Southeast Asia '24

Southeast Asian Odyssey '24

Starting out in Kuala Lumpur, with our sights set on up to three months in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and the northern part of Vietnam we couldn’t visit last year on account of the season.  (Also available without the blather, at anassandadonkey.com.)

Monkey Island, Malaysia
Monkeys!
Vicious, thieving little bastids! I jest, but… It’s not like we hadn’t been warned. Take care on Monkey Beach; they have no fear, and an insatiable lust for goodies....
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Kuala Perlis, Malaysia
Heading for the islands
Last night in George Town and we decided on an Indian, but so many to choose from! One looked a little different from the rest, and seemed to be well-frequented by the locals, so we...
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Langkowi Island, Malaysia
Ferry claustrophobic
After our godawful dinner last night, we were pleased this morning to find a shack down by the bus station which had some unpromising looking trays of curried fish heads and the like...
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Langkowi Island, Malaysia
Onto the scooter, off to the beach
Freedom on the island: 250 ringits the week. Big investment – all of 40 quid – but that gives us access to anywhere on the island, anytime we choose. No brainer really....
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Tanjung Rhu beach, Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Life's a beach
Went out on the scooter following directions given us last night by a lovely Hungarian couple, in search of a wildlife park they’d stumbled across, which sounded wonderful. Closed...
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Tanjung Rhu beach, Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Walking to the island
We’ve our Hungarian friends to thank. If it weren’t for them we would probably never have known that this was the day of the once-a-year event that is the walk across the...
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