I was sitting patiently waiting for my transport to the mangroves watching someone clearing the bushes of the most enormous caterpillars when he found something else. It was a stick insect with the most beautiful wings - photo does not do it justice. The trip around the mangrove was great but again I had to feel “lucky “ to be British. There were at least 8 nationalities on the boat and one native English speaker - guess what language the guide spoke. I met ...

Today I am going by ferry to Langkawi an island further north and I decided to splash out on the express ferry leaving at 8.30am. I am too mean to pay for a taxi for 2km so I decided to leave before breakfast and walk. I am so glad that I did. It was well and truly dark when I left the hotel and the only women around were wearing clothes that left very little to the imagination!! I walked down the main street of old town Georgetown and arrived at an open restaur...