Writing this review now in mid-November about a trip to Pulau Pangkor back in February feels positively surreal and a little moany considering I won’t be staying at any beach resort for at least another half year. But when I
With one final night left in Kuala Lumpur after 7 wonderful years of living and working there, I decided it was only right to finish the time much as I started; with one final luxurious stay at a Shangri-La! Before I
As I mentioned in my last post, a last-minute decision to hit Port Dickson, a small coastal town about an hour from Kuala Lumpur, meant that my preferred choice of residence, the Thistle, was no longer within any kind of
I’ve been to Port Dickson a handful of times, and each time leaves me with the same impression; the whole place is a vaguely run-down beach town so close to Kuala Lumpur that it could be fantastic – if they found a way
While I had no doubt that the sights and sounds of Kuching would be truly exquisite, I decided to round off my long weekend attending a wedding in Sarawak, Malaysia by departing for the last two nights to Sabah instead
For one of KL’s many long weekends, it seemed like a good idea – as always – to get out of town. Honestly, with forthcoming trips at the time to Thailand, Langkawi, Ireland, the US and possibly the US again
With my ‘major’ trip back to Ireland all wrapped up and going nowhere again until a cheeky weekend in Singapore (next weekend…have pity), attention has turned back to things to do in Malaysia. Thankfully, one of my more social and
While everyone else is posting festive Christmas seasonal messages and pictures of decorations, my day job (yes, there is one) organized a trip up to Penang for the weekend to chill our minds and relax in the hope of even
I’m now living back in Malaysia nearly two full years, having also lived here before in 2010 and into 2011, before going to Germany for a while, then back to Ireland for nearly a year and a half, before finally
In between our stay and associated continuous grazing at The Smokehouse in the Cameron Highlands, we also thought how best to take advantage of all this cool air up in the mountains, get some fresh air and make the most