Home Safe

Well we finally made it home – the journey was a bit of a slog - 14 hours flight from Singapore to Heathrow but the plane was virtually empty and we had 10 seats between us so were able to lie down flat for lots of it.
We had a fabulous time and highlights for David at each place were…..Singapore – the Singapore Slings; Penang – Hawker delights; Cameron Highlands – the tea plantation tour; KL – the bird park; Siboya – the beach and BKK – the shopping experiences. For Amanda the highlights were…….. Singapore – the lion dances; Penang – living in Georgetown; Cameron Highlands – the jungle trekking; KL – the bird park; Siboya – the crab lunch and BKK – IT city!
In the 28 days we were away we went on 7 flights, numerous taxis including Mr Dean’s in Krabi and Mr Ooi’s in Georgetown, local buses and coaches, mini bus tour, trishaws and tuk tuks, cable car up the side of the temple in Penang, pick up truck (D) and motorbike (A) trying to get to the ferry in time in Siboya because the tuk tuk wouldn’t start, Mike’s 4x4, the sky train in Bangkok and several different types of boats including the Thai longtail boats and the paddle boat in the floating market!
We reckoned our best meals were the (1) “all you can eat buffet at the Eastern and Oriental Hotel in Penang, (2) Crab lunch at Kob Siboya, (3) satay sticks in Chinatown, Singapore and (4) the Indonesian prawns at Clark’s Quay in Singapore. Worst meal was an unspeakable one at 4.00 in the afternoon after arriving at our apartment in Kuala Lumpar, but still we managed to avoid jippy tummies!
It is lovely to be home and hope to see / talk to you all soon. In the meantime, we took 2,624 photos between us, so be warned…. We’ll post a few now though!
David and Amanda xx