We were pleased to leave the hot and hectic kuala Lumpar and head up into the Cameron highlands. the last hour of the bus journey was steep uphill and?extremely?windy, testing even the strongest of stomachs. It was really beautiful. the area is famous for its tea plantations, which line the hillsides with rows of lush green. It's also much cooler at this height, making it far more comfotable to explore. We had?an amazing lunch in the town of Tanah Rata, where...

Stepping off the bus at Kuala Lumpur was like stepping into a furnace. It's just getting hotter and hotter. Kuala Lumpur was a mixture of hi-tech modern complex's, hotels and highrises overlooking demolition sites, grotty flats, markets and street vendors. On the first night Tom and I went to the chinatown night market. What an experience. It turned out to be our first taster of a hard-sell market, Asia-style. We joined the crowds bustling down the narrow...

Have now crossed the border into Malaysia. The border crossing was pretty straightforward, the bus comfortable and the roads suprisingly good. The public bus from the bus station into town tho was a different ballgame. We were in a completely run-down, cramped, rattly bus with air-con of a different kind - no windows and the door wide open. The fascinated locals looked on with a smile. We held on tight whilst the driver crunched the gears all the way to the centr...