We are sat in the middle of nowhere (Jerantut) in another internet cafe, killing time before our bus leaves for Kuala Lumpur later on today. On our last night in the cameron highlands we went out for a traditional malay curry and some beers with our trekking companions. It wasnt quite like rusholme though - all courses of the meal are served together on a bannana leaf, which you are then supposed to eat with your fingers. After what our trek guide from the previo...

Back on the net again after a hard day trekking in the mountains. All the hostels we have stayed in so far have had internet access so it has become an almost nightly occurence. It keeps us off the beer and curry for a hour our so!  Yesterday we went on a tour of the surrounding area, we drove up the highest peak in this range first thing in the morning and got some great photos of the views down to the flat lands and the morning mists on the mountains. Th...

We have seen off Thailand and have now started to explore Malaysia. On our last day in Thailand we went sea kayaking at the mouth of a mangrove river. The guides led us down its tributaries to take us through underwater caves underneath limestone khasts. They also pointed out various forms of local wildlife -  including the thai kingfisher, mudflapper fish that live on land (like the ones in the guinness advert), a sea snake of some variety an...

We are now in Krabi town staying in a hotel, where there only appears to be one other room in use other than our own. The other guests seem to be a German guy with a Thai prostitute! The place is recommended by our Rough Guide book. Today we have been on the James Bond Tour. We got a longtail boat from Phang Nga down a mangrove river out into the sea passing dozens of forest limestone khasts (see the many photos - available soon hopefully!) to the island whe...

We thought that Phuket had been a tropical paradise. We were wrong. The last 3 nights we have been staying on the island of Ko Lanta. It is an amazing place as you will see from the photos when we find a computer that works quicker than I type!! On wednesday we left Phuket early on, and got the boat to Ko Phi Phi. The boat did a tour of the island, showing us the fantastic limestone outcrops and "the beach". After spending all of 10 seconds on...