July 24th, 2019 Today we took a really nice boat ride from Phuket to Railay Beach, Thailand. By Boat is definitely my favorite mode of transportation. We got a nice fruit smoothie (you can get smoothies everywhere here for less than $2) and sat outside on the boat deck for the 2-hour journey. We were…
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Day 167 – Phuket, Thailand
July 23rd, 2019 Today we got up and found a scooter. It was less than $7 to rent one for the day. The currency in Thailand is the Thai Baht and the exchange rate is about 30 to 1-USD. Even with such a high exchange rate from what I have seen so far (at least…
Days 165-166: Goodbye Malay, Hello Thai
July 21st – 22nd, 2019 Today we took a 1.5 hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket, Thailand. It’s great how cheap the flights are within Asia once you are here. For the flight, my checked luggage and a hot vegetarian meal on the plane was only $33. Even though it was a short flight…
Days 162-164, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 18th – 20th, 2019 We left Cameron Highlands and went to Kuala Lumpur which is the capital of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur (KL) is another major metropolis with a population of 1.8 million. I have heard it referred to as Singapore’s sister city. It was about a 5-hour bus ride from Cameron Highlands. I ate…
Day 161 – Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
July 17th, 2019 We were up early and got ready for our tour. I have seen ‘white coffee’ advertised quite a bit in Malaysia. Since it has been so hot I haven’t really wanted coffee, but now that we are in a cooler climate I was excited to try it. We have white coffee at…
Day 160 – Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
July 16th, 2019 Today we got up early and took a 5-hour long bus ride from Penang to Cameron Highlands. Before we left, Brendan got some breakfast at the bus station. He tried something that he thought might be like French toast. It was basically a folded piece of bread that was fried together. He…
Day 159 – Penang, Malaysia
July 15th, 2019 Today we got ready and set out to explore more of the city. I left the room without my sunglasses which was a mistake. We explored some more of the clan jetties and then walked to a few mansions that are supposed to be points of interest. I got really hungry, but…
Day 158 – Penang, Malaysia
July 14th, 2019 Today we took the ferry from Langkawi south to the island state of Penang. We stayed in the capital city of George Town which has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its historical significance. George Town was the first British Settlement in SE Asia. Nowadays it is known for…
Day 157 – Langkawi, Malaysia
July 13th, 2019 Today we started off our day by scootering around. We stopped by the jetty and extended our scooter rental by another day and took some pictures at Langkawi’s big eagle. We went to the north end of the island to a pretty beach called Tanjung Rhu. We had lunch there and Brendan…
Day 156 – Langkawi, Malaysia
July 12th, 2019 Today, there were several places I wanted to check out on the scooter. I dropped off some laundry at our hotel’s reception and the lady convinced me to do an island-hopping tour this afternoon. It was only $7, and they take you to three different places by a small boat. For that…