Tea and more tea
Day 57 – Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia I’m in Kuala Lumpur as I’m writing this, but I spent my day still in the Cameron Highlands, in particular in visit of the Cameron Valley Tea Plantation. This plantation is more easily accessible to the tourist, being right off the main road and not after a few…
Cameron Highland half-day tour
Day 56 – Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia I was picked-up at my hostel by the bus, as usual. We went first to see a butterfly garden. Frankly, it is a pathetic thing to see these magnificent insects apathetic, not moving when disturbed, letting themselves be picked up by the guide. Yes, it is fun…
Cameron Highlands
Day 55 – Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia My first impressions are bittersweet. I took an afternoon bus, which means that my impressions are from the view through the window. (Very comfortable bus, with ample leg-room.) Since we are now in high hills, I believe the altitude is between 1500m and 2000m above sea level,…
George Town
Day 54 – George Town, Malaysia I started my day by asking the hostel if they had laundry services -no- or where I could find them. After clear explanations from the guy at the reception (left-left right-right, they are everywhere you will find them), I resolved to take my laundry with me on my way…
Malaysia
Day 53 – Penang aka George Town, Malaysia After a stressful morning where my clean laundry arrived late just before I was supposed to be picked-up for my bus to Malaysia (the bus was also late), I departed in a luxury mini-bus. The border crossing was one of the easiest, no card to fill (I…
Useful game
Do you know this game where you have these tiles piled up in a tower and you have to take out as many tiles as possible, one at a time, before the tower falls down, preferably when it’s someone else’s turn? Well, that game is the perfect height to hold a charger up. Because really,…
Things travels are fun for
– Learning your passport number by heart. – Never forgetting again the code to your padlock. – Trying new foods, just because, and regretting it -or putting it on your list of must-have. – Walking into a shop and going out bewildered without having bought anything, because nothing was remotely familiar. – And being convinced…
Hogwarts
Day 51 – Krabi, Thailand I let my gorgeous island this morning for the mainland. I’m staying at Hogwarts… Hostel. Yes, there is a theme. I have finely a strong internet connexion, so I have uploaded many more picture of Ko Yao Noi island, please see in the gallery. But a few words about these…
Cooking
I miss cooking. And supermarkets. Here, buying food on the street is so cheap that travellers don’t cook. Hostels don’t offer a kitchen. I haven’t really seen supermarkets: you have mini-marts, and they are closer to highway rest stations than small convenience store. They will sell you an amazing range of drinks (…including juice from…
Sea, sand, sun
Day 46 – Ko Yao Noi, Thailand I wanted a bungalow by the beach, I wanted blue sea and palm trees, and I’ve found my paradise. To reach it, now, was the fun part. First, you take a taxi half-way through the island, and that’s expensive. Then, you take a speedboat to your island -the…