Malaysia

Our first destination after Thailand is Malaysia and specifically Georgetown on Penang Island. Georgetown is a lovely city and very modern and clean compared to so many others we have been to. The food was great there (sushi again) and we did a little shopping, both buying walking shoes for up coming treks. Unfortunately no good photos of Georgetown, or none worthwhile.

It was only a stop over point before heading off south and to the center of Malaysia to the Cameron Highlands. An area as you can imagine high up in the mountains with great scenery and trekking. There are tea plantations, farming land and lots of touristy sites to see here. 2 full days is all we gave ourselves so we hoped to get as much in as possible.

We did go on a trek, getting lost and having to slide ourselves around a wire fence of a power station to get to the otherside where we could see a road. Either that or turn back and walk up hill for 3 hours!!!






















We visited a butterfly farm, which apart from hundreds of butterflies flying around you in the enclosed exotic flower gardens, there was also a reptile and bug enclosure with all sorts of snakes, lizards, scorpions etc...



































That's a sharp looking Frog!
















The area is also famous for it's strawberry farms, with tonnes of PYO farms pushed to tourists as the if it was a novelty!!! Yeah been there. But did try the produce.

The are is also full of indian restaurants as is much of Malaysia due to the large Indian population. So all in all a lot of the area reminded us of old Blighty!




Speaking of old Blighty, the guesthouse was also made in the old war bunker style!