Arrival in Singapore We took a bus from Malacca to Singapore. At the border, you get out and go through a customs and border crossing building where they remind you many times of the strict penalties for smuggling drugs into…
Malacca Riverside The entire city of Malacca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the oldest cities in the area. The city is located in a strategic trading route between Asia and the Middle East / Europe /…
Around Town, KL We stopped for just one day in Kuala Lumpur on our way between the Cameron Highlands and our next destination, Malacca. Kuala Lumpur (KL) is the largest city and capital of Malaysia. The city was founded relatively…
Bus to Tanah Rata The Cameron Highlands is a mountain “hill station” developed by Scottish colonialists in the 1920’s. It owes its popularity as a tourist destination to the cool climate, beautiful scenery, agriculture, and diverse natural plants and wildlife.…
Arrival in Penang Penang is an island in Malaysia once colonized by the British. The British settlement of Georgetown is now the largest city on the island and in the greater metropolitan area including the mainland settlement of Butterworth. Malaysia…
Kata Beach We stayed in two places in Phuket, since the whole island is really large. Our first stop was Kata Beach. The main beach in Kata was very crowded — luckily, we discovered the mellower Kata Noi beach. Our…
Flying South Our journey next took us south to Krabi, Thailand. There are several small towns in the Krabi area: Krabi Town, Ao Nang, and Railay Bay. Our first stop was Railay Bay, known for having some of the finest…
Getting Out of Chiang Mai Since Chiang Mai was filled with visitors for the Loy Krathong festival, we couldn’t find any accommodation in the city after our first hotel reservation expired. Plan B was heading one hour up into the…
Welcome to Chiang Mai Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand, about 430 miles north of Bangkok. It is also a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna. The Old City is surrounded by an ancient wall and…
Welcome to Bangkok Traveling from Cambodia to Thailand was very easy, just a quick 1-hour flight on Air Asia. Everything was great, except one major problem — Linley got food poisoning on our last day in Cambodia. Boarding Our Plane…