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 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Reputed to be the oldest deciduous rainforest in the world (130 million years), Taman Negara drew us in to the depths of its jungle with its old world charm. We drove from the Cameron Highlands, and most of the time felt like we were the only people in the world as...
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 16, 2017 | Food and drink, Thailand, Uncategorized
Most people pass by Trang en route to the islands nearby, but we are so glad we stopped, if only for a couple of nights. Staying in the Thai home of Dear and her family, we were made to feel instantly at home in the town. We even found this handmade sign on our door!!...
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Oct 10, 2017 | Animals, Food and drink, Landscapes, Scenery, Thailand, Uncategorized
We left little Libong on a longboat today, with a piece of its magic in our hearts. This island (Koh Libong) is Trang’s largest island, just 30 minutes from the mainland but a world away. Its kind and generous people, lack of roads and cars, traditional stilted...
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