In Kuala Lumpur we stayed at the amazing Reggae Mansion Hostel....maybe the best we've ever stayed in. The dorms had ac, a booth with a curtain, double bed, electrical socket and locker and personal mirrored locker. Great stuff! Mum did a day trip on the bus to catch the sights of the city and loved it...despite her achy leg! Gen and I were able to use a gym for 2 days, which helped our flabby bellies. On one evening we witnessed the incredible pilgrimage of o...

Took the bus from Ipoh to the relative coolness of Tanah Rata, in the Cameron Highlands. The area is famous for being one of the largest producers of tea. We were here only for a day, but loved our hostel and adjoining verandah (with masses of frogs croaking at night). We snuck in a tour into the hills, visiting the BOH tea plantation and sampling their delicious fresh teas! We also saw a butterfly enclosure and some incredible hibiscus flowers!

Arrived by bus from Georgetown and caught a taxi via a friendly old Malaysian fella to the Shanghai Guest House. The owner for 42 years, a Chinese gentleman, was incredibly helpful with assisting us with our travel plans. We visited A shopping mall, trying the delicious local food in the food court, including ABC- a strange desert consisting of crushed ice, beans, grass jelly and sweet corn, with a blob of ice cream as a crown! Strange, but we all liked it. On t...

The yo-yo weather in Penang swung between hot and humid and rain, but the Chinese New Year celebrations lifted us! The streets were lined with the usual 'hawkers' selling their incredible noodles and soups, but also with Chinese lamps. We stayed at the Old Penang Guesthouse and met up with Joahan and Caroline. We saw the incredible fireworks for New Year, visited the museum, had afternoon tea at the amazing Eastern & Oriental Hotel and caught the revamped fu...