Kuala Lumpur and the Transvestite Datejune 10-13Kuala Lumpur was great in the modern bits, but just the same old dirty rat infested streets everywhere else.I was told that the "Batu caves" were a must see. It has the world's biggest buddha!Odd, nearly everywhere i have been so far has the same claim to fame.Anyway i decided to go, so hopped on the bus to be bitterly dissapointed as usual.Yes it was a big bhudda, but looked about 10 years old and commisi...

Throw momma from the train,Kota Bahrujune 7/8After leaving the Perhentians you have to go to the mainland at a place called Kuala Besut, and then the main town is a place called Kota Bharu which is about 30 minutes north.Transportation is not Malaysia's strongest point. I arrived at the bus station at Kuala Besut which resembled a Huddersfield taxi rank. No one seemed to know when the next bus was, but purely by a coincidence, there were some dodgy looking taxi d...

The idiot who fell off the boat with his camera, Perhentian island Kecil June 2-6th What a horrible time for a bus to leave at midnight. I had had a few beers just before we left, hoping that it might send me to sleep, but the minibus was really bumpy and the seat was not much cop, so i hardly slept a wink. We arrived at Kuala Besut which is where the speed boat leaves from at about half six and the next boat was at 7am, so i had a cuppa and watched t...

Hostel 3 Penang may 30-june 2nd There was a problem with the ferry from Langkawi, so we had to get dropped off at another island and wait for a transfer. I found a can of Tiger beer in my bag, and even though it was warm i decided to drink it. As soon as i got my lips round it, i saw a sign that said that no alcoholic drinks were allowed. So i did my usual and tried to act all nonchalont and innocent...................well, they must have seen me but did not...

Ooh Matron! Carry on Doctor Langkawi may 25-30 The trip to Langkawi was not too bad, but i had done my usual and gone out with a bang the night before. I had met this bloke from New Zealand who was having a mid life crisis too, plus we also found some more bars, amongst other things...........so i finally got to bed at 4am and had to be up at half five................. i was so close to just cancelling my trip and having a lay in and staying another day, ...