Goergetown... where all the action is and we are loving it! After the beach and sun we hopped on a bus to get to the Western coast of the country, Penang island, Goergetown. And that was when it all started. Took a 7-hour night bus to the destination (we thought) but for some weird reason we woke up 5 in the morning to realize that we were not in Goergetown but in the middle of nowhere, 20km outside the city. And it was dark! That's how it goes when you buy bus ...

The 6 weeks in Tioman flew by and we had the most awesome time: Anton become a pro at getting down coconuts from palm trees and chopping stuff with a giant machete: we're pretty decent at surfing now and and can catch waves on our own. Monika hasn't been bitten by anything in over a month (!!!): and a lot of new friendly faces that'll stick for a long time...Amazing time and after a lot of sad good-byes we set off to explore the rest of Malaysia. The start has b...

We made it! After a hot and exhausting week in Kuala Lumpur we got on a bus and 6 hours later we arrived to the Eastern side of the country. After some hassle and running we managed to get on the last boat to Pulau Tioman island and another 2,5 hours later we were in the middle of nowhere. Monkeys, snakes, crazy Malays on motorbikes and lazy turists laying under palm trees. The way it's supposed to be! Tioman is a fairly isolated island, you can only get h...

No, I am not kidding. This is probbably as hot as it can get. And even for Monika, who's perceiption of heat is more african than european, IT IS TOO HOT! We took a really cool and modern bus from Singapore and 5 hours later we were in the middle of ASIA. +34 degrees in a shade, an ocean of people, traffic in all directions (but mostly standing still and honking), huge skyscrapers that block even the slightest wind blow and the smells: curry, chinese spices, sce...