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May 13th, 2011 | Asia

Rory Reunion…!!

Riding on Friday the 13th…??

What was I thinking…!!

We rode in 37 degree heat, and humidity that was right up there in the 90’s….!! Not much fun…!!

We have left Kuala Lumpur and have arrived down in the southern part of Malaysia in the city of Johor Bahru… It lies directly across from the […]

May 12th, 2011 | Asia

Kuala Lumpur…

Planters Hotel, Tanah Rata… Centrally located and good value for money…

After a day in Tanah Rata, where I managed to see most of this little highland town, get my laundry done, and do some writing, I was ready to ride to Malaysia’s capital city…

Trevor had taken the longer and faster route […]

May 10th, 2011 | Asia

A Day in the Cameron Highlands…Part 2.

One of the many tea estates in the highlands…

Hibiscus reminds me of home… These are for you Mom…

One of many varieties that grow in abundance in these highlands…

The Cameron Highlands were named after William Cameron, a British surveyor who “discovered” them in 1885 during a mapping […]

May 10th, 2011 | Asia

A Day in the Cameron Highlands… Part 1.

There are many things to see and do up here in the Cameron Highlands…

Hikers and backpackers spend hours and even days trekking through the mountains on the many carefully laid out walks and trails that are draped along the contours and ridges of the hills and valleys surrounding the towns of Terinkap, Brinchang, Tanah […]

May 8th, 2011 | Asia

Heaven Located…!!

A huge change of fortune today…!!

And just as I was thinking that I should have spent more time in Thailand…

Heading south… Off Penang and on towards the mountains…

We rode through Georgetown and off the island of Penang, across the very impressive, 8 kilometre long bridge that links it to the […]

May 7th, 2011 | Asia

Perusing Penang…

Foreigners Rock straight ahead, Miami to the left… Had we taken a wrong turn somewhere…??

Many new apartment blocks such as this one stood close to our hotel…

Our hotel on the main road that ran towards Batu Feringgi, was one street off the one that ran parallel to it, and […]