We spent one night in Melacca, at the gorgeous Puri Hotel. Rooms are a little tiny, but who spends any time in their rooms? Our first experience in Melacca was the pleasant shock of its bus station. KL’s bus station is very crammed, old, and chaotic. That’s where we borded our luxurious (yet still cheap) bus to Melacca. …
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Back to KL for two nights. We spent our final day in Kuala Lumpur dealing with fun logistics such as picking up our Indian visa. We had another fun night with our friends Pek, Richard, and Sharron. Gerald and Raulyn’s has become a familiar, albeit out of the way, place to visit …
Staying at the Dragon Inn.Diving with North Borneo DSS. We were enjoying Borneo’s nature and wildlife so much, that we delayed our return flight a couple of days. This gave us enough time to hike up Kota Kinabalu, sleep in the rain forest near Sukau, and still be able to dive the world famous sights of Sipidan …
Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia In Sandakan: Staying at Hotel Seafront (Tel:089-222233) In Sukau: Rainforest Lodge (No phone 🙂 ) The Sukau Rainforest Lodge was a very memorable way to celebrate our 7 year wedding anniversary. The 2 night package included a visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, a high speed cruise through the mangroves from Sandakan …
Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Climbing the peak of the highest mountain in South East Asia, Mount Kinabalu.Staying at the Mesilau Nature Resort. Mt. Kinabalu is the largest mountain in S.E. Asia. It’s a popular, but challenging 1 1/2 day trek to the top. We drove to a less well known part of the park, to stay at …
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Borneo), Malaysia Staying at Akinabalu Youth Hostel , planning to try to get ourselves to Mount Kinabalu tonight, to start the 2 day climb to the top by tomorrow. We plan to try to stay at one of the Sutera Sanctuary Lodges , hoping they have room for last minute travelers. We …
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Stayed at Fortuna Hotel again, but this time met up with a good friend’s sister, Pek Chin, for a personal tour of the hidden gems of KL. Back in Kuala Lumpur, we met up with Pek Chin, the older sister of our friend from Ottawa, Pek Lee. We met her and some …
Pantai Cenang (Pelau Langkawi), Kedah, Malaysia Staying at Malibest Resort. Lovely cabin on the beach, with beautiful sunsets, great swimming, and no hassels. Tel: 04-955-8222 Langkawi is a popular seaside destination, but not when the monsoons are in the west. Therefore, we ended up feeling like we were on a secluded beach. Waters are silty …
Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia Staying at “The White House Hotel” tonight 8/26 (picture Washington – NOT!), and moving across the street to the Oriental Hotel on 8/27Â www.oriental.com.my Penang is an old town, settled mostly by the Chinese Malaysians. They seem to have resisted the type of modernization we saw happening in KL. During the day, …
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Arrived safely in Kuala Lumpur and setting up camp at Hotel Fortuna – 87 Jalan Berangan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Tel 21419111 www.fortunakl.com We spent 4 nights in KL, which would become our hub for exploring Malaysia. The train from Singapore was quite comfortable, but did stop at every town on the way …