Tamlyns on Tour
Time for tea in the Cameron Highlands?!
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...
Stopover in Ipoh
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...
An art-fest in George Town
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 few...
Gateway from Thailand to 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...
At home in Thailand’s Trang
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!!...
LOVE Libong!
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 wooden...
Rural homestay near Krabi
Where to start with this post! For just a short amount of time, we met such wonderful people, did so much and learnt a whole heap of new stuff! After driving through jungle, and rubber tree and palm oil plantations, and through little villages, we arrived at 'Krabi...
Gulf of Thailand – part 2
After a few days on Samui, we boarded a ferry bound for Koh Pha Ngan (where we found out that Koh is pronounced Ko like the start of cough, not Ko like Co-op!). Arriving in Thong Sala, we taken aback by the amount of young (proper?) travellers apparently in search of...
Our overnight Thai train journey
After reading loads of reviews about how to travel to Southern Thailand, without flying, we decided to try the overnight train from Bangkok to Surat Thani. Being able to book online was a bonus, and we chose to travel first class (not 'posh' by British standards!!)...
Island life in the Gulf of Thailand – part 1!
Arriving in Surat Thani bus station (not actually in Surat Thani town!) after an overnight train from Bangkok (see separate blog post) at 4am, we sleepily waited in a street-side cafe, whilst chatting to locals, drinking coffee and watching the sunrise. "Please don't...
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