Got picked up in the morning by one of the common mini buses to take me over the border to Thailand. After arriving in Hat Yai I had to change buses to get further up north to Krabi. At first I was picked up by a tiny converted passenger-carrying pick up truck with 4 other travelers (Lindsey & Adam and 2 others) plus backpacks already inside. None of us knew if we would spend the next 5 hours holding on to some flimsy rails cramped on some tiny benches :) (The dr...

In between the vertical floods of the Monsoon rains I walked through Chinatown, the Colonial District from the time of the British occupation including Fort Cornwallis, Little India and the Arabic Bazaar. George Town • Penang is a very multicultural city since the time of its founding 200 years ago. The interesting collection of historical buildings reflects the island's various ethnicities: Chinese, Indians, Arabs, Malays, Siamese, Burmese and European...

Took the train to Butterworth this morning. Along endless jungle and mountain ranges. And saw a lot of monumental infrastructure projects like new freeways, factories, bridges and railway tracks being built. As well as virtually every train station along the way is getting a 21st century makeover. I wouldn't be surprised if Malaysia soon becomes a member of the 'Asian Tigers'.From Butterworth I took the ferry over to Georgetown on Pulau Penang Island....

Since I went up the Petronas Towers 8 years ago I decided to check out the view on top of Menara Kuala Lumpur, the city's TV tower (1,403ft). Despite the occasional Monsoon showers I managed to walk through bustling Chinatown and the "World of Smells" in Little India. And out of every Asian music store I still keep hearing "Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper PSY... ;)Da ich bereits vor 8 Jahren oben auf den Petronas Towers war entschied ich mich diesmal fu...

Left Phnom Penh early in the morning and flew to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Checked into a tiny room (36sqft), bought my train ticket to Penang, did my laundry and updated my travel blog. Verliess Phnom Penh frueh am Morgen und flog nach Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Checkte ein in meinen kleines Gasthauszimmer (4sqm), kaufte meine Fahrkarte nach Penang, ging Waesche waschen und schrieb in meinen TravelBlog.