Indulging in a continental buffet breakfast we lessened the need for a substantial lunch before heading over to LCCT for our flight to the duty free island of Langkawi. Having heard much about the cheap booze, chocolate and electrical, I looked forward to our few days exploring the island. A short flight later and we arrived and took a taxi to our apartment in the south of the island. A quick explore of the complex revealed a modern flat with nice lounge/dinni...

Hello all, After a couple more days in ICU and getting all signed off by my supervisor, I took the opportunity on the Friday to see the sights! A visit to the Petronas Towers meant an early start to get tickets but seeing that the price had increased from my last visit in 2008 (when it was FREE) I decided to take a wander through the gardens instead. The city centre of KL is supplied with a free wifi system so I chilled out, catching up on my emails before ge...

This week is my last week in Hospital KL and my first in ICU (intensive care unit). Starting nice and early I popped across the road to Traveller's Palm Hostel for breakfast before catching the monorail to Chow Kit. A familiar walk later and I arrived, thankfully on time, to the intensive care ward. With two wings and 30 beds ICU here is no small deal. Handover starts a 8 in the conference room where each wing discusses all the patients under their care for the...

Sunday was my last day in the Highlands and I moved all my stuff to the lounge area before visiting the town for the last time. Feeling as though I couldn't leave without having tea and scones I settled in a café in town to indulge. I explored some of the souvenir shops before grabbing an early lunch at a highly recommended Tandoori restaurant. Full of naan I climbed the steps back to Father's and managed to get a lift with my bags down to the tourist office w...

Saturday, and I got my lie in :) After a slow start I headed out to explore some more of the trails around the Highlands. Starting out towards another of the local waterfalls I found it only slightly more enchanting than the first one. Carrying on up one of the hills surrounding Tanah Rata I met a troupe of monkeys hanging around near an old viewing station. I also saw a couple of snakes and several lizards scurrying around the paths. Heading down the other si...