I had a pretty easy journey down from the Highlands and made my way to a Hostel that was recommended to me by a Dutch chap I'd met and I booked in to the dorm, which was a bit of a sweat box but cheap and cheerful! It was bang in the middle of Chinatown, so I made my way out and had a look around. There was a massive market selling the usual fake tat, DVD's, dodgy watches and fake levis. It was fairly late, so I made my way to the Reggae Bar and strolled ...

10th-12th Feb,I arrived at Cameron Highlands from Penang and on the approach it looked amazing. It's set in the hills as the British set up some stations as it's cooler than on the coast. I stayed at a hostel called Daniel's Lodge that was recommended to me by some girls I'd met in Penang. It had a bad review in the Lonely Planet and when I got there it had a big sign saying f**k the Lonley Planet!! Anyway I was in this big old dorm in the loft, w...

Penang and Langkwai3-10th Jan,I made my way from Thailand into Malaysia, picking up another stamp in the passport - looking good now although I was sat next to this prat who was on his mobile for the whole journey!  I made straight for Penang, an Island off the mainland. I arrived fairly late on the Saturday night and found a nice guesthouse with a 24-hour bar, so settled there for the night.  The next day, I wandered round town - I was staying in china...