Our next stop was the Island of Besar. Considering that it was known for family and resorts we were surprised at the simplicity. We were truly back to basics. On our first full day on the Island of Besar, we rented a Kayaking to go a remote island nearby. This was quite the experience. When approaching the island, which took a 45 minute paddle, the waves were stronger than imagined so we capsized the Malaysian style Kayak, which is essence was a very heavy two s...

I woke up with a sense of nervousness and excitement as were about to embark on a journey to a less touristy and unknown destination to us both. The Perhentian islands. I woke up, made the most of the gym facilities at the Airbnb and then grabbed a 'Grab' to the airport (their equivalent to an Uber). When we were waiting for our flight, we could count the number of tourists on one hand; it was mostly locals. We flew with 'Air Asia' and the flight in total was 50 ...

Arriving into Malaysia was like landing in a jungle. A sea of palm trees stood tall below us. It seemed untouched. The boarder control took a while. It wasn't quite as bad as Singapore as we have started to learn the trick to being quicker... choose an outside lane! For some reason they have seemed to have more security. Stepping onto Malaysian grounds in Kuala Lumpur was pleasantly surprising. Food courts and shops lined the airport arrivals building. Since we...