Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
I don’t travel much, but when I do I blog about it here.
Happy Holidays – California
My girlfriend Jo and I have recently (actually... 2 weeks ago - I've been too busy to write it up :-S) gotten back from a holiday in California, which is last months excuse for the lack of posts on my blogs. The primary purpose of the trip was to go to a science conference for Jo's PhD which was held in San Diego, but we decided to hang around for a few extra days and enjoy the sights.
Once the conference ...
Time in Istanbul
I'm a lucky person. Last year work took me to Estonia for our Christmas do. This year it was Istanbul, Turkey.
Unfortunately I have been really busy these last few weeks so this post is a little delayed.
We had a couple of great guides in the form of a colleague (and all round great bloke) and his wife - Thorsten, and Nilli; and I want to say how much I enjoyed my stay out there and how grateful I ...
Time in France
A couple of weeks ago I took my girlfriend to Paris for a long weekend away. I would have written about it earlier but two days after returning I went to Turkey (Istanbul) for my Christmas party with work, so I haven't had a chance until now.
Anyway, it was Jo's (my girlfriends) birthday so I thought I would treat her to a visit abroad. Jo had never been on a plane before so I decided to fly us there rather ...
Malaysia – Taman Negara
After the east coast we headed back to central Malaysia and Taman Negara. Taman Negara is Malaysia's premiere National Park, and the largest rain forest in Malaysia covering 4343 square kilometers.
In our time in Taman Negara we went on a night walk in the jungle, walked through the treetops in a canopy walk, raced down the rapids in tiny little boat (huge fun), and went on a night time safari drive. Oh - and one evening we got ...
Malaysia – The East Coast
After the coolness of the Highlands we went over to the East coast for some more sea based action. We spent a day traveling from the highlands down to the coast, and stayed in a small place in Marang (or was it Merang?) and then took another day to travel down to Cherating where we spent a very pleasant afternoon soaking in the warm sea by our coastal hotel.
In order to see the sun rise we got up early ...
Malaysia – Cameron Highlands
The Cameron Highlands (I really like their website) are the highest place in mainland Malaysia, so are also the coolest. Because of the cooler climate they grow a wide variety of fruit and veg (many strawberry's) in the Highlands. They also have vast tea plantations that are spread over some very steep hills (erm... mountains).
The photosJoe, Me, and my Aunt Christine drinking straight from a coconutMalaysia – Kuala Lumpur and Pangkor
The reason I went to Malaysia is because my Aunt and Uncle are teachers at a college over there. They have been living in Malaysia for 3 or 4 years now and will likely stay there for at least a couple more. When they came home last Christmas they asked my brother (Joe) and I if we would like to go over and visit them some time. We both thought it would be an enjoyable experience and said yes.
We spent ...
I am back from Malaysia
I got back from Malaysia on the 31st of October and have spent the last two days recovering. I had a great time in a lovely country and will be writing up my thoughts, and posting some of my many photos, over the next week or so.
For now I am trying to catch up on all the emails I was sent over the last couple of weeks.
