Although the shoddy Malaysian time keeping was frustrating at Butterworth station, it did mean that we arrived in KL at a more sociable hour (8am rather than 6am). We proceeded to Chinatown, where we found a room in a Young Women's Christian Association hostel. As you'd expect, Rosa and the girls were well catered for, with plenty of bathrooms to go around; us men, however had to make do with the solitary bathroom at the end of the hall and like it. The city cen...

Perhaps Georgetown didn't turn out to be 'Malaysia's most fascinating city' as the Rough Guide had suggested, but it was a lovely little place all the same. We were pleased to find the weather overcast when we arrived which makes sightseeing much easier. We began by sampling the local cuisine which was greatly received, we'd enjoyed the Thai food but it was good to have a proper curry. The rest of the day was spent visiting all the colonial monuments our guidebo...