Miri, Malaysia - Jo 17th March- After visiting so many well-known destinations in India, I headed somewhere a little more obscure in Malaysia. Miri, an oil town in Sarawak, Borneo, is rarely top of anyone's must visit list, but my friend, Charlotte, has lived here for the past eighteen months and it was also a chance to revisit some old haunts from when I lived just across the border in Brunei. Back in 1994 Miri was described in the Lonely Planet as 'a seed...

Kuala Lumpur 16.3.10 17.3.10-19.3.10 Nikki We set off way before the crack of dawn for our departure from India.....and chugged off to the airport in our final tuk tuk. The Air Asia flight actually left early so we arrived in KL with hours to spare before Jo's flight to Miri. Starbucks' frappucinos can occupy you very happily for a significant amount of time, we discovered! Eventually, Nikki took the bargain bus to the city centre and Jo boarded her flight t...