• Anaïs Huvelle Maury

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  • Day 56 : Indonesia to Singapore

    7 sierpnia 2023, Singapur ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    My last breakfast in Indonesia. I took two ahah the free breakfast at the hostel and an amazing smoothie bowl.

    On the plane I started to read my new book. It's so interesting. I like the story.

    In order to close Indonesia :
    I spent 8 weeks in Indonesia. That's a lot but not that at all.

    Indonesia is a big country. Bigger that we think. All the part of indonesia are completly different, there are almost like different country (not the same language, not the same religion, not the same food etc.)
    To be honest I want to go back to do Sualeswi , Borneo, Sumatra and Papua.

    A small list of funny thing (or not) in Indonesia:

    - Indonesians are really respectful and smiling. I keep in my head the smile of all them, and in particular the childreen. When they see you, just because you are white, they are smiling.

    - It's useful when an Indonesian, say to you "hello" on the street for free.

    -The childreen, sometimes enought young, come to the tourists and just ask some easy question like : "Hello, what is your name ? Where are from ? " and the majority of time that's all.(it's to practice english) Sometimes they look shy but sometimes, I was surprised by them confidence of themselves. It 's a thing we can't see in Europe. In mean, personnaly when I see a stranger (and more when I was young) in France, just I don't care of them. Here, they are sooo happy to see you (a bit less in Bali obviously).

    -On Google Map you can have the way by scooter and car (the time is different because of jam car)
    - I saw just once a woman grab (In Bali)
    - I never saw a woman coach of surf or what ever.
    - it's not autorized, but you can take a Grab without helmet (i did)
    -They work 6/7D by week
    -You can see a whole family on a scooter
    Or many other things
    - in the restaurant there are only a spoon and a fork. Never knife, the meat always is already cut. We cut with fork and eat with spoon.
    -The food is really sweet. If you take a tea or juice, it's better to precise without sugar or a just a bit.
    -classical Indonesian breakfast is : fried rice or fried Noodle.
    - I didn't see lot of Indonesians with glasses. That's the reality of porverty
    - They learn English at school, but all the Indonesians I met, tell me that they learn English with tourists. They just tried and learned. "Never try, never know"

    I ask to some Indonesians with who I talked, their dreams. I wasn't really surprised by their answers:
    Fivety pourcent : travel (in particular in Europe)
    Fivety pourcent : Enougt (just have what they need to have and enjoy with this)

    So, arrived in Singapor, the plane was late, so I arrived around 10p.m at the hostel. I was waiting when Thomas (english) gave me some advice for the check in.
    We went to dinner together.
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  • Day 57-58 : Singapore

    9 sierpnia 2023, Singapur ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Lot of people I met in Indonesia were surprised when I told them that I wanted to visit Singapore. They said that 'it's just a city' like there are no lot of things to do.
    So It wasn't my impression.
    I was so surprised by this city. I did the tour suggested by the hostel with Thomas.
    All was so interesting.
    We did a museum about the architecture of singapore. It's crazy how they are building this city. They thought about all : energy, environment, park, transportation etc. This city is presented like a utupia.
    Transportation is easy.
    -The city is so clean and quiet.
    -The food is good.
    - The city is Multicultural
    -The city is beautiful with park everywhere.
    - The safest city on the world
    Etc...
    But is it really a utopia? Is it really good to live in this kind of city ?
    - Where, all it's forbidden. (To chew gum is forbidden).
    -The death penalty is still used and a lot. (for dealers, for example).
    -There are a lot of cameras everywhere in the city.
    - The freedom is not really respected
    - The freedom of the press is not respected
    - Many prostitued bar (hide)
    Etc....

    So I recommend to visit Singapore. It was completly different that all the others places I visited.

    I did the first day with the cuttest english guy. And the second day alone. (He left the second day)
    I didn't do all I planned to do because for the first time of my trip I was so drunk. The second day I was just hang over.
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  • Day 59-60: Singapore to Malaysia

    10 sierpnia 2023, Malezja ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

    The night was short.
    Let's go for a new country : Malaysia.

    Woke up at 6 a.m. one hour to be ready.
    7 a.m. I took a little breakfast (free, at the hostel).
    It was a bit complicated to understand how to go to the place to take my bus. With Google maps, the way wasn't really clear. (I mean, I think it wasn't a shorter way). So I asked to the guy of the hostel. (An old man, so kind, his smile was so even with a few missing teeth, during all my time in this place I loved to ask him some question).
    So I left the hostel. Without data, I knew the name of my destination and the number of my line. O didn't have a lot of time.
    Fortunately, it wasn't complicated.
    The Malaysian visa was so easy to do !

    3h hours later, I arrived in Malaka. It's a city like we can find in Europe. It's completely different that Indonesia. The city looks nice.
    It's a multicultural city with a big chinesse community.

