I'm pretty relaxed when it comes to food and will eat most things - as unfortunately my waistline will contest. The fish crackers dished up for our early breakfast however, pushed even my limits. Surprisingly Mr F, who won't eat prawns or fish with bones or pretty much anything that lives in water, ate these with relish. Or at least, a couple of these. After that, he too gave it a miss and renegaded them to cat treats. Today I was accompanying Mr F on a morning ...

I said a big ol' happy birthday to me by having a lie in. Mr F was off chasing lesser adjutants - murderous looking storks that you wouldn't want to meet in bright sunlight let alone after dark. On his triumphant return, we packed up and pushed off - next stop Bukit Fraser aka Fraser's Hill. Fraser's Hill derives its name from Louis James Fraser, a solitary Scottish pioneer, who set up a tin-ore trading post in the 1890s. He also operated a gambling and opium den...

The day started with the first early morning wake up call of the trip. I know I didn't have to get out of bed but for once I did quite fancy the idea of pottering around a nature park with my camera.   We breakfasted on coconut buns on the way and discussed the hopes for the day i.e. Lisa, if you see anything blue and feathery, shout. Mr F was after the Mangrove blue flycatcher which despite its colour was notoriously hard to spot as always. And before we coul...

On your marks, get set...sweat! When boarding a plane, a good rule to follow is...don't start a fight with your neighbour. The trip started with an easy flight to Abu Dhabi and then we had a ring side seat as 3 guys scuffled and eventually got thrown off the flight to KL. Despite this Mr F, as usual, slept pretty much the entire journey and somehow charmed one of the hostesses to boot. When he turned down breakfast, she was so concerned for him that she brough...

Pachyderms & McCurry burgers It felt a bit odd having a lie-in but I did my best to enjoy it as I'd soon be back to the daily grind. Breakfast was brought to us on a tray in our room, which was quite nice. Shame really that the toast had been made about 5 hours ago going on its solidity, which was itself outweighed by the near-frozen state of the butter. Having just reread that sentence however, I have realised just how petty it sounds - this from the girl ...