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Travels without a Plan #16

Singapore, Melaka and Kuala Lumpur I have finally left Australia and am well and truly onto the next stage in South East Asia. My final week in Australia can only really only be described as lazy, with not much going on apart from my first Cricket International, Australia A vs Zimbabwe (the Aussies won easily) [...]

Alone in Malaysia: Hiking the Taman Negarah Rainforest (2 of 2)

I walked briskly to Kumban Hide, rumoured to be the best of the 10 or so hides for seeing animals; the hides nearest to the headquarters tend to be booked by Malaysian students looking for a place to party late into the night. It was about three hours’ walk to reach the hide, although it [...]

Alone in Malaysia: Hiking the Taman Negarah Rainforest (1 of 2)

Graydon wanted to spend some time by himself, hike

The International Express

“You should buy some. When they run out, they run out.” There is something ominous in the tone of the American lady’s advice. Running to the vendor’s stand beside the train, I buy a roll of toilet paper and hope she’s wrong. Clearly, novices quickly become veterans on this trip. Every day at 2:30pm, The [...]

Tim and Mari’s World Tour #13

Peninsular Malaysia North from 1 – February 11-20 When we landed in Singapore, we were at 1 degree North Latitude.  Since leaving Singapore, we have been heading steadily North.  Currently we sit on the small island on Pinang, located in the NorthWest corner of Peninsular Malaysia. On Friday the 11th, we boarded the local bus, [...]

The Millennium Trip – Letter #17

Ni Hau everyone, Apologies for the delay in writing this letter.  I have been a bit pre-occupied lately, as will become clear. On the way to Singapore (map) I stopped in Kuala Lumpur and Melaka. In KL I went to see the striking 452 metre high Petronas Twin Towers. For the time being at least, [...]