    I tried the bao. Not bad. I will try chinesse food here, but to be honest, i m not confident in the majority of the chinesse food. I went to bed early.

    Next day, I took a coffee with Yoan (from Danmark) that I met the day before.
    I tried to do the tour of the city bg bicycle, but it was too warm. (I was with Dom from Polonia).
    I returned at the hostel to read my book and plan my next days
    I waited the end of the day to visited the city, and I finished by the nightmarket.
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  • Day 61-62

    13 sierpnia 2023, Malezja ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    I woke up early, I was looking for sweet breakfast, but I tried to find local breakfast.
    After 1h, I oriented to a westernplace. I took granola bowl. I prefer to have local life, to eat local, take local snack, local transport etc. But sometimes, I miss my habits.

    Then, I did gym, lunch, shower and museum.
    Really interesting.
    Malaka was a strategic habour for Asia and Europe.

    Malaka was colonised by portugueses, Dutch, English and Japanese before to take their inpendance in 1957.

    I finished my day by the Nightmarket.

    Day 62:
    The day before I planned to take a breakfast with the owner of the hostel, in a local maket.

    Lot of Malaysian come to Malaka, for the food. There lot of choice here.

    Go to Kuala Lumpur by bus.

    I visited a bit Kuala Lumpur before to back at the hostel.

    Bad news of the day :
    -the screen of my phone is broken (Iong story)
    To fix it is 250€ 😐 (I prefer to wait ...)

    -I withdrew 300Rp (60€) but Monabanq say 100€.

    -I can't withdraw more money because I spend to much in Singapor. So I have just twenty euros in my wallet. (Fortunately I can use my second creditcard but I pay more, each time I use it... So I will try to don't use it.)
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  • Day 63 -64 : Kuala Lumpur

    15 sierpnia 2023, Malezja ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    I visited Kuala Lumpur. Too hot. I left the hostel early.
    I think I wasn't in the best district. Kuala Lumpur est really interesting. I did all by walk.

    The guy of the hostel talked too me.
    He recognized that I practiced sport. I was glad.

    I planned to leave next dY to Tahan Negara. I will go on to visited KL the next times.

    Have you already tried to run with a big backpack in flip flop with 30°c. #TeamCrossfit
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  • Day 66-67 : Taman Negara

    19 sierpnia 2023, Malezja ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Taman Negara means National Park
    So when you say "Taman Negara National Park" you say 'National Park National pak'' voilà voilà.

    Arrive around 3p.m at the hostel the owner explain to me that he refuse reservation from booking. Problem because taman negara is a small village you can leave easily and the places in the hostels was almost completly full ...
    I followed his recommandation, I m presented to Lanya Hostel. The owner is so cute. I took a private room for almost the same price thant à bed in the hostel. So good job.

    After my shower, the owner call me. He explain to me that a German girl is crying because she was on the same situation that me. The owner refused her reservation. He asked me if I can share my private room with her (twin beds). Obviously I accepted.

    Next day we did the free tour in the jungle together. That's good to don't be alone in this kind of place. It was so warm. Just few minutes after we were sweat.

    We met ''black panter'', à guide with who I sympathized. His dream is to see the snow.
    In all the touristic place there one guy I call 'Mafia'.
    Profil :
    -a guy ( for the moment I never saw this profil on a woman)
    -super friendly with tourist
    - he can stay à long time with tourist
    -He know everybody and everybody know him
    - He sell easily touristique tour (sometimes 3 times the orignal price)
    - He scams stupid tourists
    - He smokes, He drinks
    - He looks like a Mafia guy
    ....
    Anyway, I call him 'President' but he replied to me 'NO I m mafia'. Next day he calls me "French Mafia'' because of how I walk, my tatoo etc.

    The second day I spend a long time with him. He was cool. I did a night cruise. I was alone because just before to leave 3 germans girls cancelled. I drive the boat.
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  • Day 76-79 : Georgetown

    28 sierpnia 2023, Malezja ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Georgetown is knew for the food.
    I didn't do lot of thing there but I try some food. I didn't enjoy a lot.

    My mood of travel is down. I don't know why. Maybe a mix of différents things. First, I did almost all my target. So after to get my advanced I was without target. Then, I don't know anything about my futur. Finally,
    I thing it s a 'commun' sensation after 2months and half of travelling.

    I tried to do at least one activity by day. I mean, I tried to visit at least a part of Georgetown each day.

