Adventures in Traveling the World
Finally, leaving the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur on a full bus to Kota Bharu. We’re in the back of the bus with the a/c barely working. Hot, dripping with sweat, it’s no wonder no one smiles. It’s too hot and too much work. We all seem to be staring ahead waiting, waiting, waiting to get off the bus and be able to breathe...
Tonight, in KL we are staying in Chinatown at the Wheeler’s Guesthouse. I’m praying we don’t have bedbugs. We do have, however, cockroaches, lots of them, in the room and bathroom. It should make it an interesting night. That afternoon, we decide to go see a movie at Times Square (Bintulu) Megamall and get out of the heat and humidity. We see “The Mummy:...
Traveling is a challenge. We’re just seven days into this adventure and my journal read of several “grumpy” periods already. Learning to travel together is challenging. Navigating the transportation systems is challenging along with not knowing where we’ll be sleeping, what to see, how to get there, where and what to eat and last but not least, paying attention to details. At the Green...
We shower, rest, get some lunch and take an hour bus ride outside the city to the Batu Caves. The Batu Caves is a Hindu temple located in a limestone cave and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Kuala Lumpur. To get to the temple caves we had to pass dozens of monkeys as we climbed the 272 steps to the...
Seven hours later we arrived at the KL architecturally beautiful railway station built in 1910. It’s an incredible, bustling station with old and modern trains coming and going. Since we are traveling pretty much with no schedule or real plans, we need to find a place to spend the night. I whip out my trusty book from my backpack. While in Seattle I bought...
Before leaving Singapore, I get $20 exchanged for Singapore dollars. I know I’m leaving Singapore but I have just too little cash to feel comfortable. I never realized this about myself but I like to have cash on hand. I like to know if we ran into a problem maybe cash could help for unexpected transportation needs, food or water, even an unanticipated lodging...