Alison: The journey to the Perhentian Islands was another uncomfortable affair. The tiny minibus came to collect us at 5am and we managed to squeeze on to what already appeared to be a full bus. Following our pick up though, the driver still managed to get another 2people on!! Luckily we weren't on the back row because these people had to ride with giant rucksacks rather unexpectedly falling on their head! We finally got to a small town called Kuala Besut aft...

Nigel: We booked tickets on the island, which encompassed both the ferry over and a"VIP" bus. It was an early start as the ferry was leaving 7am and we were getting picked up at 6am, so again no lie in for us. The boat was completely different to the one that had brought us to the island and on reflection this was an indication of what we were to expect. The boat was a long, narrow, rickety old thing, that if we came up against some heavy winds we would probably ...