Somewhere in Georgetown, Malaysia...

Yes, we have left our beloved Thailand! My visa has expired and it was time for us to move on. It was very hard and we were speculating at least for 2-3 days if we should stay longer and visit the Full moon party and probably another island Ko Lanta, which looked really fantastic. We thought if we can't keep the timetable of our travel for the first country, we won't get anywhere and that is why we sat in the ferry and bus and crossed the border to MALAYSIA, Penang island - Georgetown. It was a definitely an experience to go there. We chose a state bus, which played for 6 hours a private collection of songs from the bus drive's Ipod:) And something amasing on the border happend! For the first time the Czechs beat the Portuguese! As I have got my visa for 90 days and Pedro just for 30! So celebrate with me:)

The journey to Georgetown by the minibus from the border should have taken not more than 2 hours, but we got stuck in a huge traffic. We were wondering why, as it was Thursday evening. There were lots of Indians on the street, in really fancy dresses and make-up and at once we have realised we are in the middle of some Hindu celebration or festival. It really scared us when we saw some men walking on the street and from their bodies were hanging iron wires with iron balls on them. Au! But they looked very serious....Well, it took us around 4-5 hours to get to Georgetown. Even if you take a state line bus, they stop where ever you wish - it is like cheaper taxi. Of course it can be a little bit annoying as you are a foreigner and always the last one:) Our hotel in Georgetown didn't hold the reservation for us as we were late and they were fully booked, so we started our hunt for a room, which was very easy in the turistic area we were dropped off.

Georgetown is very special. It is like three or four different worlds living together in one place. This old colonial town, owned by British in the past, has Malay people, together with Chinese, Indians, Arabs, who lived in one town and practise their own religion - Budhism, Islam, Hindu, Christianity... Amazing and no problems what so ever. Beside the old historical town, which consists from the old colonial buildings (which were once white), you can see China town, Little India ... and on the other site of island 5star hotels with fantastic white beaches (unfortunately not so good for swimming, as it was jelly fish season)

Tomorrow early morning we will be leaving this island and we will go by bus to Cameron Highlands ( to taste some proper tea as there are famous tea plantations). From there - we will see, either it will be the national park Taman Negara or Kuala Lumpur, what ever seems more convenient. We will stay in Malaysia for 14 days (approximately) and head down to Singapore and Australia (where we will meet with Lisa H., Brian, and Irina S. - to check how is the Mars life going).

And by the way we have a new Malaysian number, so feel free to text us or call us: +60143090654
Unfortunately I can't download the photos from Ko Samui yet, as there are no USB ports in the PCs:). Hopefully soon!