If you're young in KL....

24 July 2010 We arrived in Kuala Lumpur (KL) amidst preparations for a multi-block outdoor fashion show, with one of the main stages outside our 3rd story hotel room (so much for getting some sleep before our 7am flight tomorrow morning). The city is alive with young people!! If you're young and living in KL you might be hanging out with your friends...

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Taman Negara, Part 4

21 July 2010 Being stuck in Taman Negara is not a bad thing. We were supposed to move on to the Cameron Highlands today, but I came down with a bit of a stomach bug yesterday and we decided to put our travel plans on hold-just in case. It seems like rest, tlc from my dear Rachel, and a blast of Cipro has done the job and I up and at em' today.This...

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Taman Negara , Part 3

19 July 2010 Walking through the rain forest the last few days we have taken special notice of the way the forest sounds. Today we walked to a cave, Gua Telinga, and because we did not see another human for about two hours and our never-ending conversation does tend to lull while we are hiking up steep slopes in 90% humidity we both observed some...

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Taman Negara, Part 2

18-July-10 Just back from a mediocre dinner on one of the floating restaurants of Kuala Tahan, we debated if in our travels if we have ever encountered a more unattractive town. After much discussion, Kuala Tahan, you are the winner so far. It would seem that you would have to try hard to create a greater mess. As a side note, our hostel "Yellow...

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