We travelled again by express bus further up the east coast to the slightly bigger town of Kuala Terengganu, again off the usual trail of Westeners. Following the advice of Lonely Planet, we decided to stay at charming Awi's Yellow House located on a small island 10 minutes by ferry from the city. After lugging our rucksacks around in the sweltering heat for what must have been an hour, we eventually found the jetty marked on the map hidden behind a large hotel, ...

Today we left the cotton-wool padded surroundings of Singapore and entered into real South East Asia! The border crossing by bus from Singapore into Johor Bahru was surprisingly simple, with no one batting so much as an eyelid to the fact we're not locals. There were lots of people carrying a wide range of curious packages across the border, including what looked like half a bed, and they didnt seem to incur any hassle either! Singapore is so close to Malaysia, o...