Cherating
Monday, December 2, 2013 In true monsoon fashion it rained today. And rained and rained. In fact, it did not stop all day. So we made a short journey from Kuantan to Cherating and had fun driving on the flooded…
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Kuantan
Sunday, December 1, 2013 Off the coast of Mersing is a resort Island called Pulau Tioman and where a friend of a friend owns a hotel. It was very tempting to board a boat to the Island and chill for…
Mersing
Saturday, November 30, 2013 It is good to be back in Malaysia. Even better it is good to see that Sterlin is right where we left him. We packed up our stuff and headed North in heavy traffic. Our destination…
Singapore
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Singapore is wonderful. We are really going to like this place. After checking in we headed to the famous Botanical Gardens; amazing. We spent a few hours wandering around, just soaking up the park. Hugely impressed…
Johor Bahru
Sunday, November 24, 2013 Arrived in Johor Bahru, or JB as the locals seem to call it. We stayed in unusual Bliss Boutique Hotel where each room is decorated differently and named in a funky way. We stayed in “Violet…
Melaka
Thursday, November 21, 2013 Headed South to the historically important town of Melaka or Malacca. Along the way we saw a couple cycling in the opposite direction. Of course we stopped to chat to them, and turns out they are…
Seremban
Sunday, November 17, 2013 Once we did get on the right road and made it out of KL, driving was easy. Our friend Patti put us in touch with Chris Bell (her boss way back when in Brunei) who lives…
KL, Selangor
KL is amazing. Only spent a few days here but very much enjoyed it. We will be back. Friday, November 15, 2013 Saturday, November 16, 2013 Lovely day walking around the part of the city where the Petronas Twin Towers…
Leg 2: Australia
July 8 – October 23, 2013 We left San Francisco (again, after a 6-day stopover between Europe and Australia) for Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, where we landed on July 8th. For the rest of July we drove around exploring Australia’s island…
To Carnarvon
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Wow, that was a long and boring drive. Day 1 was from Broome to Port Hedland, some 600kms. Day 2 was from Port Hedland to a place called Milinya Roadhouse and a further 800kms. Day 3…
Broome
Monday, September 30, 2013 The drive from Derby was short and easy so we arrived before lunch. A quick tour of the town and retail shops made us realize that today was Queens Birthday. So about half the shops were…
Derby
Sunday, September 29, 2013 Not a lot going on in Derby. Described in our guide book as a sleepy town, and it certainly did not disappoint in this regard. Ok, it was Sunday, but still. We found a nice cafe…
Tunnel Creek and Windjana National Park
Sunday, September 29, 2013 We started our day with a coffee. Very nice. The unsealed road to Tunnel Creek was in excellent condition and we made good time to this National Park. The 750m long cave-like tunnel through the hill-side was…
Fitzroy Crossing
Saturday, September 28, 2013 Up early with the sun as we had a big day planned. The first task for the day was to drive 150kms (90 miles) to Fitzroy Crossing for our morning coffee. Had a little trouble finding…
Halls Creek and Larrawa Homestead
Friday, September 27, 2013 There is not much to Hall’s Creek. But there was a bakery with latte coffee, and it was good and we were happy. During coffee, Stephen noticed a sign offering the public a chance to see…