![]() almost there... northwest coast of Malaysia | ![]() dejá vu - Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur |
After over 12 hours in a very uncomfortable KLM seats we are approaching the capital of Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur.
![]() monkeys in Kuala Lumpur Park | ![]() jungle trekking on Penang Island |
One day in KL is sufficient and we are heading by train to the north of Malaysia to Butterworth and then short ferry ride to Georgetown on Penang Island.
![]() tranquil Monkey Beach - Penang Island | ![]() waiting for the first banana pancake - Hat Yai, Thailand |
After painful 8 hours (where 3 of them was waiting in a queue on Thai side of the border) we reached first major town in Thailand - Hat Yai, nice place to rest and spend evening.
![]() moving on... from Hat Yai to Nakhom Si Thammarat | ![]() green - Khanom Country |
Early wake up in Hat Yai, out in the rain, grab tuk-tuk and head to Nakhom Si Thammarat, where we change to bus toward Khanom, our beach destination.
![]() our place for the next 5 days - Hallo Villa Khanom | ![]() peopleless beaches in Khanom |
Khanom was great spot to relax. There was a rain here or there, but we were having a few kilometres long sandy beaches just for us.
![]() this is Bangkok, baby | ![]() just Bangkok |
After Khanom we moved to Surat Thani and jumped on a plane to Bangkok. After one day stay we continued our journey towards east, to Cambodia.
![]() crossing from Thailand to Cambodia | ![]() this why we dragged us over here - Angkor Wat |
Objective of the jump to Cambodia was same as for 95 % of tourists coming to the country - see Angkor Wat. We toured around the grren way - on a bike (suggest you do the same).
![]() lake scene on the way from Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom | ![]() Angkor Wat with monks |
Then heading back to Thailand. Surviving the 8 hours long bus ride landed us in evening Bangkok, where we spent the last 2 days before the flight back to Europe.
![]() back in Bangkok - Royal Palace | ![]() ordering the last yammy yammy food |
Especially Thailand was a very positive experience for me - great food, nice people, superb sights and nice landscape.
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