The search is on..... We set off early this morning to try and find a cheaper room and beat this morning newcomers to the island. When we stepped foot out of our chalet there was a scene of backpackers trawling down the beach with the huge bags. It was clear from this image that there was a very good chance we would have to take another night in our overpriced hut. We had till 11am until we had to let them know if we were staying another night. This is the s...

At 6am we arrived at what looked like an abandoned car park and we were quickly ushered by a random woman into a shed. We had an hour to wait for our boat to the island. Due to not being able to book any accommodation, this was our first task on arrival....along with everyone else. It is high season on the island and we have read stories of people having to sleep on the beach. Not wanting this to be us we raced ahead and secretly whispered not to tell anyon...

Loaded with a map of the city, we set off walking to see some of the Landmarks that KL has to offer. Stop 1 - Central Market. Stop 2 - KL Bird Park (The worlds largest free-flight aviary). After reading that this was a fantastic place for people who love nature, we were sourly disappointed at mistreated the birds seemed to be kept. Our decision to leave came as a child was allowed to chase and hit a peacock. Stop 3 - The National Mosque. On entering...

Today a major decision was made. We are no longer going to India. The decision has come off the back of a nightmare of 2 months of planning and not getting to where we need to be. We have the visa, have booked the flights but a recent change to the train system means that travel is very difficult to book from outside the country. Stranded in India, after the many horror stories we have heard, is not really how we wanted our trip to end. So we have written it of...

Arriving in a new country in daylight is a rare occasion for us but a warm welcomed one. There was one question on our mind, how to get to China Town. Luckily with a well connected city like Kuala Lumpur this task was pretty easy, although we had forgotten what it felt like to carry our big bags around in the sweltering 35 degree heat. Within minutes, we were thrown back into Asia, heat, cars and lots of people. Being in a Muslim country, we decided tha...