Having heard so many things of Penang in the past, I was quite looking forward to get there, as usual I didn’t research much in advance on things to do in Penang but I knew that the highlights were supposed to be the food scene and the street art, among the historic buildings. This place…
The island of Langkawi is generally associated with cheap alcohol and tobacco because of its duty free stores, and whilst a cheap beer is always welcomed my main plan was to go hiking in Langkawi! Whilst most people will name the cable car , island hopping and the sky bridge as the main things to…
If there was something I knew before arriving to Georgetown from feedback I got from other backpackers when I was travelling in Malaysia is that I was definitely staying camping in Penang at the Monkey Beach! Penang’s National Park should be a must for you if nature is your thing and it’s perfect for solo…
Monsoon season when backpacking in Malaysia means that even if you don’t care about getting wet, many of the most visited places are actually closed, specially in the East Coast. Right in the midlle of the country, when I tried to go hiking in Taman Negara this was not an exception. When I visited Taman…
Upon arrival for some days backpacking in Penang and asking at my hostel in Georgetown on what sort of stuff I could do around before going Camping in Monkey Beach, the first one that caught my attention was to go Hiking in Penang Hill. Having multiple trails to access, I decided to start by the…
I did this hike while spending 3 days in KL. As I’m always looking to do something a bit off the beaten path, I thought it was going to be a bit challenging to go hiking in Kuala Lumpur. Fortunately it was not too difficult to find a couple of trails close enough from the…
I arrived to KL by bus from Malacca and thought of it as just a stepping stone towards my next destination as I’m normally looking for nature rather than to stay in big cities so I didn’t look in advance into what sort of things to do in Kuala Lumpur I could do. However, as…
Starting my days backpacking in Malaysia, I arrived to Malacca, or Melaka, by bus from Singapore to Malacca. I knew it’s an Unesco Cultural Heritage site but didn’t really know at all what to expect. In all honesty, my initial impression was a bit underwhelming, I could find charm but nothing spectacular that could explain…