Hi everyone, We've just left Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the Sabah province of Malaysia. Having arrived late on Tuesday evening from Singapore we checked into the hostel, had a quick trip out for some roti bread and got a good night's kip. Yesterday we went for an explore of the city of Kota Kinabalu. Having heard Sabah is the poorest province in Malaysia, we were initially unsure what to expect but were pleasantly surprised to see a reasonably modern and...

Hi Guys, This might be a little bit of lengthy blog so sorry, mainly because I'm in writing mood (I'm bored in Singapore airport). But we have also packed loads into the last 2 days. We arrived in Singapore at around midday and luckily for us the bus drop off was really near our hostel so we were all checked in and sorted in no time, meaning we had most of the day to set off exploring. Singapore is a place I was quite looking forward to visiting and I was kee...

Hey guys, We are just on yet another bus on our way to Singapore and I just thought we would give you a quick update on our adventures in Melaka. First off, Katie's phone appears to have decided it wants to work again after its brief dip in the ocean, which we are quite happy about (even the precious torch function is working!) So anyway back to the trip; we arrived in Melaka mid-morning after a couple of very long bus journeys and interesting change in KL an...

Hi everyone, Not much to report from the last few days as they've been spent lying on a beach or on a bus!! After we left Penang, we got the night-bus over to a small town on the east coast of Malaysia called Jerteh, from where we got a cab down to the port town of Kuala Besut.A 3 hour wait and a lot of ringgit later we found ourselves on a speedboat, headed for the Perinthian Islands.There are two islands that make up the Perinthians, Kecil and Besar ('smal...

Hello from Penang! After arriving from Hong Kong a very early yesterday morning we've made the best of a very very hot couple of days.To say it's humid here is an understatement - the midday heat here seems to last from dawn til dusk!But one mustn't complain, it could be raining! We started off yesterday morning with the latest favourite meal - roti bread and curry, all for 50p - definitely a winner!We took the boat over to Butterworth on the mainland and sor...