Beach combing and deja vu
7 Ogos 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
After checking out, head down to the beach for the afternoon. Hadn’t seen the beach at high tide. So many different types of shells! Get a tiny bit of rain but seek cover under a tree. Pack up andBaca lagi
To the west and waterfalls
6 Ogos 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Skies are nice and clear when we wake up but become a big ominous as we head out across to the east side of the island. Rain begins to fall as we arrive at the start of the walk up to Seven WellsBaca lagi
To the north side
5 Ogos 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
First order of business - determine if we can take a ferry to Thailand. Ride to passenger ferry terminal and confirm - we can! Grab some breakfast and ride the 12 miles across to the north side of theBaca lagi
Some days just don’t go as planned
4 Ogos 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Another early start to catch ferry to Langkawi. Short ride to port town only to find out that we couldn’t go on the passenger ferry with our bikes. Next ferry port - almost 30 miles to the north.Baca lagi
Two ferries and quiet roads
3 Ogos 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Get an early start as we have always to go and 2 ferry crossings. Streets are quiet as it’s Sunday morning (perhaps). Arrive back in Butterworth and head north out of the city. Pretty quickly findBaca lagi
A jungle hike and beach
2 Ogos 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Opt to not ride anymore as the traffic is horrible and drivers worse. Catch a grab (uber-like) to take us to national park on the other side of island. Sit in a lot of traffic but at least it’s airBaca lagi
Kek Lok Si Temple
1 Ogos 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Went out for coffee and wound up eating breakfast after observing the French toast. Quite tasty. Fueled us up to battle the traffic to get to Kek Lok Si Temple - a huge Buddhist temple. The artistryBaca lagi
Pengembara
I’d want a tour guide for place like this “s’plain this to me, please”
Exploring George Town
31 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Out for good coffees and pastries before exploring the city. Finally some history in this country. Quite the mix of Asian and European influence. Small streets with food stalls abound. Lots of streetBaca lagi
Onto Penang
30 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Woke to pouring rain but able to wait it out before leaving. The cloud cover stayed awhile which kept temps down. Long ride through very built up area. Not a great day of riding. Made it to ferry portBaca lagi
Taiping
29 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ 🌩️ 33 °C
Wound our way out of the busy streets of Ipoh. Hugged the river valley as hazy peaks surrounded us on both sides. Found a few quieter roads enabling us to get off of the busy Hwy 1. Stopped for someBaca lagi
Ipoh
28 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Returned to Ipoh on foot to explore during the daylight. Saw a few cool, old buildings from British occupation. Nice murals and street art as well. Quite toasty walking around. Ordered in and ate byBaca lagi
A waterfall and cave!
27 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Take a walk into the hill and jungle behind town to local waterfall. Very nice water! Pack up and head out. Kind of late but short day. Divert off main road to check out Tempunung cave. Very cool.Baca lagi
Long day on the pavement
26 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Long ride along highway 1. Not much besides pavement through the jungle. Not even a monkey to beak up the day. Arrive in Kampar. Opt to try the region’s dish - clay pot chicken with rice. So good!Baca lagi
Over the mountain range
25 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Early morning start to try and avoid heat while we make it to the top of the mountain. It is quite hazy with smoke from fires in Indonesia. Stop and chat with monkeys and then are stopped as the roadBaca lagi
Day of rest
24 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
After 6 riding days, we needed a break. Did very little except read, yoga, walked to town to get food.
Bukit Tinggi
23 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Enjoy a good breakfast before heading back out of the jungle and continuing our westward journey. Rolling hills aren’t too bad thought the trucks carrying palm oil fruits are unfortunatelyBaca lagi
Elephants!
22 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Leave the lowlands and head up into the jungle to Kuala Gandah - Ho,e of the Elephant Conservation Center. With our tour guide, get to feed the baby elephants. Watch the big elephants get their bath.Baca lagi
Pengembara
That is as big a smile as I have seen on you Bean. Doug, same beam. ❤️
Temerloh
21 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Short day - for real this time. Busy road for much of the time. A flat tire delays us a bit but still get to our hotel relatively early. Cool off in the pool. Walk into town for delicious roti andBaca lagi
Maran
20 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Get an earlier start as not sure how far we will go. Find a good quiet road along a river - though only catch fleeting glimpses of it. Wind is less favorable but still make good time. Lots of rustlingBaca lagi
Pekan
19 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Watch sun rise - though obscured by clouds. Long day planned as limited options for accommodations. Seems to be a trend for us here in Malaysia. Fortunately it is flat and we have a good tail wind.Baca lagi
Kuala Rompin
18 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Very sunny day. Fortunately the first half of our ride is through forest land with lots of trees and shade. Spot quite a few monkeys - who look a tad bit more aggressive than the ones we saw inBaca lagi
Futzing around in Mersing
17 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
After yesterday’s adventure, opt to only change hotels vs. cycling onward. Enjoy a cappuccino while we do some laundry. Check out the beach - kind of murky and dirty. Decide not to venture out toBaca lagi
Jungle hopping
16 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Venture out onto busy roadways, still trying to get out of the city of Johor Bahru. Eventually the traffic ruins and we have a calmer ride. As the jungle builds next to us, see some interestingBaca lagi
Malaysia is just a bridge away
15 Julai 2025, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
The ride out of Singapore varied from busy roads to beautiful paths. Lots of twists and turns took some time
to navigate as did finding our entrance to the causeway into Malaysia. We were separatedBaca lagi
A colorful birthday celebration
14 Julai 2025, Singapura ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Fortunately, Doug is feeling better in time for his birthday. Start the day with pastries before hopping on the metro to the Botanic Gardens. Emerge into light rain, but it’s a warm rain. WalkBaca lagi
