We've now moved on from KL and headed to Melaka for a the R&R we need before flying to Melbourne. Although i enjoyed my time there, Kuala Lumpur was not the chilled out start to the trip that i needed after the mind numbing tedium of work and redundancy. In hindsight we stayed too long - four nights when two or three would have been sufficient. If you're gonna visit Malaysia's capital ensure you go to the amazing aquarium. In the shadows of the Petronas Towe...

Anyone who's worked in the catering industry will be familiar with the phenomenon known as 'waiter's crack'. I have been suffering from this particular ailment for the past 24 hours. But my sweating/walking induced ailment pales into insignificance in comparison to the cuisine related pain i have suffered thus far in Kuala Lumpur... I know that there is amazing food somewhere in this city, but as yet i am yet to find it. After our late night arrival in the city ...

So we are here... Our hostel has a shelf full of abandoned books which knowledge-hungry backpackers can borrow. Predictably, the tome i removed from the shelf was a biography of Brian Clough. Interestingly the first chapter referred to a Robert Louis Stevenson quote which suggested that it might be 'better to travel hopefully than arrive'. I imagine Cloughie would've dismissed that with a wave of his hand and a 'f*** off'. And i'd be inclined to agree with the g...