Our flight arrived in Bali around 6pm on 22.November and we made our way to our guesthouse in Sanur. The next morning we left Sanur very early to head for Ubud located in the centre of Bali. We had booked two nights in the “Arjuna 2” Guesthouse which we enjoyed so much that we returned again for our last four nights on Bali. Ubud is a small town filled with temples, palaces, traditional houses and full of cultural and artistic highlights.
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Singapore – A clean country
We made it to Singapore!
After travelling through South-East Asia without a single flight for three months, our arrival in Singapore represents our last stop before having to board a plane again. We took a four hour bus ride from Melacca in Malaysia to Singapore and arrived at “Footprints Hostel” on 18.November.
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Melacca – Where East meets West
Formerly the largest and strategically most important port of the colonial era, Melacca now offers a step back in time to a city formed by strong Dutch, British, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindu and more recently Muslim influences. Upon arriving in the city the first thing one sees is a large Dutch square with a clock tower, a city hall, a windmill and a large river separating the different parts of the city. We were surprised how much resemblance this part of the city bore with Amsterdam.
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Kuala Lumpur – The Capital
A modern city with very special twin towers.
We arrived in KL on 14.November following a 6hour windy bus from the Cameron Highlands that lead once through what felt like the entire Malaysian rainforest all the way down to the coast towards Kuala Lumpur.
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Cameron Highlands – Tea time
We finally made it to the Cameron Highlands, famous for its many tea plantations! Of course, a visit to these picturesque plantations was one of our top ten things to do on our bucket list for Malaysia. It was a great experience!
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Georgetown – A colonial city
We arrived in Georgetown on the island of Penang on 6.November following a 3hour ferry ride from Langkawi in the pouring rain. Georgetown is the second largest city in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur and is not quite the picturesque colonial city one would expect. Upon arriving with the ferry we were greeted by a long row of skyscrapers and a very modern ferry terminal. The city was bustling with traffic and the sidewalks were full with people, locals and tourists alike.
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Langkawi – A taste of Malaysia
After a very easy-going immigration procedure at a dive shop in Koh Lipe, we were surprised how formal and professional the immigration was on Langkawi in Malaysia. We took a 1hour speedboat ride on 2.November from Koh Lipe to Langkawi and were greeted by five rather unsympathetic looking men standing next to five large vans on a deserted road at the coast of Langkawi. The men took our luggage and started placing it into the different vans that were waiting for us.
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Koh Lipe – A marine life highlight
Koh Lipe was one of the nicest islands we visited during our trip through Thailand. Not only did it have white, carribean like beaches, but the water had an amazing turquoise color and the marine life around the island was a real highlight.
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Koh Lanta – An island escape
The most laid back, relaxing and quiet island we visited in Thailand. It also happened to be the place where we enjoyed one of the nicest sunsets of our entire journey. We arrived in Koh Lanta on 26.October after taking a 4hour minivan and ferry journey from Krabi.
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Hong Island
Our trip to Hong Island was not nearly as exciting as our trip to Koh Phi Phi. We had booked a one day trip through our GH in Krabi with Barracuda Tour to Hong Island (700baht per person). A small minivan picked us up at 8am in Krabi and drove us to the beach in Ao Nang where our longtail boat was already waiting for us.