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Part Three: The Travel Diary of South-east Asia

The Travel Diary of South-east Asia Here continues the series for anyone who is interested about my travels over a year ago. I spent three months in South-east Asia. Though true to the actual handwritten diary in terms of events which I recorded on my trip day-to-day, I have changed the names and where possible gone into more detail for each day with the luxury of having a laptop this time around! For part two click here . Part three concerns Cameron Highlands and George Town in Malaysia. ******************************** 17th of January 2019 - Kuala Lumpur > Cameron Highlands, Malaysia Grab is such a must have app in Malaysia. Got up so late and just about brushed my teeth before meeting the impatient Dan at the doorway of Sunshine Bedz. Didn’t even have time to say goodbye to this place I’d become so fond of. Compared to the last hostel this one breezes into the number 1 spot. But yeah Grab. Essentially Uber for South-East Asia and about a 10th of the price. We ordered one and it a...

Part Two: The Travel Diary of South-east Asia

The Travel Diary of South-east Asia Here continues the series for anyone who is interested about my travels over a year ago. I spent three months in South-east Asia. Though true to the actual handwritten diary in terms of events which I recorded on my trip day-to-day, I have changed the names and where possible gone into more detail for each day with the luxury of having a laptop this time around! For part one click here . Part Two concerns Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. ******************************** 14th of January 2019 - Singapore > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Got up around 9am both relieved and excited with a dash of fear that I’m sure will bubble and boil as time goes on. I was mainly relieved to be getting out of this bloody hostel. It hadn’t been awful but it had left a lot to be desired. I headed down to the common room and poured over my Lonely Planet South-east Asia travel guide, grasping the basic phrases of ‘hello’ ‘thank you’ and ‘goodbye’ in Malay and checking out some of the ...