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    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 2,354

      Back in the saddle

      May 9, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      I've hired a bike today and I plan to head to Kuah. There isn't much to see there but I'm interested in the Naval base that's enroute. I have a breakfast in the local place near me called Raos banana leaf I have the kopi brew which is a strong bitter coffee sweetend by condensed milk and chapati with a small curry. Its delicious and ill be back for the banana leaf rice which is rice served very hot on a banana leaf giving it additional flavour and sides of vegetables and curry. After brunch I chill in my hammock as I don't really want to be riding in the rain yes I say rain not the midday sun as its been a little shower this morning. I enjoy my ride in the afternoon its a while since I've had a bike but the road here is pretty good and I manage to dodge all showers. I make my way back to my place and get chatting to Ruth who is a teacher and travelling for 8 months and Dean who is working out here remotely. There are so many ways to travel and fund it and I feel extra appreciative today that I am actually doing this. I invite Ruth to join me for dinner and we stroll to the end of the road and enjoy a wonderful fish dinner. There is killer pool at the supper club tonight so I ask if Ruth wants to join we walk down and when we enter it all Malaysian men apart from one lady. Its 5 rm to participate and in the first round I get knocked out in second to last place. The guys here are really good and when I say really good I mean it. Half way through an old guy called Uncle Johnny comes in I got talking to him this morning in the restaurant and he said he might call in. I put my 5rm in for the second round of killer and I'm shocked to say I win. We get bought a beer and I collect my 45rm winnings. One of the guys here is a die hard Liverpool fan(there are a lot of them in Malaysia) and after a few selfies we bid our farewells. I've had a wonderful evening but I'm ready for bed.Read more

    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 2,352

      Grand reunion

      May 7, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C

      I wake in the morning and head straight for coffee. I then make my way to the beach. I have missed the water so much. As i walk along i see little balls of sand everywhere and when i stop to inspect its baby sand bubble crabs. They digest the sand and sort the nutritional stoff like a wasshing machine in they're mouth then spit out the sand in little balls. I spend most of the morning on the beach near. I spend an hour chatting to a Polish lady named Marta before getting a message fromAnnie and Judith. They are heading to Tanjung Rhu beach with a couple of guys from their hostel and when they say a Canadian and German, i know they are talking about Carl and Toby.So after purchasing a few beers we all meet at the hostel and the guys laugh when they see me. We all jump in a large grab and it takes a good 40 minutes to get there but its so worth it. The beach is beautiful and we're also joined by a guy called Sebastian who has a drone. Another girl called Stephanie is here and very similar to Thailand we all seem to take the similar path through Malaysia. We spend the afternoon sitting in the sea drinking beer and taking footage with the drone. Eventually we run dry so Annie and I go to a little shack on the beach and return with 2 trays of 7 tiger beers in cold glasses. We are like heroes. The sunset here is so beautiful but as we come to leave we can't get a taxi for love or money. Eventually I manage and as we're on the way back I realise we're heading in the wrong direction. There are two bed attitude hostel on the island and I've selected the wrong one. The driver kindly accepts the new destination and after an hour we eventually arrive back. The plan was to go to red tomato but when we arrive its shut so we walk along and decide to settle for the street food. As we arrive a kind lady named ju offers for us to sit with her and her two children and literally as we take a seat her daughter projectile vomits every where. As she ushers her away I follow with tissues and water. Shortly after I make my way home as I have set my alarm for 3am to watch the Liverpool game.Read more

    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 2,363

      Ladies that lunch

      May 18, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Nilo and me wake at 3am and watch the Liverpool game. I'll be glad when the season finishes so I haven't got to set my alarm. It's a tense game and I'm glad her neighbours are so far away as my language leaves a lot to be desired. I get back into bed just after 5am and manage to grab a few hours kip before getting back up. Nilo is originally from Ipoh and makes us white coffee from there before catching the ferry back to Langkawi. We pick the car up and and drive all the way to the waterfall cafe for coffee only to find its closed. Its really funny here because businesses just choose randomly when they will shut. We're desperate for a coffee so drive down to the marina. It's really sad when we get there as every business is closed apart from the one coffee shop. Nilo has arranged to meet two other ladies Yvonne and Halina at Rockafellas bar and we enjoy a few no alcohol drinks but I'm impressed for the set up here and with multiple screens I pencil it in for watching the game on Super Sunday. We stay a few hours and brain storm about Yvonne's hotel. Its a top end hotel and we discuss about who her target audience should be. I advise that noone from the uk will come as the flights to Malaysia are £1200 where as the flights to Thailand are £600 which Is crazy really as they are so close but you could pay for your flight and accommodation for the same price as a flight to here. We bid our goodbyes and its been so nice spending time with intelligent and kind local women. I check back in to my little home from home and the boys invite me out to our local haunts. I enjoy a couple of beers tonight as I havent had a drink for a few days and Andrew kindly drops me off.Read more

