Decided to spend the day in Kuala Lumpur city. The hotel has a free shuttle bus to the Petronas Towers. (KLCC) After breakfast (made from the stuff we got from the mall as our room has no kitchen) got the 10.30 shuttle. KL is huge with towering buildings everywhere. They have a Hop On-Hop Off bus around the city, the whole route taking about 2.5 hours! The first stop is at KLCC so we hopped on. Got off at the KL Tower which is like Sydney tower. Got the lift to t...

Awoke early (6.30) and prepare to leave Tanah Rata. We had booked a coach to Kuala Lumpur for 8.30am which was comfortable and modern. I am continuously amazed at how these drivers negotiate these narrow windy roads with hitting anything! The drive down was beautiful. The country very green but a windy road which took its toll on the passenger sitting in front of us who seemed to have a weaker stomach than me which I didn't think existed. Luckily the driver ga...

Decided to have a quiet day today so just had lots of cups of tea in the room and did a crossword. Sue and Chris hadn't done the Mercury Cryptic crossword before but have quickly got the hang of it! Wandered into town (about 30 mins walk) and booked the coach to K.L. for tomorrow at 8.30am. Cost was 35 ringit each (about $12) which is very good for a 5 hour bus ride! Lisa and Sue decided to have a foot massage, a desire that I didn't share and so I wandered arou...

Awoke to a beautiful day in Tanah Rata. We had booked a day trip to a tea plantation, a butterfly farm, a forest walk, a stawberry farm and a lookout. After breakfast (which was jam on bread and mango juice) we were picked up for a day of wild driving on narrow roads around blind corners without any road rules. We didn't hit anyone luckily although my hands are slightly sore from hanging on! We sat in the back of a Landrover 4wd (apparently Cameron Highlands boa...

As is our usual holiday habit some disaster always seems to happen just before we leave home. For this trip it was Sarah losing her mobile phone whilst at a Uni lecture. Whilst we are away, Sarah and Claire will need to be able to communicate with each other in order to coordinate transport. We were unable to find it and were running late to get to the airport although with enough time to spare. Off to Melbourne with our friends Sue and Chris O'Keefe where we m...