Our last day in Langkawi we spent on the beach, it was really hot so we went into a 'chill-out cafe' in the shade and read for a few hours, during this time Josh was pooed on by a bird, it was really funny! The next morning we left for the jetty about 6pm for the boat which left at 7.30am, we then had to catch a bus at 10.30am to Ipoh and another bus at 5pm to The Cameron Highlands, we got there about 8pm in the end. Accommodation was pretty expensive everywhere but we managed to find a reasonable place called twin pines to spend a couple of nights. The next morning we arrange a bus tour that takes you to various nice places around the highlands, we visited a butterfly farm, Tea plantation and factory, Rose garden, Bee farm, a big market square and a strawberry farm. It was a lovely day, we had some delicious strawberries, we did end up having to go around with a group of Japanese tourists all day though. In the evening we went for dinner and met a German girl who we had met when we first arrived in the highlands, she told us how she had been working in Tokyo up to the earthquake as a waitress in a bar, dressed like a geisha pouring whiskey to rich men for $18 per hour! The next day we left for Kuala Lumpur which we had booked accommodation in advance as its the holidays, we met a really nice couple who lived in Brighton, they go to Glastonbury each year, really nice people, the guy had proposed to her a few days earlier and they had weirdly planned to get married in Tunbridge Wells! Such a small world so hopefully we will see them again at Glastonbury this year. We didn't arrived in KL until about 5pm, our guest house was easy to get to using the monorail. Our guest house was nice, free computers, breakfast and nice owners. We wondered around the street markets around the Chow Kit area and ate spicy soup for dinner. We headed out in the morning to the twin-towers firstly (very touristy) they were a lovely sight and inside was a great Mall. Next we explored China town and the central market, very good for shopping in these areas, we met a nice guy who worked for Malaysian Tourism board who gave us lots of information about what to do here. We saw a Hare Krishna food van giving out free veggie food so we had a portion to share, it was very nice, lots of Homeless people were eating more than one portion of it. We went to the lake gardens next which were very beautiful and quiet. We visited the deer park, spice and herb garden here too. Next we went to Bukit Bintang which is a big Japanese influenced area with lots of malls, restaurants and we had a wonder around, there was a big storm so we went back to our guest house soon after. The morning after we left KL, also left half our luggage here as we are returning and it is getting quite heavy. We wanted to go to Port Dickson but there wasn't a bus from the station we got to so we went to Melaka which was our next destination. Melaka with its Dutch/Portuguese influence has really nice architecture in the main square. We stayed in China Town where we saw a huge reptile (Monitor Lizard) in the drain the size of a large dog, China town was really nice here, lots of temples and there was also a ship museum which is a ship you walk around inside and outside of it. We also visited a small memorial area with some old planes, trains and other vehicles outside the shopping area. In the evening we found a small restaurant which we had dinner served in a banana leaf run by Indians, this was a nice way to end the day. The next day we visited the water park, it was only built last May, the only people who were there mainly were teenage-twenty's males. It was really fun, lots of cool slides, rapids, pools, we had lots of fun. In the evening we had some beer and relaxed. The following morning we left our guest house in china town and had to catch 3 buses to get to Port Dickson. It was very quiet but full of lovely resorts like there sound be more visitors. We stayed in a Rotary run barrack-style guest house where we were the only guests and which had cooking facilities. We caught a bus and then we walked about 3km to the entrance of a forest reserve. We walked around and through the trails, we found a small private beach which was lovely, we walked to the end where there is a lighthouse which over looks the sea, the views were just amazing. It was also really nice because we didn't' see anybody else until we left. In the evening we cooked some instant noodles, there wasn't anything to do in the evening and we were quite far from the town. In the morning we left Port Dickson to return to KL, today we mainly rested in the guest house. We visited Bukit Bingtang again the next day also China town and central market again. Josh brought some very cheap trainers. We went back to our room early, we had early dinner and bedtime as we are waking up at 3.30am for our flight to The Philippines!!
We got to Central by 4.20am and got the coach to the airport which took one hour. We got to the airport with plenty of time for our flight. We got on the plane about 7am and landed at 11.30am in Clark airport. We had a airport meal at about 9am of vegetable curry too.
In the Philippines we wanted to visit Palawan for most of our trip in The Philippines but its quite hard to reach so we decided to start by going to Puerto Galera. We had to catch two buses to the port in Batangas which we arrived at 3.30pm, the people were quite confusing all saying there was no boats but we found the right place and go the boat at 5pm. We arrived on the Island at 6.30pm and found a room at a small guest house for a good price. We went out for some beers, about 60p for a bottle of San Miguel and they all drink low calorie beer (which is good for me!) We met a nice Filipino girl called Donna who told us what to do, they are 2 beaches both about 7km away, Sabang and white beach. There was a bar called 'Jager Bar' which set challenges to do 'Jager Bombs' and fastest record for 10 was 25 seconds. We went to bed a little tipsy.
The next morning we got a jeepney to Sabang which was all about diving mainly. There were a lot of bars, seafood restaurants and shops everywhere but not much of a beach. We spent a few hours wondering around before going back to the main town. We brought our selves a snorkel to share and wanted to find a little bit of water around the Jetty (very clear waters) but we couldn't sadly, we will save it for Palawan. In the evening we had some beer on our hotels Balcony people watching. We woke at 6.20 to catch the first boat back to mainland, we had to catch another bus to Manila port to try and get the Palawan boat. When we got to the Ferry Port we found out there are only boats leaving on Fridays (3 more days) so we booked our places on and on a return boat (27 hours each way for a 7 day stay) and decided to visit Baguio which is about 6 hours North of Manila. We arrived about 8pm that night and the town is full of University students, really busy but in a nice way. We spent ages trying to find a room, everywhere cheap was full. We thought about staying up all night as there were many bars and restaurant which stay open all night but we managed to haggle a nice one to 15 pounds per night for 3 nights. We went straight out in town after, we had dinner then found a little bar called 'Rumours' which looked fun and full of locals. Everyone was singing along to the music and dancing it was really nice (Filipinos genuinely really love Karaoke), it really looked like an English pub inside. After awhile a group of Filipinos got me up to dance with them and Josh and I sat with them afterwards. They were really nice and fun telling us about the area, places to go, finding out about us. We had lots of beers (low calorie) and they ended up inviting us to a party on Thursday night (two nights time) which is 80's themed, of course we accepted, and called it a night around 2am.
