(written by Nancy) We had another sleep in this morning, followed by some nice but overpriced pancakes at the restaurant downstairs. Dave had one of those pancake cravings again so we took a chance on them in a Malaysian cafe. They were tasty but the stack of three noted on the menu turned out to … Continue reading Into the highland jungle

(written by Dave) We played tourists in Cameron Highland today, that is after a very leisurely morning with brekkie at an Indian restaurant then morning tea immediately thereafter at Starbucks. Eventually we got motivated to take a tour through one of the organised groups called C.S Travel & Tours. The tour included the following laundry list … Continue reading Tourists in Cameron Highlands

(Written by Dave) As you may have guessed from the title we made it to Tanah Rata and the Cameron Highlands.  It was a very hard climb.  Of the 60k we rode, we had 2k of downhill, 4k of flat and the rest was going up.  Of the up parts, about half the time we … Continue reading Conquering the Cameron Highlands (60/6517k)

(written by Dave) Our hotel was quiet overnight, no ants to greet us in the morning at least – a nice change from yesterday.  We were awoken by at least two mosque loud speakers and their 5:30 AM call to prayers.  Being on the fourth floor, we were right at speaker height.  Not having grown … Continue reading Rice fields before the climb to Cameron Highlands (43/6457 ks)

(written by Nancy) Travelling by bicycle is not always fun and glamorous...Our budget hotel last night was one of those budget nights that make you really wish for just a bit more luxury in your life.  Not even luxury, just a clean place to lay your head.  Actually, it wasn't that bad though even Dave … Continue reading On to the leaning tower of Teluk Intan (53/6416k)

(written by Dave) Our new room turned out to be nice and quiet overnight.  It had no window so it felt a bit like a cave but a quiet cave, so we were happy.  We had brekkie in the room before heading next door to Auntie's Kopitiam for a coffee.  On the way out I snapped a … Continue reading Going bananas to Sungai Besar (53/6361 ks)

(written by Dave) We've had a very low-key day here in KS.  I've chose the words “low-key” quite intentionally, as you would be hard pressed to call it quiet.  The non-quiet part started about 5AM with the call to prayers at the mosque across the street.  The mosque is right next door and they have … Continue reading Low-key day in Kuala Selangor

(written by Dave) Nancy was not feeling perfect this morning but we still got up early to try getting away from the traffic vortex of KL before it came to life.  We had brekkie in the room and managed to depart just before 8AM.  Ok, it's not that early but we are not trying to … Continue reading Sunday spin to Kuala Selangor nature park (51/6380 ks)

(written by Nancy) We had a day off (I know, another one) today in Klang.  We have a bit of time before we meet up with my sister in Penang in early September so we are taking it easy and trying to really get to know this country.  And, since Dave passed his cold off … Continue reading Down time in Klang

(written by Dave) We had a good night sleep at the mushroom farm. It was pretty quiet, in fact I think only one other room had guests (and it was next to ours). They ran their TV late but you could only hear it when the AC stopped. Somehow Nancy slept through it, and it … Continue reading KL traffic ride to 4-stars (65/6258 ks)