Malaysia – wrap up

After 1332 km, I’ve reached Kangar and the Thai border is only 2 km away. Three weeks of cycling through Malaysia have flown by and it’s time for a wrap-up… with pictures. I’ve enjoyed it very much and have some people to thank for it. First of all: the guys at fietsenmaker De Specht in [...]

Cameron Highlands – Ipoh – Taiping – Georgetown

This will be an update without images, because I switched sd cards this afternoon and left the full one in the hotel. I’m currently in Georgetown, Penang. I arrived pretty late and haven’t seen much of the island, but it’s supposed to be beautiful. I’ll make sure to bring my camera with the empty sd [...]

Malaysia: some thoughts

Some of you have asked me to give me a few comments on the country I’m currently travelling in. Here we go. Economically, Malaysia should have a bright future. Although the public and household debt rose sharply last year, its debt it is still significantly lower than in most Western countries. Additionally, it has a trade balance surplus, [...]

Fraser’s hill

“You just do it and it will ok.” – Christopher B., April 2011. Due to my weight of my luggage and myself, I was not very confident when I left Bentong for Fraser’s hill, located at 1300m. The first 29 km were reasonably flat, but were followed by a steady climb of 21 km to [...]

Malaysian hospitality

The detour to Melakka was an excellent choice. It’s a wonderful city and I will prove this at the end of my Malaysia stages with some stunning pictures. My two nights stay in Melakka was made even more pleasant because I chose to follow the advice in my travel guide and selected Ringo’s Foyer. The [...]

On the road

I admit it. I wasn’t feeling confident when I left Singapore and was heading for the bridge to Malaysia. Guided by a few very kind people (again), I reached the bridge and crossed it surprisingly fast among dozens of noisy motorcycles. Because I didn’t know how long it would take me to cross the bridge, [...]