As we crossed the border into Thailand, along with the usual traffic, we were met by a cow, three stray dogs and a cockeral, also on the road. We made our way to the train station, which after a puzzled few moment, we realised we had to get to the platform by crossing the tracks. as we waited we saw mopeds using the train track as a road and carrying loads 3x the size of the bike. The army paraded up and down the platform with guns bigger than me!We bought the ch...

Our last stop in Malaysia before heading up through Thailand was Kota Bharu. To get there we took the jungle railway which wasn't quite the expierience we were hoping for. I was invisaging a clapped out, perhaps windowless shell, crammed with locals and a few featherless chickens perhaps. Instead it was pretty mich like one of the ttrains back home (well not the Hertford - London line) what i'm trying to say is, this train was nice. Too nice. Yes we were ...

Back on the malaria tablets as we headed into the rainforest for a 3 day trek. The base town is called Kuala Tahan and is a cute little town perched on the banks of a vast muddy river. The edge of the town is lined with a row of floating restaurants on the water itself, where whilst eating your dinner you are joined by all kinds of light seeking bugs!We packed a small daybag for the jungle - 1 pair of trousers as few tops, 3 big bottles of water, a very tatty gro...

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...