The problem with the train was electrical, the lights had all gone off and the air conditioning. The main lights at the front of the train had also gone off. Maybe the electricity had blown due to everyone trying to open and shut those damn electric doors that werent working. As it was now dark, we were parked up at a small station. As I'd said the ride up was magic, we'd never seen anything like it really. There werer some amazing valleys and you could see the t...

We got up pretty early and headed into City Hall, Singapore, on the bus. We were now trying to head to the Malaysian border to get the train to Kuala Lumpur. First there were a couple of things to do. I had a few postcards from Chennai that I'd tried to post, but had failed. It's been a constant thing on this trip. You can buy postcards easily enough but try buying stamps....it's another story. We managed to send some from Istanbul (which, I'm told, have only jus...