There are many reasons to visit Malaysia but for us there was one in particular: orangutans. James has been talking about seeing orangutans for years and seeing gorillas in Uganda a couple of years ago had only increased our desire to see more apes. In order to reach Sepilok you are almost certainly going to … Continue reading Spectacular Sepilok – An amazing experience with orangutans and sun bears
Month: August 2018
A whirlwind two days in Singapore
James had visited Singapore many years ago with his family, but it was a first time for Caro, and we were both intrigued by the modern, sparkly clean and efficient city which feels so at odds with a majority of the surrounding countries. We also love Singapore airport, trees grow directly out of the terminal … Continue reading A whirlwind two days in Singapore
Quirky Kuala Terengganu
Luckily our journey back to the mainland from Perhentian Besar was a little calmer and we arrived back in Kuala Besut only mildly shaken up. With a couple of hours to kill before our bus from Jerteh to Kuala Terengganu we tried to get some food but the restaurants were all hectic so we admitted … Continue reading Quirky Kuala Terengganu
Kota Bharu and the Perhentian Islands
We landed pretty late in Kota Bharu so all we wanted to do was get to our guesthouse and sleep. The streets were completely deserted, Kota Bharu was clearly not a party town despite our driver’s assurances that locals, himself included, like to have dinner at midnight or later. Our guesthouse was…interesting. On the plus … Continue reading Kota Bharu and the Perhentian Islands
Glorious George Town and Penang National Park
We were in Ipoh for all of 24 hours before hitting the road again, this time towards Penang and George Town. A couple of hours later we were checking in to our hotel in the centre of the old town and immediately heading out again in search of lunch. We knew where we were going … Continue reading Glorious George Town and Penang National Park
A busy day in Ipoh
Caro was not having a good day. Whilst shifting her packed backpack around she managed to open her flask of tea and spill a majority of the contents over her daypack, meaning not only a soggy bag but also, and worse, no tea to drink. Then she managed to clunk her head of the door … Continue reading A busy day in Ipoh
Arriving in Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur and the Cameron Highlands
We had thoroughly enjoyed road-tripping again but we were really excited to be going further afield and diving back in to Asia. From Lille we jumped on a pre-booked, well air-conditioned bus to Charles De Gaul. Caro was sporting her finest traveller clothes. Our airport experience in Charles De Gaul was on a par with … Continue reading Arriving in Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur and the Cameron Highlands
Five countries in five days – The final leg of our European tour
We had to drop Delaney off in Lille and with another 4 countries on the agenda in the interim we had a pretty epic drive ahead of us with some sightseeing on the way. We headed east back towards Italy with the plan of making it to Switzerland to camp that evening but this proved … Continue reading Five countries in five days – The final leg of our European tour
A day in Venice, two hours in Florence and very happy birthday in Provence
Thus far our route had made some vague sense despite covering an ambitious amount of ground in a short period of time. Over the next few days all common sense went out the window as we had a date to keep in the south of France. Caro’s mum was celebrating a milestone birthday and, unbeknownst … Continue reading A day in Venice, two hours in Florence and very happy birthday in Provence
Visiting Nepal: Some hints, tips and general observations
Nepal is an amazing place populated with friendly, generous and resilient people and we had a brilliant time there. You can read our numerous Nepal blog posts about our experiences, this post is just a handful of observations that we made along the way which will hopefully be helpful to other travellers. General In general, … Continue reading Visiting Nepal: Some hints, tips and general observations
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