We started the day with a walk around Merdeka square and the Lake gardens stopping in the butterfly house. It was in Merdeka Square that Malaysias independence was proclaimed in 1957. The Lake Gradens are where the British built their homes, away from the hustle of city. The butterfly Park, Taman Rama Rama,, contains 6000 butterflies but as the garden is so big it didn't seem that there were that many. After a few hours we were a sweaty mess so we found refuge in...

Today we started with a walking tour of the main sights of Georgetown, Penang. We also walked along the sea front and around Cornwallis Fort. It was here that Brit Captain Light first arrived on the Island and it became a base for The East India Trading Company. Not much remains indside that is original, just the walls, gunpowder room and a chapel. There are lots of canons all around the tops of the wall including Seri Rambai which dates back to 1603 and is the m...

We took an overnight bus down from Bangkok to Ao Nang in Krabi where we spent 3nights at a lush hotel, Princeville. It was just across from the beach but we spent all day everyday in the hotels swimming pool and jacuzzi! It was really nice to have a little bit of luxury after 2 weeks in Myanmar and its only our 2nd beach in four months of travels! In the evening we went out for dinner and hit a couple of bars, its pretty relaxed here compared to Ko Tao so there...

We got a bus back to Yangonthis afternoon which was yet another nightmare! We had been told by a fellow traveller that the roads were flooded between Bagan and Yangon and passengers luggage had got wet and muddy and it was stowed beneath the seats. It was however our only way to get back to Yangon in time for our flight so we had to do it! We stopped at about 8pm and basically queued to get through the water. Some locals were using mud to build a makeshift road t...

We were on the hotel terrace eating breakfast at 5am and were in a cab to a nearby Paya soon after. We actually missed sunrise so the early get up was a bit of a waste in the end! The view from our first stop Mingalazedi was amazing. We couldn't climb this one but a smaller building next to it had a tiny claustrophobic staircase up to a large viewing deck. The story of this temple is if it were ever finished Bagan would fall. 10 years afetr completion Mongols...