We are in Oz now and everyone is ultra friendly, well at least they seem to be on the west coast. Most drivers wave as they go past and everyone is so chatty. We have a camper van called Ultra George Best and it has drawings of George on both sides, i think we did quite well considering some of the other Wicked camper vans i have seen - some a little too obscene for someone of my nature :). Although i saw a camper called the University of fine farts complete wit...

We immediately notice that Singapore is spotless and with more laws and fines than you can shake a stick at, the people of Singapore seem to enjoy a city bereft of chewing gum plastered to the pavements. Even the green along the sides of the highway is landscaped and kept trim. Our hostel in Singapore is situated in the Little India area of the city. The name is very apt. Indian men roam the streets at all hours of the day drinking cans of strong lager with se...

Bizarrely we have a mini bus all to ourselves from Cameron Highlands to KL along some very windy roads and eventually to motorway. Dropped off close to the Chow Kit mono-rail station we immediately got lost walking around the complex ramadan markets that cover every bit of of pavement. The hostel is on the fourth floor of a rather innocuous, almost derelict looking building. With only an A4 piece of paper sign to suggest you have the right place we were rather...

We leave Taman Negara early by boat which is very beautiful 2 hour ride down river passing jungle and Orang-Asli villages. We have a scary moment when there is a 50p size spider that jumps at Andy but after squashing it with my bag we are back to happy days although a little tentative looking out for any more. When we arrive at the port we are instructed to have lunch, it's only 11am and the local restaurant that is serving food provides some of the worst food ...

After a 30min speed boat ride, followed by a 9hour coach/mini bus journey including a broken down coach, lots of palm oil plantations and a loony mini bus driver that must have been late for his dinner we arrived in Taman Negara National Park. Malaysia's first national park. The first thing that struck me as I got off the bus was that the smell in the air reminded me of the Sheffield Winter Gardens - hot, humid and earthy. We made our way to our hostel that the L...