    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 2,368

      Boat trip

      May 23, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      I wake this morning a little downhearted but rebook my boat trip so at least I have something to look forward to. I wander out for breakfast and come across the homeless guy who I have seen so much of over these past few weeks in various establishments, but wherever he goes they always feed him and give him a drink. This to me speaks volumes about the Malay people as in other places I've been he'd be chased away as a nuisance. I prepare myself ready for the boat and get picked up promptly at 2pm we are taken to the local pier where quite a few people are waiting but I'm relieved when they put us on separate boats. As we sail between the islands the Captain points out the Pregnant maiden island to the left. Its strange how these limestone mountains take on the shape of familiar things and after stopping briefly we continue our journey onto the island. The lake is over 255 million years old and was formed by yearsof dissolution and eventually the collapse of an underground cave network filling with rain water. The myth here being that drinking the water will bring fertility. There are a few ways to see the lake, one with a canoe and the other with a sea dart- an electric floating device that pulls you along through and under the water. I opt for the seadart and after 15minutes out on the far side of the lake it loses power and just stops. I wave and shout to try and get attention but it's only when someone else that's hired one comes close that I manage to get there attention and they go for help. It could only happen to me. He manages to get it going again but I feel a little nervous and just return to shore. Nevermind pregnant maiden more like damsel in distress. Back to the boat and we are taken to Eagle Island where we watch as white bellied sea eagles swoop down to feed the bread tossed to them by our boats. They really are majestic animals and I'm surprised by how big they are. There are also Brahminy Kites which are the brown birds that replicate the eagle at Kuah and the reason Langkawi has its name. Helang means eagle and kawi is the reddish-brown colour. We then take a pitstop at pulau beras basah and idyllic little island with the most beautiful beach. Whilst on the beach I'm joined by five young boys who invite me out but want me to pay for the beer. I politely decline and board back onto my boat. Safely back on shore I grab a quick bite to eat and get an early night.Read more

    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 2,373

      Champions league

      May 28, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Breakfast in Raos my usual place consists of a Tose which is a pancake/thin omelette accompanied by a coconut chutney and Dahl with a brew coffee. I'm not a big eater in the mornings and curry for breakfast is definitely not the norm, but after a few months I'm kind of used to it and actually really enjoy it. I need to eat as much as possible today because there will be quite a few beers being sunk later and I need to absorb the alcohol. One of the locals has invited me and Uncle Johnny to his home to take advantage of his pool and I'm glad to say its a lot clearer than Uncle Johnny's and the views are spectacular. Its up in the hills and overlooks the mountains and paddy fields below. The rice grown here is grown on flat land unlike terraces in other parts of Asia. The crazy part is most of this rice is actually exported and the Malaysian people eat mainly white rice. We enjoy a few beers and I really enjoy the tranquility of this hillside location. I've arranged to join Andrew and Nathan at Flos but have to get a grab as it's pouring down. When I arrive the rain and wind is so torrential its pouring through the slatted windows and soaking the carpet and the doors are having to be held closed. We head to cinnamon for a farewell drink and Amy gives me a little present to say goodbye. It's also the pre opening of the bar that's been under construction opposite my room. The rainbow bar is also showing the game tonight on a big projector screen. At about 2am I stupidly think I'll get a quick hour shut eye , only to be woken at 440am to shouting and realise I've missed most of the game. I jump up and walk into the bar to find Real Madrid are 1 0 up and the shouting was being done by Man United supporters. I stay for the end of the game and although dissapointed I'm proud of the team. Thank God I literally only have to roll into bed.Read more

    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 2,371

      Change of plan

      May 26, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      I wake this morning and have doubts about moving on. I'm supposed to be heading to the East Coast on the 1130 ferry which will get me into kuala perlis at around 1pm then an overnight bus at 8pm which means hanging around in the port for 7 hrs . The bus will arrive in at 430 am and I then have to wait for another ferry- all for a couple of days snorkeling on a remote island . After a good deal of thought I've decided to stick it out here and catch a direct flight to Sabah on the 30th at least I will get to watch the champions league final. On tge 1st and 2nd is a festival in Sabah and this will be an experience that I've never had compared to the snorkeling which I've done lots of. Yesterday I met a lovely lady called Lucky and when I go to Raos today she invites me to go kayaking for the sunset tonight which makes me really glad I stayed. Over the past few weeks ive seen rambuttans growing on one of the trees opposite Raos and when i mention it one of the guys goes and gives the tree a shake and comes back with an armful of them. I head to the beach for an hour and as i sit there i spot a submarine in the water. I shocked later when i show the guys the picture and they tell me its actually called submarine rock and has been there longer than me and i just haven't seen it before .The weather turns again and im always shocked at how quickly the clouds roll in and how it changes the look of the beach. I spend a few hours booking flights and looking at accommodation for my onwards travel. Where I'm staying they have been building a bar - rainbow bar which is near to completion and the great news is they are having a pre party the night of the champions league which means I can get to watch the game at 3am on a large screen. I'm pretty excited for this. The rain comes in later in the afternoon and Lucky messages me to ask if we can change to tomorrow for the kayaking as the weather isn't right and as much as I don't mind getting wet I certainly don't want to be out at sea in a storm in a kayak. I take myself back for an hours siesta and then head out for a bite to eat and a few drinks with uncle Johnny at the wunderbar Ken and Tom are her and quite shocked to see me. As I sit down i go to talk to the young guy next tto me to introduce myself and im also shocked when i realise its a mannequin We have an indepth chat about situations around the world before I head home for an early nightRead more

