The difference between Malaysia and Singapore when crossing the border was very noticable. All the expensive cars were sparkling clean!! We were dropped off at the bus station quite late so walked to the hostel and checked in. We stayed in a dorm to keep it cheap! The next day we caught the MRT tot he Botanical Gardens. The heat was pretty intense and we were both horribly clammy. We walked around and saw terepins in the lakes and the rainforest area with load...

By our third stop out of Thailand, we had both adjusted well to the return of traffic, high rise buildings and the general hustle and bustle in the city. When we arrived we explored Chinatown swarming with red laterns, knock off DVDs and D&G bags. The Central Market closeby served as good shelter from the rain. It was here that Si had his fish massge. Tiny fish were nibbling at the dead skin and scabs on his feet, not really what I'd called relaxing! Si found...

Cameron Highlands is a large area in Malaysia full of tea plantations and forest areas. The weather very similar to that of the UK and was pretty warm when the sun was out. However, we were both used to much hotter temperatures found it a bit chilly - especially at night where we wrapped up in blankets. On the first day we explored the little town area which ran along one road. There were a good number of Indian restaurants and Si managed to scoff his first bana...

The journey from Koh Tao to Penang in Malaysia was epic. We boarded the night train (thankfully the right one as we almost hopped on two others) and found our carriage. At as early as 10.30, the seats had been transformed into beds. Either side of the aisle hung blue curtains from the bunks. We both had top bunks adjacent to each other. Although smaller than the bottom bunks, we managed to cram our bags and bodies in. The beds were comfy but we were woken several...

We left Koh Phangan with a heavy heart, early on the 7th of October. Me and Kim both brought the cheapest possible boat ticket from the hotel next to our's (as are hotel was charging another 150 bhat per ticket), which meant we left hat salad at 11am. We made friends with three Irish girls from Belfast on the boat, little did we know at the time but we would spend most of are nights in Kot Tao in their company.On the boat journey to Koh Tao, i spoke to a dive rep...