discounts! I know, I know I'm very nearly one in the UK but, I'm taking the little win early, hahaha! We found this out the second time we were sent to the queue for senior citizens at Kuala Lumpur to buy bus tickets. … Continue reading Malaysia – Taman Negara
Malaysia – Melaka 1
The Bus station in KL was a very slick affair and a bit like being in an airport with gates etc. The bus was very clean comfy with seats that lie back. We were just keen to look out of the windows for the next couple of hours. It's lush and you can see the … Continue reading Malaysia – Melaka 1
Malaysia – Our Hosts So far
Tatjana has been contacting our potential Servas hosts and has found it somewhat more difficult than in Europe. Also frustratingly the map does not coordinate with where the hosts are. Anyway we have ended up with several hosts in Kuala Lumpur which has meant we spent a great deal of time in one place. Neither … Continue reading Malaysia – Our Hosts So far
Kuala Lumpur – Thaipusam
I'm jumping out of sequence because there is too much to write and sometimes it becomes disjointed. Be prepared for a sensory overload, well we were warned! I'm afraid I cannot share the smell of incense and food with you. We met the friend of one of our hosts who offered to take us the … Continue reading Kuala Lumpur – Thaipusam
Malaysia – A Brief History
I have cobbled together a quick relatively recent history of Malaysia to put some things into perspective. Our hosts are from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures. The country of Malaysia began in the 1400s what it was before this I do not know. At this time it most of the Peninsula and Sumatra. Malacca … Continue reading Malaysia – A Brief History
Malaysia – More Kuala Lumpur
I can see now keeping the blog up to date is going to be a challenge as you will see in the ones after this. So bear with me as I work out how to keep the momentum. Previously travelling alone and often on my own gave me time but, it's different when you are … Continue reading Malaysia – More Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
I had a rather stressful transition at Doha because my plane took off and landed late. Doha is huge so that involved a lot of running. Anyway I made it and met Tatjana looking as cool as a cucumber. We reached KL (Kuala Lumpur) at around 8.am in the morning. Now I had already prepared and … Continue reading Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
The Travelling Bee 