by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Nov 9, 2017 | Malaysia, Uncategorized
Malaysia’s Melaka captivated us with its interesting history. Located halfway between China and India, with easy access to Indonesia, the city attracted merchants from these far off lands, allowing it to blossom from a 14th century fishing village into a favoured...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Oct 31, 2017 | Malaysia, Uncategorized
We’d read about the nightly dazzling performances given by fireflies along the Sungai Selangor and decided we’d venture off the tourist track to experience them. Wow! We were so glad we did; it was such a magical sight – bush upon bush twinkled like pinprick...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Oct 28, 2017 | Malaysia
What a scenic drive from Georgetown, passing through rainforest-clad hills and temples nestled at the foot of mountains. However, seeing for real the mass destruction of forest for quarry mining and palm oil plantations is seriously shocking and makes you think. This...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Oct 21, 2017 | Countries, Malaysia, Uncategorized
And so our Malaysian road trip begins! We have hired a car in George Town and will attempt to traverse the north of the country via Ipoh, the Cameron Highlands and Taman Negara National Park, followed by a descent to somewhere around Kuala Lumpur, avoiding the...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Oct 21, 2017 | Countries, Malaysia, Uncategorized
We posted about how impressed we were with the street art in Thailand’s Trang…George Town just put a whole new spin on the concept! The town, granted as a UNESCO world heritage site, has put itself firmly on the map for a living art exhibition! Our abode for a...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Oct 21, 2017 | Malaysia
Feeling very sad that our visa to Thailand has expired, we deliberated over the easiest way to cross the border into Malaysia, whilst spending the most time we could in one of our favourite places in Thailand (Trang!). Weighing up pros and cons of decisions is a...
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