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Selemat from Ipoh!
Hope everyone is good! We have been in Malaysia a week now an we absolutely love it!
We started by getting a 12 hours bus/boat journey from Krabi. It wasn't bad at all to be fair, we managed to sleep for a few hours which was a bonus. We arrived in Langkawi where we spend 5 Days. The island is beautiful, such a lovely place to relax!
We spend our days here relaxing by the beach. Literally did nothing else at all!! We watched a couple of beautiful sun sets. They were amazing.
On our final night in Langkawi we went to the night market. Safe to say the best we have been to!! It was only small but it was ideal. Little shops for clothes, shoes, make up an jewellery an loads of food!! We ended up buying a new wallet, rice, corn, 3 huge pieces of chicken an a huge cake for £4!! Couldn't believe it!! There was a huge thunderstorms that night as well so Mike was made up.
We eventually moved on to Ipoh which is mainland an south. We got picked up on the Friday morning round 6:30am an arrived about 4:30. Considering it was supposed to take 4 hours something.... The boat was fine, cold as usual but the bus was ace! Huge chairs that reclined with loads of leg room. We watched NCIS an Fargo which made the journey fly over.
We got a taxi from the bus station to the hotel which was about 30mins away an we had the craziest taxi driver ever. asking us questions in Malay an then shouting down the phone for directions to the hotel! He didn't know how to change gear in the car an constantly moved lanes cutting people up! It was hilarious!!
The weather here is questionable to say the least! Hot then cold then hot then cold. Our hotel isn't too bad, but the accommodation here in Malaysia is more expensive an worse than in Thailand. Not ideal!
Our first day in Ipoh we had a walk round the town to see what was what. There is hardly anything to do so we went for a drink as usual. Wen went to an English bar in town an had the shock of our lives when the bill came to £6 for TWO beers!! Pay less in the greave!
Today we have walked round to find there really isn't as much to do as it says online!! We saw the wall are which was lovely an we went to the hopscotch place. It was weird to be honest. Loads of little hand crafty things. One if them engraved leather! The food here has been awful. We have struggled to find places to eat, not because we are pick just because there isn't any!
We are moving to the Cameron Highlands tomorrow and I can't wait!! Cup of tea an a bit of countryside! Not looking forward to it being 16 degrees though, we won't know what's hit us.
Love you all xxxx
Hope everyone is good! We have been in Malaysia a week now an we absolutely love it!
We started by getting a 12 hours bus/boat journey from Krabi. It wasn't bad at all to be fair, we managed to sleep for a few hours which was a bonus. We arrived in Langkawi where we spend 5 Days. The island is beautiful, such a lovely place to relax!
We spend our days here relaxing by the beach. Literally did nothing else at all!! We watched a couple of beautiful sun sets. They were amazing.
On our final night in Langkawi we went to the night market. Safe to say the best we have been to!! It was only small but it was ideal. Little shops for clothes, shoes, make up an jewellery an loads of food!! We ended up buying a new wallet, rice, corn, 3 huge pieces of chicken an a huge cake for £4!! Couldn't believe it!! There was a huge thunderstorms that night as well so Mike was made up.
We eventually moved on to Ipoh which is mainland an south. We got picked up on the Friday morning round 6:30am an arrived about 4:30. Considering it was supposed to take 4 hours something.... The boat was fine, cold as usual but the bus was ace! Huge chairs that reclined with loads of leg room. We watched NCIS an Fargo which made the journey fly over.
We got a taxi from the bus station to the hotel which was about 30mins away an we had the craziest taxi driver ever. asking us questions in Malay an then shouting down the phone for directions to the hotel! He didn't know how to change gear in the car an constantly moved lanes cutting people up! It was hilarious!!
The weather here is questionable to say the least! Hot then cold then hot then cold. Our hotel isn't too bad, but the accommodation here in Malaysia is more expensive an worse than in Thailand. Not ideal!
Our first day in Ipoh we had a walk round the town to see what was what. There is hardly anything to do so we went for a drink as usual. Wen went to an English bar in town an had the shock of our lives when the bill came to £6 for TWO beers!! Pay less in the greave!
Today we have walked round to find there really isn't as much to do as it says online!! We saw the wall are which was lovely an we went to the hopscotch place. It was weird to be honest. Loads of little hand crafty things. One if them engraved leather! The food here has been awful. We have struggled to find places to eat, not because we are pick just because there isn't any!
We are moving to the Cameron Highlands tomorrow and I can't wait!! Cup of tea an a bit of countryside! Not looking forward to it being 16 degrees though, we won't know what's hit us.
Love you all xxxx
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