Author: darryn

The day started early – we had to catch the 7:30am Express train to Singapore, a 7.5 hour journey. We left to get a cab at 6:45 (for a 600m journey) as we wanted to be early and we have heavy bags. The normally plentiful cab supply had dried up though, and we waited for… Continue reading Day 3, KL – Singapore

After our simple breakfast we headed out to the National Mosque. Kirsten wore her head scarf (purchased earlier) and I remembered to wear long pants, I even shaved well just in case. The mosque was very beautiful, and from the inside did not look so much like the Jedi Temple, there was a comfortable feeling… Continue reading KL Day 2

After my last post we went to an area called Bangsar to drink and hopefully get satay. This neon lit area is a few square blocks of bars and market stalls, a bit ex-pat but also for trendy locals.We looked around for satay, found a few places but the hygiene looked very much on the… Continue reading KL Day 1 continued

Yesterday I caught the train from KL to Singapore. During the 7 hour journey I wrote quite a few words, I will post them when I can find an access point. Currently I am at an internet kiosk in a beauty parlour. Going now to buy camera and phone, I have so far got the… Continue reading Singapore – More coming later

There is an underlying smell that pervades everything in Kuala Lumpur. It is not necessarily a bad smell, just an unusual one. I suppose it is due to the local vegetation, something to do with one of the trees. This has led me to wonder, does every place have its own smell, unique to the… Continue reading World Tour: Day 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia