After an overnight train from Jerantut, we were very tired and unprepared for the ordeal to get through customs at the border to Singapore. We were questioned by several guards, had to fill in forms (and filled out the wrong bits, did it wrong, etc) and had to queue for what seemed like forever. However, when we finally boarded the train again and headed in Singapore, it was clear to see why they were so careful about who enters the country. Compared to Malaysia,...

After the beautiful but uncomfortable stay on Kecil we felt we deserved a little luxury. We had heard that Redang Island comprised of several luxury resorts and decided that this would be our next stop. To stay on Redang you go through a travel agent and book a 3 or 4 day package, all-inclusive. We were determined to find a resort with a pool and settled on Coral Redang Resort. After a 3 hour local bus to Terengganu (where we were stared at unashamedly the enti...

After a long overnight coach journey, we were not feeling overly amused. Especially when we'd paid for everything already, yet the coach stopped in the middle of nowhere at 4am and told us this was our stop. We were then approached by a man who said it was an hour's drive to the boat jetty but he would take us there for 20 Ringgit each. We had no choice but to accept his offer; luckily, there was another Dutch couple in the same position so we were able to outp...

We arrived in Penang after a longish coach and minibus journey, but were highly excited to see what Malaysia was like after our long stint in Thailand. The first thing we did was walk to an ATM for money. There were hardly any pavements, but rather partially open sewers that stank. We also saw a giant rat sniffing around rubbish that was lying in the road. Nice. The second thing we did was look for a place to stay. The minibus had dropped everyone off outside a h...

This phase of our journey started with a mammoth day of travelling. After a ferry trip from Redang where I thought I would throw up several times and endured Clout taking numerous pictures of me, we arrived back at the ever-depressing Terengganu. A short taxi ride found us at the bus stop. In order to get to Taman Negara rainforest (deep in the heart of Malaysia) we had to make our way back up the East Coast to Khota Bharu, then to a train station that took us ...