Friday 4th September 2009 We arrived in Singapore at around 7pm after a very long journey with two very hung over girls from Suzie's birthday night out the night before thank god for reclining seats and TV screens in the back of the seats. National express should take note if Malaysia can do business class style buses for 7 pound a journey why are we so behind the times???? We both slept for the first five hours in between a stop for lunch and for the fi...

Wednesday 2nd September 2009 Penang-Kuala Lumpur We left Penang today on the 12:30pm bus and then arrived in Kuala Lumpur at about 5:30pm. After getting to the bus station it was a ten minute walk back to our home in KL. Back Home backpackers-the same place as last time. And it was just as nice as last time. Now because we have already done KL, this was not to be a sight seeing couple of days. We had decided to return as it was an easy route from here to Si...

Saturday 29th August 2009 We arrived in Berastagi at around 18.30pm and again we were dropped randomly at the side of the road so after getting oriented and asking a shop keeper we found the right Opelet (Like a mini bus) to get us to the guesthouse the Multinational as recommended by the people we had met in Bukit Lawang. After we had checked in and put 3 jumpers on (It was bloody freezing we must stop going to these cold places!!) we went up to the restau...

Wednesday 26th August 2009 Penang-Bukit Lawang, Indonesia Today was serious travel day!!! We were lucky enough that the boat to Medan, Sumatra didn't leave till 9am so we had time for breakfast before getting a taxi too the port at 07:45am. We were super early but we'd rather be early than late and also we hadn't taken into consideration that Asian time was in full swing again!!! Asian time being super relaxed and nothing ever leaves on time!!! It can be qui...

Sunday 23rd August 2009After a long day of travelling to Penang we eventually got here at 5pm, the bus dropped us off in George town which was good as we knew our way to Hutton Lodge from here which is where we had stayed last time. It was like staying in a five star hotel after we had spent 8 days in a wooden shack we were so excited that we could have a hot shower again and the air con was bliss after not even having a fan in the last place. After we had checke...