The next morning with the tips from our friends we made last night we first visited Burnham park, this was lovely full of students, families, friends - really busy. There was a big lake in the middle with lots of people in pedalo boats. We sat in there for a while then explored the nearby markets. Fruit and veg is really cheap (30p 6 bananas, 30p 500g strawberries) and also lots of cheap sunglasses, earrings and clothes. Next we caught a jeepney to mines view. This was a big market area on a hill and at the top you can see an old mine below you and also great views over the town as we were much higher up. They had giant dogs and horses you can take your picture with. We had some amazing corn on the cob there too. Later we discovered a cool artist cafe which was vegetarian, it was on the 4th floor of a building which you can see all the lights from the town. There was lots of modern art, really cool layout, the cafe was split into 3 sections, one was like half a boat you sit on, another was under this on ground level around a nice garden and the other was like an art gallery with nice hand made tables, we ate some good good, aubergine grilled with tomatoes, some veg spaghetti and spring rolls served on leaves. After this we found a live music bar called bar 108. Here you buy your drinks in large quantities and have them on you table in a bucket for beer or big jug for cocktails. We had some beers and really nice night, lots of Simon and Garfunkel covers all night.
Today we had a sleep in, we visited the markets again and are getting ready for our 80's party this evening!
We got to Central by 4.20am and got the coach to the airport which took one hour. We got to the airport with plenty of time for our flight. We got on the plane about 7am and landed at 11.30am in Clark airport. We had a airport meal at about 9am of vegetable curry too.
In the Philippines we wanted to visit Palawan for most of our trip in The Philippines but its quite hard to reach so we decided to start by going to Puerto Galera. We had to catch two buses to the port in Batangas which we arrived at 3.30pm, the people were quite confusing all saying there was no boats but we found the right place and go the boat at 5pm. We arrived on the Island at 6.30pm and found a room at a small guest house for a good price. We went out for some beers, about 60p for a bottle of San Miguel and they all drink low calorie beer (which is good for me!) We met a nice Filipino girl called Donna who told us what to do, they are 2 beaches both about 7km away, Sabang and white beach. There was a bar called 'Jager Bar' which set challenges to do 'Jager Bombs' and fastest record for 10 was 25 seconds. We went to bed a little tipsy.
The next morning we got a jeepney to Sabang which was all about diving mainly. There were a lot of bars, seafood restaurants and shops everywhere but not much of a beach. We spent a few hours wondering around before going back to the main town. We brought our selves a snorkel to share and wanted to find a little bit of water around the Jetty (very clear waters) but we couldn't sadly, we will save it for Palawan. In the evening we had some beer on our hotels Balcony people watching. We woke at 6.20 to catch the first boat back to mainland, we had to catch another bus to Manila port to try and get the Palawan boat. When we got to the Ferry Port we found out there are only boats leaving on Fridays (3 more days) so we booked our places on and on a return boat (27 hours each way for a 7 day stay) and decided to visit Baguio which is about 6 hours North of Manila. We arrived about 8pm that night and the town is full of University students, really busy but in a nice way. We spent ages trying to find a room, everywhere cheap was full. We thought about staying up all night as there were many bars and restaurant which stay open all night but we managed to haggle a nice one to 15 pounds per night for 3 nights. We went straight out in town after, we had dinner then found a little bar called 'Rumours' which looked fun and full of locals. Everyone was singing along to the music and dancing it was really nice (Filipinos genuinely really love Karaoke), it really looked like an English pub inside. After awhile a group of Filipinos got me up to dance with them and Josh and I sat with them afterwards. They were really nice and fun telling us about the area, places to go, finding out about us. We had lots of beers (low calorie) and they ended up inviting us to a party on Thursday night (two nights time) which is 80's themed, of course we accepted, and called it a night around 2am.
The next morning with the tips from our friends we made last night we first visited Burnham park, this was lovely full of students, families, friends - really busy. There was a big lake in the middle with lots of people in pedalo boats. We sat in there for a while then explored the nearby markets. Fruit and veg is really cheap (30p 6 bananas, 30p 500g strawberries) and also lots of cheap sunglasses, earrings and clothes. Next we caught a jeepney to mines view. This was a big market area on a hill and at the top you can see an old mine below you and also great views over the town as we were much higher up. They had giant dogs and horses you can take your picture with. We had some amazing corn on the cob there too. Later we discovered a cool artist cafe which was vegetarian, it was on the 4th floor of a building which you can see all the lights from the town. There was lots of modern art, really cool layout, the cafe was split into 3 sections, one was like half a boat you sit on, another was under this on ground level around a nice garden and the other was like an art gallery with nice hand made tables, we ate some good good, aubergine grilled with tomatoes, some veg spaghetti and spring rolls served on leaves. After this we found a live music bar called bar 108. Here you buy your drinks in large quantities and have them on you table in a bucket for beer or big jug for cocktails. We had some beers and really nice night, lots of Simon and Garfunkel covers all night.
Today we had a sleep in, we visited the markets again and are getting ready for our 80's party this evening!
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