Tag Archives: Malaysia

11 000 kms and 7 time zones later

Posted on 12/07/2012 by Ginger

Day 100, 28/5/2012  The day of returning back to reality. My flight from KL to London was at 10am, and this was one of my most stressful pre-flight experiences ever. It just proves that all of my previous flights have … Continue reading →

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Final days in Asia and the last mango

Posted on 10/07/2012 by Ginger

Day 97 – Day 99, 25-27/5/2012 We cannot stay in paradise forever, can we? As much as I didn’t want to, I had to leave the Perhentian paradise and return to Kuala Lumpur for 2 more days before finishing my … Continue reading →

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Ok, let’s go diving!

Posted on 09/07/2012 by Ginger

Day 88 – Day 97, 16-25/5/2012 If I really liked diving after the experience in Thailand and Cambodia, then I fell in love with it in Perhentians! Over the course of 9 days I spent in Perhnetians, I finished the … Continue reading →

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Sand under my feet, wind in my hair, salt on my skin

Posted on 05/07/2012 by Ginger

Day 88 – Day 97, 16-25/5/2012 I was leaving with a minivan at 8am from Taman Negara to Perhentian islands, so I spent all day in transit – Taman Negara was almost in the very centre of Malaysia, and the … Continue reading →

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Ankle-deep in the mud in the world’s oldest rainforest

Posted on 04/07/2012 by Ginger

Day 86 – Day 87, 14-15/5/2012 I was heading for some quality time on the beach, but the possibility of visiting the world’s oldest rainforest convinced me to make a stop in Taman Negara – which translates as “National Park”. … Continue reading →

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Durian spring rolls in Malacca

Posted on 03/07/2012 by Ginger

Day 84 – Day 85, 12-13/5/2012 I was taking a bus from Singapore to Malacca. Turnes out you have to cross the immigration with all your luggage (and it actually helps if you memorize the colour of the bus that … Continue reading →

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First glimpse at Kuala Lumpur

Posted on 28/06/2012 by Ginger

Day 80, 8/5/2012 I had an early flight from Phnom Penn to Kuala Lumpur and this has been the most unfriendly airport and customer service I’ve experienced in my entire life (ok, apart from Trivandrum airport, but then again customer … Continue reading →

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