A five-week journey in 2011 to Singapore & Malaysia, with a stop for a week to revisit our favourite hotel in Ko Lanta, Thailand

General

• Books for Singapore and Malaysia
• ‘Roti Canai’, a Popular Unleavened Bread in the Region

Singapore

October 31: Our flight to Singapore and its surprising airport

November 2: Our first day in Singapore

• The Singapore Botanical Garden
  • An experiment with blurred orchids
  • Huge floating waterlily pads
  • Finding single perfect flowers

November 3: Attempting to explore the Singapore Harbour

• Futuristic architecture on Singapore’s Inner Harbour
  • The ‘Durian’, a concert hall/theatre on the harbour
• Telok Ayer Market, a Victorian hawker food court

November 4: Taking the escalator to Chinatown.

• SAM, the Singapore Art Museum
• A show at the Esplanade

November 5: a Singapore send-off to Malaysia

• The colourful Hindu temple in Little India
• A memorable border experience

Malaysia

Melaka (Malacca)

• Our tricky arrival in Melaka

November 6: Our first day in Melaka

November 7: A full day of exploration which includes Chili Crab in Portugis

November 8:

• Off for a ride on a rickshaw
• A tea ceremony at the Tea Heritage House

November 9:

• A mural-covered apartment complex

Kuala Lumpur

• Kuala Lumpur (KL) and another tricky arrival

November 10: Exploring KL

November 11: Another crazy bus adventure

Cameron Highlands

November 12:

Trekking through the Mud, Searching for the Largest Flower in the World.

November 13: Renting a Motorcycle

• The Boh Tea Plantation
• The Market
• Two Temples

November 14: a travel day to Pangkor

Pangkor

November 15: A day off at the beach

November 16: Another motorcycle adventure

• Beach of the Pavilions
• The wharves at the tiny fishing village
• The ‘downtown’ of the next fishing village
• A fabulous food discovery

November 17: Snorkelling & Snakes

November 18: Monkey Snatch Day at the Beach

November 19: The ferry from Pangkor to Penang

Penang

November 19: Our First day in Penang

November 20: Fort Cornwallis

November 21: Another Happy Motorcycle Day

• The Historical Jetties, a World Heritage Site in Penang
• Temples
• The Funicular
• Another Temple, the ‘Big’ Temple

Langkawi

November 22: Ferry to Langkawi

November 23 & 24: On the Beach Mostly

November 25: Another Motorcycle Adventure

November 26: Up early for a Four-Hour ‘Cruise’ to Ko Lanta in Thailand