Malaysia And Thailand, October 2009

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23-29th October - Kuala Lumpur, Railay And Khao Lak
23-29th October - Kuala Lumpur, Railay And Khao Lak
30th October To 3rd November - Similan Islands And Khao Lak
30th October To 3rd November - Similan Islands And Khao Lak
3-4th November - Khao Sok National Park
3-4th November - Khao Sok National Park
5-6th November - Khao Lak And Kuala Lumpur
5-6th November - Khao Lak And Kuala Lumpur

23-29th October - Kuala Lumpur, Railay And Khao Lak

View From Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Debbie Worrying How Strong The Glass Is, Kuala Lumpur Retail Hell, Just One Of Millions In Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Batu Caves, Gombak Batu Caves, Gombak View From Bungalow, Railay East View From Bungalow, Railay East Beach At Railay East Beach At Railay East Hat Tham Phra Nang Debbie Swimming, Hat Tham Phra Nang Monkey, Railay Railay East From Viewpoint Railay East From Viewpoint Tham Phra Nang Nai - Inner Princess Cave, Railay Tham Phra Nang Nai - Inner Princess Cave, Railay Nick Swimming, Khao Lak

Apart from the wedding, which in true Hindu style was spread over two days, we had quite a bit of free time, so we did the usual tourist things. This involved looking at the Petronas twin towers and thinking they didn't really look that big, marvelling at people base jumping off the KL Tower, being horrified at gargantuan shopping complexes, and being attacked by monkeys at the Batu Caves. Well, watching other people being attacked by monkeys, anyway.

After four days, a one hour flight with Air Asia, "The World's Best Low Cost Carrier", took us to the tiny Krabi airport, probably the only flight of the day. We then took a boat to Railay - the only way to get there - and found ourselves somewhere to stay. Our little bungalow with bathroom cost us about £6 a night. Relaxing in an open sided bar with several beers that night, listening to reggae and being served by a rasta barman, we wondered whether we had accidentally flown to Jamaica. The next morning it became obvious we hadn't, as I got served a traditional Thai breakfast - rice porridge with shrimps, and lots of chilli. I was hooked, and had it every morning - what with lunch and dinner, I had three spicy meals a day for two weeks! After a few days exploring Railay, we took the boat back to the 'mainland' and moved on to Khao Lak.