    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 2,372

      Here we are again

      May 27, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      For the first time in a long time Uncle Johnny beats me to breakfast at Raos. I love this little place as so many locals eat here and I've met a lot of lovely people. Today is no exception as I meet good friends of uncle Johnny called Michael and Eunice. Its crazy as my Grandma was named Eunice and I called one if my chickens the same, but it's not a name you come across often anymore. I love to sit and chat to local people and for those that know me I can talk the rear end off a donkey. I also get chatting to another lady who makes tit bits which are little savoury snack made of butter ghee and spices and tells me that it's wonderful doing a job she loves. In the afternoon I lay in my hammock finishing my book and I think a leaf has fallen on me but when I look down a ghekko is perched on my leg. I remember a time when I would of jumped up and screamed, but I just lay here enjoying watching him. I do some more research and book my accommodation. I've opted for a dorm again as I'm hoping that i might find someone who's doing the trek that I can join up with. I also search for somewhere to get my nails painted, but when I enquire it's going to cost more than £50 so I decide to leave that idea and maybe try again I Saba. I have a good catch up with a few people at home and finish the evening with a bite to eat and a couple of beers in Wundabar. There are a few different people here but everyone knows uncle Johnny. A young guy called Daniel comes in and tells me his grandfather used to play with uncle Johnny but is a guy called Alfonso Soliano one of Malaysias greatest musicians and the score writer of the National anthem. Its crazy how connected people are here and I can really see why Langkawi is such a big draw for them. I just have a few beers and make my excuses before walking home.Read more

    • TravelerQuer durch Südostasien
      1
      Day 6

      Langkawi

      January 26, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

      So langsam ist der Schlafrythmus wieder normal und nach dem aufstehen bin ich erstmal eine große Runde am Strand lang und durch die Straßen spaziert. Danach gabs eine lecker schmecker Smoothie Bowl und einen Wassermelonen Saft zum (mittlerweile recht späten) Frühstück. 😍 Hach, so lässt es sich aushalten! Zurück in der Unterkunft gabs aber schlechte Neuigkeiten - verlängern ist nicht möglich weil ausgebucht. Wenigstens zwei Tage wollte ich länger bleiben, da mir die private Unterkunft recht gut gefällt und es noch ein bisschen was auf Langkawi zu sehen gibt. So ging es an eine erschwerte Unterkunftssuche mit mäßigem Erfolg. Zufällig erwischte ich aber eine Stornierung meiner jetzigen Unterkunft und konnte online verlängern .. Glück gehabt 🙏🏼

      Nach einer Ausruhpause ging es Abends zum Night Market, welcher nur Donnerstags stattfindet. Dort gab es Kleidung, Spielzeug und Essen über Essen! Man konnte sich gar nicht entscheiden und der Magen war leider ziemlich schnell gefüllt, sodass nach gebratenen Nudeln, Eierkuchen mit Banane & Schoki und einem Mangosaft gar nichts mehr rein gepasst hat 🥲 Das alles für nur 2,60€!      Read more

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    • TravelerUnsere große Reise
      2
      Day 8

      Abends in der City: Cenang

      December 28, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      Am Abend lassen wir uns mit einem Grab (das malayische Uber) einen Ort weiter nach Cenang fahren, nur einen Strandabschnitt von unserem aktuellen Ort entfernt. Es ist hier wie in Las Vegas oder am Ballermann, nur ohne Alkohol. Überall Menschenmassen, Stände, Restaurants, es ist laut und blinkt überall. Wir sind total froh dass wir nicht diesen Ort gewählt haben, um zwei Wochen hier zu verbringen!!!Read more

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    • TravelerRoad trip en Asie
      Day 54

      Malaisie - Kuala Lampur

      February 8 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

      On arrive en Malaisie, on commence donc par visiter la capitale. C’est vraiment une ville sympa pour se balader, il y a un super parc dans lequel on a plus du tout l’impression d’être dans une grande ville.

      On a été visité la Batu caves, c’est une temple hindou dans une grotte incroyable. Il y a des singes partout par contre 😅

      Le soir on s’est baladé, on a été mangé la nourriture est trop bonne en Malaisie et on est allée voir les tours Petronas qui font partie des tours les plus hautes du monde, c’est assez impressionnant vu d’en bas.      Read more

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