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Posts Tagged ‘…Malaysia’Getting to the Full Moon PartyWritten on 26 Jun, 2009 at 9:01 in ...Malaysia, ...Thailand, ..Border Crossing, ..Transportation Woes, Koh Phangan, Perhentian Islands, Transportation | viewed 102 times | No Comments
With our new friends Claire and Karen in tow, Carrie and I left the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia at 7:30am to head to Koh Phangan, Thailand, for the Full Moon Party. Referred to as the best and biggest party in... (Continue reading) Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be OneFirst Malaysia and Singapore were on our our itinerary, then due to time constraints we cut them out. However, as the cheapest way to get from Bali back to mainland Southeast Asia was through Kuala Lumpur, we decided to give... (Continue reading) Chinatown, The Entrapment Towers and the Harlem Globetrotters in Kuala LumpurWritten on 11 Jun, 2009 at 22:00 in ...Malaysia, Cities, Kuala Lumpur | viewed 164 times | No Comments
After leaving the airport and finding a hostel in the Chinatown area of Kuala Lumpur, we spent our first day wandering the city and seeing our first movie in the theaters since leaving the USA: Star Trek, which was awesome!... (Continue reading) Food and Culture in MalaysiaMalaysia seems to be more of a mix of other cultures than a country with its own. The locals are a collection of Indians, Malaysians, Indonesians and Chinese. This leads to many different religions and a very segmented population: especially... (Continue reading) Melaka: Four Days in a Town that Needs OnePoor Carrie! First she gets sick in Bali and goes a little stir crazy trying to recover. Then, no sooner than she starts to feel better I get a case of the belly and have to hole myself up for... (Continue reading) Sleep Tight. Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite.They say be careful what you wish for. Carrie lived in Nicaragua for 27 months. I was there for seven. We’ve since traveled in Central America, Canada, Europe, India, Sri Lanka and a good portion of Southeast Asia. As of... (Continue reading) Freezing in the Cameron Highlands and Breaking the World’s Third Largest FlowerWritten on 11 Jun, 2009 at 6:29 in ...Malaysia, Cameron Highlands, Hiking and Trekking | viewed 185 times | No Comments
After escaping bed bugs, we finally finished our journey to the Cameron Highlands, which feature rainforests and mountains to hike through. The town is basically one long street filled with restaurants, convenience stores, guest houses and tour operators. Best of... (Continue reading) Finding Nemo on the Untouched Perhentian IslandsWritten on 11 Jun, 2009 at 6:20 in ...Malaysia, Beach Towns, Perhentian Islands, Scuba Diving | viewed 98 times | No Comments
What better reason to leave the cool weather of the Highlands than for some scuba diving and time on a tropical island. The Perhentians are a pair of relatively untouched islands, the smaller of which is Long Beach where we... (Continue reading) Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One – This and ThatWritten on 11 Jun, 2009 at 6:12 in ...Malaysia, ...Singapore, ..This & That | viewed 118 times | No Comments
Malaysia I saw a Muslim woman snorkeling with a full burka on We saw the final episode of American Idol in a hotel room in Melaka. This marks the third final I’ve ever seen…once in Panama, once traveling back from... (Continue reading) Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One – Photos and VideosWritten on 11 Jun, 2009 at 1:31 in ...Malaysia, ...Singapore, ..Photo Links, Cameron Highlands, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Perhentian Islands | viewed 115 times | No Comments
Photos Links: Malaysia Singapore Video Links: The Harlem Globetrotters in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Chinatown Kitchen scene at a street restaurant Kuala Lumpur – Views of the downtown from a subway train Getting to the Perhentian Islands by boat Scuba... (Continue reading) |