And it got Even Better…

Good Morning...and back to the pool... The next morning, after the whole waitress-jumping-out-of-the-hedge affair, we went for breakfast, with me more determined than ever before to eat as much as possible so as not to have to pay for another expensive lunch in this seemingly quite pricey resort town. And overall, it was quite a successful breakfast, as I ploughed through two fresh omelettes, about 5 slices of toast, countless plates of rice and chicken/lamb/beef... Read More

One Night in Paradiso…

A much quicker way to get to KL, as it turns out... Although I prefer to normally write things in a sort of chronological order when I write about travelling, this particular tale is best related while still fresh in the mind. Over the weekend, and in need of checking out of Tune (they were actually full anyway), we decided to make the most of the Hari Raya celebrations by nipping up to Penang for the weekend. Anna bought the tickets for the way up... Read More

Settling into Malaysia…

Me commanding an end to crappy apartments... Buying a phone in Malaysia is a little different to Ireland – ever since the recession hit us hard back home, there’s now more and more staff and less and less customers, so you naturally end up with a situation where you’re always going to get served, provided you can prize a member of staff away from chatting to their colleagues. My phone store of choice over here, by comparison, had some unusual... Read More