Travels take 2

20.6- we had a bit of a lie in then spent an hour or so on the beach before it was time to pack up and get on the  12 O'clock  speedboat back to the mainland. When we arrived in Kuala Besut we had a taxi driver latch on to us, despite us not wanting to leave for the airport for another 2 hours... He then proceeded to follow us and watch us eat lunch for the next few hours. We eventually took pity on him and got in his taxi to the airport in Kota Bharu. It was a short 55minute flight and we got served a snack and drink in the little propeller plane, with a catchy airline song to complete the experience. Top marks for firefly! We got the public bus into Georgetown, found a decent pod dorm hostel and went for a late  10.30pm  dinner at a Chinese cafe. We had a couple of drinks on the lively street of Love Lane with a bit of live music.  21.6- after breakfast in the hostel we got the free shuttle bus into the centre of Georgetown and spent the morning wandering arou...

Kuala Lumpur 12.6.17 We arrived in KL at about 3pm after a very rushed transfer at Qatar. Picked up our bags, and got a bus into KL, ended up at Pudu central rather than KL Sentral but we found our way to the hostel eventually. 25 by Ohana was on floor 25 of the building and was small but clean. We did some planning then headed to the nearby mall food court as it was raining. Josh was horrified to see rats running around the kitchens... Welcome to Asia!! 13.6- After a bit of a lie in and breakfast in the hostel we headed out to explore Chinatown. The wet markets were an experience, with all varieties of live and dead animals.... Now nicknamed salmonella street. Then we looked around a Hindu temple and walked to the botanical gardens in the Colonial district.  Next up was little India, we looked at the markets and tried and failed to find a restaurant from the guide book... Turns out a lot of the others were closed due to Ramadan. We ate in another mall food court which wa...