We stayed on the outskirts of Georgetown, having found an Airbnb room in a house share. It would give us a better opportunity to see the more authentic life of people in the city, rather than focusing on the more touristic centre. Miki had found a vegetarian buffet close to our accommodation, so we ventured …
We had been in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for barely a week when we checked out of the hotel to head to a new destination. It was my birthday, and I longed to spend it in nature, so we set off to the Seremban Nature Reserve, just south of the city. We booked a Grab taxi …
During the week, we began to find a rhythm with our new routine. We were both still working, so to coincide with UK hours, we started our workday at 4 pm. This meant that, provided we didn’t get up too late, we would have a day to explore before we began work. On Monday, after …
After nearly 24 hours of travelling, we had landed in Kuala Lumpur, and navigated our way from the airport to the train to the centre of the city. With bags too heavy, and a burst of heat hitting us as we stepped from the train, we set off in what, of course, turned out to …
This September marks ten years since I donned my backpack and first jumped on a plane heading out of Europe, beginning with five months of exploring Southeast Asia. The first five years were spent as a backpacker, stopping now and then for a few months to work and save some money, before spending the next …
Taman Negara (possibly the oldest jungle in the world) is beautiful, secluded, free from noise pollution, wonderfully green… I think I need not say I fell in love and became more smitten every day! Here I faced challenges I had never come across before, crossed mental barriers doing so and met some great people, backpackers …
Pulau Penang, an island in the north west of Malaysia is famous for its food and the wide range of attractions it offers to tourists. The most populated area, also the most touristic, is Georgetown, the city on the east of the island closest to the mainland. I arrived feeling optimistic about the experiences that …
My stay in Ipoh was short and sweet. A forty minute search after my initial arrival in town had me staying at a reasonably priced hostel with beds including towel racks, charging points, free cold drinking water and a rooftop terrace from where it was possible to view the city, surrounding hills and wonderful sunsets …
I arrived in Cameron Highlands just after lunch and at first, it’s fair to say I was a little disappointed. I’d created a picture in my mind similar to where I had just left in Australia and of course, this was not the same. Instead, the touristic town where I would be staying was a …
After another amazing month spent at Woodford Folk Festival, meeting old friends and new, experiencing a new area of set up as this time I worked on the street lighting crew, it was time to leave Australia once again and make my way back to Asia, the continent where my travels began three and a …
