Hello Well we have now reached Taman Negara in Malaysia, which is a massive national park that is kind of in the centre of the Malaysia. The park is solid jungle and for the most part it is unspoilt and un inhabited by humans apart from a few tribes that live deep in the forest.The quickest and easiest way for us to get into the park was to take a boat for 3 hours all the way up the river right into the park, and it was an amazing ride, it was what I would call ...

The PerhentiansTim and I had great expectations of the Perhentian islands, after rave reviews from other travellers. The reality was every bit as good as we hoped. Eventually!!We took a boat from mainland Malaysia, and soon arrived at Pulau Kecil, the smaller of the 2 islands that make up the Perhentians. The boat dropped us off at Long Beach, and we were greeted by the sight of backpackers lounging around on the beach, and a myriad of cafes and bars. Not really ...

MelakaTim and I took a bus across Malaysia to visit the city of Melaka, en route to Kuala Lumpur. This proved to be somewhat of a disappointment. The Lonely Planet promised us a fascinating fusion of Indian, European, and Malay culture, coupled with beautiful architecture in the old city. The reality was an urban sprawl, bulging outwards from a small, quieter centre with colonial style buildings and an interesting Chinatown. Unfortunately, these areas were choked...

Tioman islands Once we had left Singapore we headed by bus to the fishing village of Mersing, a non descript town with only one purpose for us and that was to catch a boat from there to the islands about 2 hoursaway. We spent a couple of days in Mersing catching up on e-mails and getting little bits and piecesbefore heading to the islands. The morning of the boat ride the weather was great and the sea was like a mill pond making the whole trip very quick and ea...