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”

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”