    I have been surprised by a guy, he guessed me to come to his shop to drink beer. During the month of August, chinesse did a celebration. Each owner of company open their door and guest anybody to eat and drink to celebrate their business. It s to bring prosperity.
    It was cool moment. I been there with a Turkish guy. He has been travelling since 4 years. He is sailor and a famous influencer (36k )
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  • Day 80-87 : Langkawi

    1 września 2023, Malezja ⋅ 🌧 28 °C

    First minute in Langkawi : Sweep and mop the terrasse..
    I planed to stay 2 weeks at Bed Attitude as a volunteer. The 2 First days I hate this. The job is boring, they are stressful, lot of small things to remember, boring job, I was tired also 😅
    Then, I started to enjoy. I was so embarrassing to talk in english with the customer. To talk for fun is different than to talk for the work. I was afraid to forget something. Bref
    I started to enjoy because I like the team. The team is heteroclite. It s not so easy to work with different culture. Anyway my first week I didn't visit Langkawi. Just chill and wait the answer for Tahiti.
    I didn't take any pictures this first week
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  • Day 88-96 : Langkawi

    16 września 2023, Malezja ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    I really started to enjoy this place. I feel at home.
    I like my buddy Karolina also volunteer with me. I met her in Georgetown, but I didn't talk a lot with her. She is 20 years old, polish and so cute.
    I met also 2 French girls, I visited a bit langkawi with them.
    The group grow up. Even If everybody don't like each other. I think the group is pretty cool. So many dramas in this hostel.
    Anyway, I didn't get my job for Tahiti but I have some options open.
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  • Day 97-101: Langkawi

    22 września 2023, Malezja ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

    When I was working, an american ask me 'What did you prefer in Langkawi'' I replied "Talk with people"
    Langkawi at least was a really good experience. So fun. But I m sorry I don't love Langkawi as the others. I mean for me langkawi it just 'Okay' , the island is cool but not so beautiful. I don't know why but I wasn't 'impressionned' by Langkawi.

    Anyway, I tried boxthai. It was so cool. I want to do it again. It was so hard to coordinate all my body.
    I did also a bit of gym.

    I have a think about the small restaurant downstair of the hostel. I started to go only at the end of my trip in langkawi unfortunately. Every morning I took Roti. I love roti. It s a kind of crepe. The owners were so cool. Each time they give us (me and Karolina) some food for free.
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  • Day 102-105 : Thaïlande

    22 września 2023, Tajlandia ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C

    15h in the bus to cross Thaïlande.
    Not really interested to visit again Thaïlande, I just stayed few days before to go to Hanoi.
    JUSTINE WAS IN bangkok I stayed with her.
    I discovered Bangkok diffently that 4years ago. I think I prefer Bangkok when is empty.
    It was so empty to compare in 2019. It was really interesting to visit again this insane city.
    We use pool and sauna of an expensive hostel for free. It was quite fun.
    Amazing roftop, with expensive cocktail.
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  • Day 106- 109 : Hanoi

    25 września 2023, Wietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Arrived in the airport to Hanoi, I met two Deutch. We booked in the same hostel so we share the grab.
    I was so surprised by Hanoi. It's a cute city. Maybe the first time that I like a big city in Asia.
    Hanoi is also crazy because there are lot of scooter. It seems they drive scooter saffer than the other country I did In Asia, BUT to compare the other they don't stop at the red light. That's crazy. So dangerous.
    It was raining almost all the time I stay in Hanoi. I walked a lot in this city and did some musuem. The story of the Vietnam War is really interesting.
    Hanoi it's also t"he egg coffe". It was invented during the French repression because the milk was missing. To be honest I LOVE IT.
    I try also the coconut coffe. two passions on the same dessert : coco + coffe 🥰 I love it !
    So funny, when I was in Lankawi I talk with a French guy, I said to him that in travel everybody meets again. I didn't believe me. We didn't exchange our contacts. And just before to leave Hanoi I saw him in a coffe. He was so surprised. Me not really. He his from Lyon, I pretty sur I will see him again in Lyon, but I can't explain why. I m sure about it. I still don't take his contact.
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  • Day 110-113

    2 października 2023, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Let's go to the north of Vietnam. It s on this bus, that I realized that I found what I was looking for. Now, I know what and how. Let's do it.
    Arrived at the hostel the girl at the reception proposed to me to do the ha giang loop. My head was not ready to take any decision. I skip the subject, and let her know that I will back to her later.
    Finally I took a dinner and went to bed.
    Next morning I was taking my breakfast. A funny guy propose to me again the tour. I accepted. 3days2nights. I don't like organized tour but I didn't have any other way to do it. I can't drive scotter and there many policeman in the road. In the group I was with a French couple. So crazy in Vietnam I m only with couple 😒. But there was nice so.
    The road trip was so cool. Landscape was amazing. I recommend to do it. We share classical Vietnamese meal.
    My driver Humble was so funny and nice. I understood at the end of the trip that her manager ask to him to take care of me. Ahah she thought that I was sad. But I explain to them, I wasn't sad just preoccupated. My head had been already back to France.
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  • Koniec wyprawy
    13 października 2023