After our terrific time at Suka Suka we made our way north towards the costal state of Penang. Firstly we took a slight detour to visit the orangutans at Orangutan Island. The baby orangutans were so cute and we boith fell in love with them! We then took another detour to the Krian river to take a boat ride and watch the rivers famous inhabitants..the fireflies. As we waited for the darkness to decend we ate at a road side restaurant which our tour guide, Pete,...

Kuala Kangsar, the royal town of Perak (one of the 13 states of Malaysia) and meaning town of 99 rivers, was the setting for out time at the homestay with Azman and his family. They live on a picturesque island, named Suka Suka in the middle of a lake. Our accomodation on Suka Suka was a quient wooden hut with no hot water and electricity for only six hours a night. The electricity came from a generator which Mandy proceeded to blow on the first night when she tr...

Hey guys, sorry we have not updated the blog in a while. We have just finished our three week intrepid trip -The Trail of the Gecko- and as we have been with a group of fellow travellers we have been busy day and night (el chango did flow)! We have not stayed in any place for more than three nights and have seen some of the delights of both Malaysia and Thailand. We are currently in Bangkok (a great city) planning our next move. Anyway we'll now try to round up o...

A five hour bus journey from Singapore saw us arrive at our next destination Melaka, a state on the South West coast of Malaysia which is best known for its food and its history. We where given a guided tour of the city by an extremely knowledgable local and where transported around on the back of a trishaw, a really fun experience. The history of the city includes being colonized by the Portugese, the Dutch, and the English and we where shown important sites r...