12th - Bus journey was only a few hours, and on arrival we found a hostel easily enough - we ended up in a 16bed dorm which sounds awful but it really was not that bad - it was all single beds as opposed to bunks so it was nice - everyone had their own space. we spent the afternoon wandering around getting our bearings, and in the evening went for a drink in the Geographer Cafe - we were so excited and luckily it happened to be a really nice bar. we were taking p...

So long since iv written on here but we have been busy having fun! So Sunday 7th we got the bus to kuala lumpur (KL) - we had booked a hostel in advance to try and get a cheap one - it was nice enough - staff were friendly which is always a good thing. That afternoon we went for a wander and in the evening went to view the famous Petronas Twin Towers all lit up at night - they look even more amazing than they do in pictures. Mon 8th - we set our alarm for 8am th...

Fri 5th - we checked out of hostel at 12 and walked down to the ferry port (in the roasting heat it wasnt such a good idea), we got the ferry accross to Butterworth where the bus station was - we ofund the bus station but not our terminal - we evetually realised we were at the wrong station and on finding the right one we were told bus would be leaving at 2.30 - so we sat and read our books for a wee while. the bus tickets we had bought were not only VIP but V.VI...

Tues 2nd - So bus was picking us up in Krabi town at 7am - it didnt turn up until half past but thats nothing unusual! The journey was all fine (except i lost my wallet temporarily - left it on one of the buses and luckily the bus driver found it and came back to give it to me - we managed to cross the border fine and didnt have to pay anything. We hadnt booked any accomodation in Penang and we didnt know much about it as we had had difficulty finding a second ha...