We arrived in Melaka mid morning and checked into our guesthouse for a couple of nights. Having had a quick bite to eat we wandered Muzium Rakyat (People's Museum) which had an interesting display on how different countries have sought to alter their apperance, including head deformation, dental mutilations, tattooing, sacrification and foot-binding. Sounds horrendous, but believe us, it was very interesting, especially when the other display was on kites! The ne...

Having not been in a city for a while, Kuala Lumpur (or KL as it is imaginatively called) was a bit of a surprise, as it's so modern and full of Western sights - Quite exciting to see Topshop again though! We were lucky to get a room in a small guesthouse which was really homely and relaxed. After a spot of shopping (how could we resist the shopping centres after so long?) we had our 5th Indian meal in 6 nights. This may seem like overkill, but somehow no matter ...

We caught the local ferry from Penang and headed to the bus station to catch a local bus to the Cameron Highlands. The journey provided us with a glimpse of the Malaysian landscape which was most spectacular. We stayed at a lovely inn at a place called Tanah Rata. Tanah Rata is the main town in the highlands which was a great place for us to base ourselves for the next few days. The afternoon was spent exploring the town which mainly consisted of a few bars, ...

We arrived quite late in Penang and were greeted by a truly wonderful storm...welcome to Malaysia! Having grabbed some food we called in an early night as we only had the following day to explore the City. We caught a local bus to visit Kek Lok Si Temple which is the largest Buddhist temple complex in Malaysia. Once again we were caught up in a storm and had the chance to wear our beautiful mac in a pac! The temple itself was very pretty and provided great views ...