When we first arrived in Kuala Lumpur we were lost. The bus dropped us off in a random part of the city and we spent an hour walking in the heat with our rucksacks trying to find Chinatown. Eventually we got there and checked in to a hostel. We got there late and spent the rest of the day wandering around the market, got some food at a street stall and people watched for a bit. In our dorm we had a crazy person, now we've been pretty lucky since Hong Kong, but th...

The Cameron Highlands are a bit like the Malaysian version of the Peak District. After months in the heat, arriving in the Highlands, where it's much cooler was a welcome change. I even got to dig out my hoody and jeans from the bottom of my bag! On our first night we didn't do much other than get dinner at the renowned 'Kumars', seriously every backpacker we've met who has been here told us to go there. You get an absolutely massive meal for under £2 and the g...

The trip to Langkawi was surprisingly easy. The border crossing was painless and there was a good group of people on there. The ferry over to the actual island was pretty rough and I had to lie down while everyone else watched a brilliant Thai movie- their films are completely ridiculous. When we got to Langkawi we shared a taxi over with 3 people we met on the bus and ended up sharing a room with them. We got there pretty early in the afternoon, so me and Grace ...