posted by Amanda Gangway duty was interesting. A student left her purse in a cab. The cab driver didn't give us her bag but instead he kept coming back to the ship throughout the day. He told someone the student's first name but they thought it was her last meaning the ship couldn't find anyone by that last name. Finally he was waiting for her at the gangway. Marsh Allen, an RD, told him that if he didn't give us the bag he'd call the police. Obviously, he...

by Noah Once again, I started today with an early morning trip looking for Internet access. This was less successful.I had no password for the wireless near the dock and after a LONG walk through Penang I finally found a Starbucks … that didn't open until ten. I made it back to the docks and found Amanda and Jenne, my coworker at the store, just getting off the tender.We had to wait for Carrie, who had been dealing with a crisis involving the water spr...

Posted by Amanda We called up Rachel and headed off the ship this morning to hit the snake temple. Our first task was finding a cab. There are lots of aggressive drivers waiting for us at the dock. It is like a swarm of flies to get passed them. Once you swat one out of the way, another one is buzzing at you. On the first day I asked one where the nearest ATM was. He wanted to drive us to one saying it was too far to walk. I didn't believe him and for goo...

by Noah So I really, really love KL. And no, it's not just because that nickname makes it sound like a relative of Superman's from Krypton. No, something about the city grabbed me the same way New York, London, and Paris grab me. There's some special urban energy to the place, a sense of modernity and history coexisting. But then, as an extra wrinkle, it's in the middle of the freaking jungle. By the way, we learned that Off Exploring censors us if we use offe...

Posted by Amanda I managed to go at full speed today and wear everyone out. I'm very proud. Well, actually, having the Malaysian heat on my side helped wear everyone out. It is really hot here! We started the day with hotel breakfast--noodles and spring rolls for me--and an early morning cab to the Petronas Towers for one of the free tickets to the skybridge. They start handing them out at 8:30am and usually run out by 11am. We chatted with a nice Australian in...