We checked out of our hotel in Penang at 10am that morning and started our walk to the bus station (where we got our tickets sorted the day before). The walk was only 15 mins but it was already so hot with a clear blue sky so we struggled enough with the bags! After this trip is over I am going to burn that thing! Yes it is helpful for getting stuff around but it is a nightmare to carry! The bus we were in for our 5 hour journey to KL was probably the most co...

We have now been away from home for 50 days!It's the 22nd of November and we are on the way to Penang in Malaysia, our final Island before heading back to the mainland. We left Langkawi in the morning and jumped on our ferry which was a high speed boat and got us to Penang in around 2 ½ hours.We arrived around 5pm beside 2 large cruise ships and looked for a taxi to take us to our hotel.Didn't quite get a taxi but a rickshaw instead peddled by a man who had to ...

Our first stop in Malaysia was somewhere we hadn't originally planned but decided to go to on a recommendation from Ross and Fran who we had met towards the end of our tour in Vietnam and what a great shout it was!Langkawi is an island off the east coast of Malaysia and after our tuk tuk and ferry ride and about 3 hours we arrived in our 4th country of the trip!We are now 8 hours ahead of the UK! Our first impressions of the island were great - very hot, blue ...

After leaving Krabi (yay) at 10.30am, we had a 7 hour journey to take us to Koh Samui. After a number of minivans, buses and then a ferry we arrived at Penzys' Guesthouse in Chaweng, Koh Samui.We found this place on hostel world, and it had great reviews so we were really praying it would be ok after our previous night's accommodation.We weren't disappointed!Penzy and her husband David are so lovely and the hostel is great and clean! We could have nearly cried wi...

We had another early start today (8/11/2010) to get our boat to Phi Phi Don, we got picked up from our hostel about 6am, and got into a crammed minivan, off to the harbour, and then on to a pretty sweet ferry for the journey across. Free breakfast! Always goes down well! Arrived on the island around lunchtime, and had booked 1 nights accommodation on the boat through a guide.We were originally planning to spend 1, maybe 2 nights here, but we didn't want to risk b...