We spent our last few days in Thailand relaxing on the gorgeous beaches of Ko Pha-Ngan, Thong Nai Pan , a beautiful bay on the north-east of the island was our favourite by far and we were pleased we hired a moped (and didn’t kill ourselves) to get there. The drive there from where we were staying passed through the hilly, jungle-y heart of the island and the scenery was amazing.
Our journey to Kuala Lumpur was straightforward but we were met with the most stifling humidity on our arrival and had to endure it for 3 days in order to do everything we wanted to. We visited the Petrona’s Towers but didn’t get up early enough to get a ticket to cross the sky bridge. There are only so many tickets to go up Asia’s tallest towers and we missed out by only a few minutes we think. So, to numb the pain we went shopping! One word: Topshop!
Whilst in Kuala Lumpur we also visited Chinatown and Little India where we ate the best masala dosas and reminisced about our time in India! We soon realised however we weren’t in India and so to make the most of our time in Malaysia we booked tickets to the Cameron Highlands, a mountainous region in the centre of peninsula Malaysia. Here we met up with two American guys, Ben and Tristan, who we trekked with in Chiang Mai and… did some more trekking! We followed one trail halfway up the second highest hill before descending for a cold beer and (another) masala dosa. The following day we began an epic 25km walk from Tanah Rata up to Brinchang, visiting a strawberry farm, various markets and the Boh Tea Plantation. The plantation was a great sight; rolling, fertile hills and friendly faces punctuated our walk there, an experience only seconded by the delicious tea and pasties we ate in the café on the highest hill!
Tomorrow we travel to Taman Negara, the peninsular jungle by bus then boat, where we can sleep in a ‘hide’ for the night and listen out for (and hopefully see) a range of different animals - hopefully we’ll see a wild elephant!
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