August 5, 2015 After five days feeling like a walking waterfall from the humidity of Kuala Lumpur, I welcomed a short stint in the cool Cameron Highlands where I could comfortably rock jeans, a sweater, and even a rain jacket. Of course,…
Keeping Cool in Kuala Lumpur (July 31)
July 31, 2015 It was ridiculously humid when we arrived in Kuala Lumpur after a 4-hour bus ride from Melaka, and we still had to find our guesthouse – the perfect recipe for crankiness. Suffice to say when we finally got…
Good Eats and Water Monitors in Melaka (July 27)
Finally catching up on a few overdue blogs! This post recounts travel from when we left Singapore and traveled to Malaysia, where we spent the next four weeks. First stop, Melaka! July 27, 2015 I love Malaysia! Like love it,…
Cameron Highlands to Pulau Perhentian
We debated visiting the Cameron Highlands. They are supposed to be lovely, with cool weather and stunning vistas. We decided that a quick visit would be good. It was great having such cool weather. We didn’t find any great restaurants…
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is one of those cities I don’t know why I never made it to before. It has all the good and bad bits of a city in spades. There is lots of growth, contrasting scenery (jungle/skyscraper, local markets/world-class…
Malacca
From Singapore we caught a bus to Malacca. Malacca was for a time the most important port on the Malay Peninsula. It has a varied history with colonization and along with Georgetown on Penang island has some of the best…