well hello there, the adventurer has retunred from the jungle! well..what experiences I have had, best decision I ever made coming to Borneo - it's been so good, really enjoyed myself. sunday 25th oct - got picked up from hostel in KK very early, to get to airport and catch my 7.05 flight to sandakan. Flight was literally 20mins - if that! only read half a chapter of my book, and it was over! I got picked up with my little amy foster name card by a jolly lookin...

well hello from KK! aka Sabah! aka Borneo. God knows...I have been here 4 days and am still confused as to what this place is actually called!! lol Tuesday 20th Oct - I checked into akinabalu youth hostel. Again deceptive from the outside, like most asian hostels seem to be! dodgey looking streets, and little alleyways. It's on Gaya street, which is supposed to be a good area, near everything. Oh, and guess who was advertising in the in flight magazine on air a...

Had to do the second part of penang blog separately! sorry guys. Friday 16th Oct - I slept so well last night, in my big bed :-D Today I am off to meet my friend Ray Chang, who I met in Phuket last week in Georgetown, the capital place of Penang. I took the bus from outside the hotel, and did not understand why the staff at reception were making such a big fuss about my safety and my belongings - I think they want to scare you, so you don't go out of the hotel,...

hello from Penang malaysia!!! sunday 11th - so checked into my hotel - paradise sandy beach, tangjung bunga beach. I am in room 13, on the 22nd floor, its a very high hotel! it's brilliant, has a gym on top level, gym, pool, and is right on the beach. a banging disco/bar and restaurants on the ground floor. When she checked me in, she looked at me as if I was mad because I was "just one person?? not two?" I looked around and said "no just one......

Hello all, boy do I have some little gems for you today! :-D So we booked our "tour" (I use the term loosely) to the elephant sanctuary at Kuala Ghanda. Through Ping Anchorage (the only tour company in Malaysia it seems!) The taxi was meant to arrive at 8am...it was late. It was a proton car, it had leather-ish seats,reverse sensors, electric windows...but NO AIRCON. The bloke said it was broke..he spoke literally a few words of English, we thought ahh...