The Philippines has been my favourite country in Asia so far. The people are ridiculously pleasant, welcoming and they are always smiling. During my time there I city-hopped and island-hopped quite a bit so my trip was a little disjointed so I’m just going to recount my whole Philippine experience in one entry rather than [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Malaysia’
18 Sep
Sabah (Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan)
I guess the main point of interest in my stay in Sabah is the two day climb of Mount Kinabalu so I’ll focus on that, considering there really wasn’t a whole lot else happening. But first a little introduction to Mount Kinabalu. I arrived in Kota Kinabalu (KK) by plane shortly after 11PM Wednesday evening. [...]
9 Sep
Kuala Lumpur and Melaka
So far while travelling, I have seemed to follow up every relaxed town with a hectic, bustling city and vice versa – completely unintentionally of course, but it has worked out well. Arriving in Kuala Lumpur (KL) by bus on Monday evening, I had an idea of the hotel I wanted to stay, just opposite the main [...]
2 Sep
Penang
After my brief side-trip into what seemed like Darlton’s world of Lost, I was quite hungry when I got off the plane in Penang (well, Georgetown to be exact – well, Penang is the island, Georgetown is the capital but Georgetown is commonly referred to as Penang). It being an airport, of course, McDonalds was [...]
19 May
Malaysia
I’m not liking the increased numbers of confirmed swine flu / H1N1 cases in Asia… Penang: I will be getting a flight with Firefly from Phuket to Penang – an island off the northwest coast of Malaysia. The main attractions are to be found in Georgetown, the capital of the island and a UNESCO World Heritage [...]
1 May
Asia
So, as I mentioned in my first post, my destination is Asia. At the moment, the countries I’m visiting will be Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Japan and South Korea. I’m still not sure how long I will travelling for, or how long I will be spending in each country, [...]
