If there was one city on my trip where everything was a bit of a blur, it'd probably be KL. I was in and out like a shot, it seemed. Having said that, I actually spent a fair amount of time there... I arrived by coach in early afternoon and found the hostel fairly quickly. I then pored over some travel docs to get inspiration and unloaded my dirty laundry at the hostel reception. Went immediately to a bus station to book tickets to Singapore and the only one ava...

Penang is one of those cities that starts out rather unimpressively, but as you stay, you realise there's a lot more life and soul in the place that you took for granted. There is a strange mix of old colonial buildings, mosques, modern shopping centres, run-down townhouses and other buildings of different cultural flavours. It's impressive just to look up at the streets and see all the different architectures that make up the terraces. My trip to Penang started...

Today I can reveal to you how Thailand's transport system works, or in this case, how it doesn't work. I got myself a lovely pancake breakfast and noted that Beebee was still around. I was then given a lift with my bags via motorbike to Pattaya Beach via Sunset Beach, which was exactly what I needed with a still very sunburnt back! The speedboat had me back in Pak Bara by 10:30am, then I waited for hours for a minibus to Hat Yai. Eventually I left on the back of...

Travel is all about learning. I've learnt a lot of lessons today. I've also got a lot of sunburn, a lot of cuts and grazes down my legs and hands and a new sense of my own limitations. Now, before I begin this long story, let me first tell you that I am fine. My little injuries are minor and my sunburn will go, eventually. My friends and family will read this and worry. Don't. I'm fine. *** Long story alert *** So, this all started today when I hired some snor...

I woke up today and felt a hundred times better. Had myself some milk and chocolate cereal and was given some sweet rice in banana leaf by the legendary owner of Kamalanta Resort, then I was on my way at around 10am. An hour to wait at Krabi bus station before grabbing the bus to La-Ngu. I then had an entertaining motorcycle taxi ride with the driver, my two bags and me to Pak Bara, the hopping-off point for the ferry to Ko Lipe. I hope it's worth it! The trip t...