While I am not a huge fan of the Petronas Corporation (dubious reputation in it's many iterations, partnerships etc, not to mention it deals in oil and gas), I have to admit, the towers are stunning.  We were lucky to be in KL when there was a full moon and got to catch it on…

Bye Bye Perhentians Sadly it was time to leave our island home so we headed to the ferry and headed back across the South China Sea to Kota Bharu.   We really only drove through but it was very interesting as we weaved through the town in on the way to the airport.  It was…

So….while I spent the first few days cooped up in our room – fun times with a chest infection (personally I am chalking it up to lack of sleep). I did manage to capture a few great pictures above water while Dar was enjoying the underwater views….no, no, you have it all wrong….that is not a…

We made it to the Island!! Diving Here We Come!

The first leg of our journey to the Perhentian Islands was a little crazy and A LOT long…..but we made it and took a few minutes to sample the local cuisine even though we had to brave the huge storm that was hitting the town. Banana roti and egg roti served with a great curry…

So for the past three days, there was no water in the bathrooms – which means hauling water from the kitchen to the bathroom for bucket baths and to fill the toilet tank.  This issue was slightly inconvenient but not horrible given the upside – your arms get a workout.   There is something about…

These plants are all over – some of them huge trees – because the climate here is perfect.  I look forward to this time of year because they are blooming pro furiously.  Ours has a particularly sweet fragrance.  I really should manage to set them out in a Urli (traditional bowl that sits by the…

These guys are great – I thought they deserved their own separate post…they didn't bother us (probably because we had no food in our hands).  There were a number of very new babies….so very cute. Mom…Look What The Humans Left Love His Feet Climbing Around Hum…Where Did I Put That? and my favorite – love…

So the girls and I woke up early (to beat the traffic) and headed off to Nandi Hills for the morning.  D had been lauding the place for ages and he wasn't wrong.  The day was gorgeous; flowers blooming everywhere, great views and a nice breeze.  We even got our exercise according to Ms. L's…