Khao Sok National Park
Friday, December 27, 2013 Upon arriving here (after the drive from Phang Nga) finding accommodation proved a bit of a challenge: we looked at 5 different places, 2 of which were full and 3 were ‘mmmm only if it’s the…
Phang Nga
Thursday, December 26, 2013 Yesterday, upon driving towards the hotel we’d scoped out a week ago on our way through here to Phuket, we saw the same man we’d talked to then about a boat trip. We agreed on a…
Phuket Island
Thursday, December 19, 2013 We drove straight to Phuket Old Town where we’d decided to spend the night. After checking in we went for an evening stroll in the old town. Contrary to Ao Nang (and as it turned out…
Thailand: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car and ourselves into Thailand. Thailand in General Thailand does not accept the Carnet de Passage for temporary import of vehicles. The official Thailand Customs website…
Ao Nang, Krabi
Monday, December 16, 2013 From the border we drove straight to Krabi, only stopping once for coffee. The Southern end of Thailand is still considered a bit of a ‘security’ risk, so better be safe than sorry and not linger.…
Thailand Border Crossing
Monday, December 16, 2013 Today we crossed from Malaysia into Thailand. We were up early as we not only had to cross the border and complete all the paperwork for the car, but also had to travel 300 kms (200…
Malaysia: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car and ourselves into Malaysia. Malaysia in General Our car arrived by container ship into Port Klang near KL. The import process was extremely easy and…
Malaysia: Fuel.
On the highway north of Ipoh we stopped for fuel and the strangest thing happened. The service station did not want to sell us fuel. Apparently there is a law in Malaysia that service stations can only sell RON95 fuel…
Alor Star
Sunday, December 15, 2013 Today’s drive was only about 95kms, so no need to rush out in the morning. We stayed off the motorway again and took a more roundabout route towards Alor Star (aka Alor Setar; the first is…
Australia: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car into Australia. Australia in General Our car arrived by container ship into Port Botany, Sydney from Los Angeles. We were not involved in any of…
George Town and Penang Island
Thursday, December 12, 2013 We took the scenic route to George Town. As we head North there should be less and less monsoon rains, which btw is a good thing. We got to George Town, on Penang, by way of…
Ipoh and Cameron Highlands
Monday, December 19, 2013 The everest presentation finished around 4pm, so we had to make tracks on the Expressway to Ipoh, which is about 180 kms or 115 miles away. Halfway we stopped for fuel and starbucks and the strangest…
Kuala Lumpur
Friday, December 6, 2013 Back in KL for 3 nights. Still love the place 🙂 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Last time while driving in we kinda got ‘lost’ for a while… one wrong highway exit was all it took to…
Bentong
Thursday, December 5, 2013 After breakfast with Marijke en Coen, we decided to go and check the access roads to Taman Negeri National Park again. But instead of getting better, the water had risen even more. Little dinghies were still…
Jerantut and Kuala Lipis
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 We departed Cherating via flooded roads and headed inland away from the East Coast. The plan was to head to the high ground around Taman Negara National Park. The forecast called for more rain and there…