Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur what a city we have had fun - not. On day one we decided to go into the city centre to the Petrona Towers but for some reason Taxis we not allowed there. We just assumed there was some kind of event. We got a tram and then had to divert to a bus. We where the only white people, the bus was full of Indian's. It then stopped as the Police would not let the bus in because of the Indians.(Umm Mike reassured me it was fine)

Mike said we could walk. As we started to walk there were hundreds I mean hundreds of hundreds of Indians looking menacing and unhappy. I told Mike that something was not right , he insisted it was a festival!!! 'OK' I said as we walked further along it got worse and worse like a rally. It was only when one kind Indian told us to stop as there was Police with TEAR GAS and WATER CANNONS!!! Ohh yes we where in the middle of a massive protest about Indian rights and blaming the English- funny was it, NO. As you can imagine a few choice word were exchanged by myself. Luckily we took refuge in a very nice hotel and watched the antics for a few hours until the crowds dispersed. A F***ing festival!!! seriously!!!

But don't worry everyone we are fine and even manged to meet some lovely people who lived in Holland. We even had a lovely birds eye view of the fiasco from VIP lounge, as they were on their honeymoon. After a few hours once it had all died down we spent the afternoon with our new friends and had a lovely evening eating drinking and having a laugh. Here are a few pictures of the Petronas. We are now heading for Langkawi and hoping we can just chill on the beach.

Singapore

Wow what a place, this is the most cleanest & safest place we have ever visited. Its so up to date in every way and has gadgets and machines for everything- which Mike is loving, typical man! It is so hot & humid we have been walking round looking like sweaty heaps - nice. We thought it couldn't get any worse untill the sun came out ohh my god it is boiling!!!

We have visted the famous and exclusive Raffles hotel - if only our budget stretched that far!!

Its been really weird being in this climate and going into the shopping malls (more on that in a minute) and seeing all the Chritsmas decks and hearing Mariah's 'All I want for Christmas'. At nightime the city is amazing it takes on a whole different feeling the skyline is so impressive. Orchard Road is lined with Christmas lights and wonderful window displays, amazing we had a bus tour at night just to see them all!! As for shopping ohhh my god seriously if anybody wants a blow out come here and shop. The city has more malls than we can count and they are all massive with a minimum 8 floors - Mike recommends any men to not bring there lady's here unless they want to be broke!!

We also took a visit to Singapore Zoo (more like a huge jungle) and followed this up with a night safari where all the nocturnal animals come out to play. It was brillant and I got up close and personal with some adorable orang-utans!!!!

Table Mountain

The sun is now shining and before we leave South Africa we have taken the opportunity to revisit Table Mountain and it was well worth it. The views from the 1086 meter high mountain are stunning.

It took just over 2 minutes to reach the summit!!

This is the view of Cape Town and in the distance Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was inprisoned which we visited during our stay.

This a view of Camps Bay where the rich and famous hang out!!

This is our last post from South Africa we have had a fantastic time and we would definitely love to come back ( maybe for the 2010 World Cup) Ange and Leeroy you will love it. We will catch up with you all from Asia.

Addo Elephant Park

We have been on safari in the 'Chico' and we travelled to Addo Elephant National Park and had an brilliant day. We saw lots of different animals including lions and hundreds of elephants. It was so cool we just parked up our 'Chico' and the elephants just wondered past almost in touching distance. At one point though we nearly crapped ourselves as i forgot to turn off my engine. A heard of elephants were walking past and the massive male didn't seemed to impressed with me and the lemon. He started walking straight for the car stopping just before the bonnet and staring us out until I swiftly turned the engine off whist breaking out in a nervous sweat and nearly having an accident!!! Anybody who has the chance to go on safari should go for it as it was one of the best days we have had, here are a few photos for you to look at.

Garden Route

After exploring all that Cape Town has to offer it was time to drive the Garden Route. Our first stop was Hermanus which is famous for whale watching and diving with great white sharks. Unfortunately when we arrived the weather was bad and all the boat trips including the great white shark experience was cancelled (gutted). However we still had a fab afternoon watching whales from the shore, it was really surreal.

Our next stop was Wilderness which was a four and a half hour drive through some breathtaking scenery. We stayed at the Fairy Knowles Backpackers it was amazing set in the forest in the national park, with a camp fire and outside bar. It reminded us of camping but with extremely nice rooms - to our fellow camping buddies you would you would have loved it. The next day we went kloofing ( travelling down gorges and waterfalls) down the Kaaimans River and abseiling down 45 meter cliff edges through waterfalls, a fantastic day out the scenery was unbelievable. The top picture is Mike and the second my goodself!! I was really brave.

Jefferys Bay a fantastic place a mecca for surfers - Chris you would love it. The waves are massive and surfers fantastic its a really chilled out lifestyle. There is loads of discount shops selling really cool stuff , however Mike has curbed my spending so only managed to by some flip - flops!! We have spent a few day here before heading back to Cape Town

Chico Time!

We are now offically on the road. We have hired a ' Chico'( dont laugh) and don't worry Mike is driving- Ha! Ha! Its really easy to get around just one hazard the Baboons!! We took a trip to the amazing Boulders Beach to see the cute penguins, its was brilliant, I wanted to give one a hug and take it home! They were just like Pingu. Next stop was Cape point, where the Atlantic meets the Pacific.(see the lighthouse) The scenery was beautiful like something out of a film.

We have also taken a trip up the famous Table Mountain but unfortunately the views were short lived as the ' Table Cloth' swallowed us up, so no photos. Basically we ended up freezing cold in the clouds, very weird. Fingers crossed we may be able to take another trip before we leave.

We have arrived in Cape Town!!!

Hello! after a 12 hour flight we were happy to arrive in sunny Cape Town to find that are hostel was lovely and we had a stunning view of Table Mountain, as you can see. I would like to make you all jealous by telling you it has been 30 degrees and we have been sunning ourselves, however that would be a slight lie. The locals use the phrase " Four Seasons In One Day" and we can certainly agree with that. We have been greeted in the morning with burning sunshine, to change to cloudy and freezing cold winds then followed by downpours of rain. If you are coming be prepared!!! However the African people are really friendly and the food and wine is great also and dead cheap.

Thank you so much for all my birthday messages, I had a great day sightseeing and made some Brazilian friends. In the evening we all went to a restaurant called 'Mamma's Africa' to sample some local cuisine and drink wine!,Mike ate Kuddo and I had springbok - delicious! Then the local band got me up for a rendition of Happy Birthday , fab, one to remember!!