Magnetic Island, Queensland

Apr 20, 2009

We arrived in Magnetic Island in the evening and thanks to our less then organised travelling methods we booked our hostel too late and were going to have to spend our first night in seperate rooms! Thankfully when we were making our way to our rooms we saw a few people that we had met in Cairns and some of our fellow Oz Experience bus riders and soon relaxed knowing we would have good company for our first night. The next morning (after a l...

Cairns, Queensland

Apr 7, 2009

We flew from Singapore to Brisbane and then from Brisbane to Cairns so by the time we arrived we were pretty tired and just wanted to chill for a bit at our hostel. We stayed at Caravella's which was nice and clean and only a short walk along the esplanade to the lagoon. As we have begun to realise you can't swim in much of the sea in Queensland because of the jellyfish and sharks so the lagoon is very much appreciated, especailly as it is so ...

Singapore, Singapore

Mar 24, 2009

A new country in Asia and another epic bus journey... after 8 hours on the bus we arrived in Singapore. We were stayed in an area called Little India where most of the hostels are, checked in, and headed out for some much needed western food. Needless to say Little India stuck to its name and after walking around for what seemed like hours, with no McDonnalds in site we ended up settling for a sandwhich at our hostel and crashed. The next day...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mar 19, 2009

Our bus journey from Penang to KL only took 5 hours so it was quite enjoyable. When we got there we checked into our hostel which was nice and clean and in Bukit Batang which seemed to have lots going on nearby so we were happy. We only got there in late afternoon so we just walked around in the evening checking things out and then went for dinner at a nice Australian restaurant. The next day we got up early and went to Mederka Square. Naviga...

Penang, Malaysia

Mar 9, 2009

The journey to Penang from Koh Samui was alot longer than we initially thought. We arrived in Penang after a 24 hour journey which included a 6 hour wait in a cold bus station at 2am! While in Penang we have been staying with Rajpal and Shindhi who are friends of Harri's grandparents, they have been so hospitable to us and have been great tour guides! Over the past two weeks we have seen so much of Penang and have been on a few road trips to...