Kuala Lumpur was better than I expected it to be. So much better. Before our UK departure I'd read a whole bunch about it in guide books, from telegraph travel & on blogs - plus I used to have a very good Malaysian friend who visited often and gave me snippets of what life was like in the country's capital (great retail, loads of food, hot weather) - but yet I didn't anticipate the welcome we received. Being in this place, way more than arriving in Singapo...

Okay, not altogether sure how to start this one. As I sit here and type it's 11th March - two months to the day since I left merry England on the adventure of my young life. Two months. This is blog entry número uno. Hmm. Bit awkward isn't it? I doubt anyone is all that interested now - and, to be fair, why on earth would they be after such radio silence? However, if you do happen to find yourself particularly idle for a few minutes and fancy having a mild chuc...