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Siem Reap 6N7D

We landed in Siem Reap early morning and our first impressions were of a hazy heat with the sun rising behind the points of the airport that is built in the traditional Khmer style architecture. It was small, relatively new and rather quiet. No doubt due to the rising pandemic in China which continues toContinue reading “Siem Reap 6N7D”

Tioman Island 7N8D AKA The very very belated blog …

Tioman is an island paradise. If you are ever in this part of the world I highly recommend that you go there! We certainly plan to go back one day, especially as we had to leave in haste 5 days earlier than planned. We got our first glimpse of the island after a very choppyContinue reading “Tioman Island 7N8D AKA The very very belated blog …”

Mersing Harbour 2N1D

We left Melaka by bus which I’d booked online a few weeks earlier. It was a smooth 4 hour journey travelling East coast to West coast, Melaka to Mersing. We passed through hundreds of miles of palm plantations and all in all the journey was uneventful, the highlight being when we reached a protected corridorContinue reading “Mersing Harbour 2N1D”

Fun in Melaka (AKA Malacca) 4N5D

I’d been looking forward to visiting Melaka City for quite a while as I’d heard it was a fun and culturally diverse place. Its the capital of Melaka state and the western name for it is Malacca. Like George Town in Penang, its been given World Heritage status due to its rich colonial history andContinue reading “Fun in Melaka (AKA Malacca) 4N5D”

Ipoh oh Ipoh 4N5D

When you’re traveling everyone is so keen to help you out. This is something we’ve found whilst traveling but also whilst in the planning stages. My friend Jenny of @travelynnfamily and I sat in my kitchen back in October 2019 and talked about the ins, outs and options of travel in Asia. Everything she toldContinue reading “Ipoh oh Ipoh 4N5D”

Kea Garden, Cameron Highlands. 1N2D too long

I feel that in the interests of fairness I should write a blog post about our stay at Kea Gardens in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Honestly though I’d rather skip it. I hated it. It was garish, consumerist, noisy and unpleasant. Whilst I knew that the accommodation I’d booked was colourful and basic I hadn’tContinue reading “Kea Garden, Cameron Highlands. 1N2D too long”

We stayed in a rainforest hut and we loved it! 2N3D

Some months ago I spotted on booking.com a slightly more authentic type of accommodation than the many standard hotels I seemed to be booking. What I’d seen was a traditional style of house for the indigenous people of Malaysia, the Orang Asli and it was in the Cameron Highlands. The accommodation is called The RainforestContinue reading “We stayed in a rainforest hut and we loved it! 2N3D”