At Koh Samui we stayed at Sandy Resort, a very nice hotel backing onto our own private area of beach (at Bophut beach). The 3 nights here were our ‘holiday break’ part of the tour, as we were spoilt with lovely rooms, good restaurant, bar, Internet, a swimming pool and massages alongside the beach. We spent plenty of time here just chilling by the pool and the beach and we thought it would only be right to get a massage too. It was a nice mixture of a...

A ferry from Penang to the mainland, a 2 hour minibus ride to the Thai border and Customs, an hour to Hat Yai and then a 3 and a half hour standard bus trip to Nakhon meant for a busy day. During the latter bus journey we made several stops of which at some, women would come onto the bus selling fruit, drinks, chicken etc. The fruit women would walk up and down the bus shouting what sounded like mo-wah, mo-wah, mo-wah and almost placing the fruits in your lap des...

Penang is an island just off the west coast of Malaysia. We stayed in the Chinatown area in Georgetown in a hotel called Hong Ping. We didn't get such an overall good feeling about Penang. That's not because it was bad in any way, but maybe because we'd been spoilt with the energy of Kuala Lumpur and the wonderful experience of the Sukasuka homestay. In true Asian style, it was a busy and bustling place with lots of cars and bikes. There seemed to be a lack of p...

How slow are we getting these blogs on hey!!Anyway here's the Kuala Kangsar blog. Although I say Kuala Kangsar, this is the nearest major town to where we stayed - Sukasuka Island. Now, pinpointing exactly where we stayed is a little more difficult as the Island doesn't officially exist, according to local surveys. When the area was surveyed many years ago there was apparently a miscalculation with the heights of the surrounding mountains and also the wat...

Hey guys, here's our Kuala Lumpur blog - finally! Having a fantastic time.Another of many coach trips saw us arrive in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in the afternoon. We left the cold coach into the warmth of the city. Although hot and humid, definitely cooler than Singapore and Melaka. The slightly lower temperature and the fact that we were acclimatised made it more bearable. We walked to the hotel from the bus station and could instantly sense the energy of the place ...