Country: Malaysia

I spent a few weeks in 2012 traveling through Malaysia with a close friend and then some friends we met while traveling. Malaysia is an amazing country for nature lovers; it also has lots of great food.

Georgetown and Penang Botanical Gardens

There were a couple of times I felt like this monkey but I handled myself with grace and a sense of calm detachment instead...

Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia – 2012 While leaving Perhentian Kecil we met a couple who was traveling to the opposite side of the country. We quickly analyzed our options and decided it would be fun to travel with someone else for a while so we hopped on a bus with our new friends Nat and Ariane. Penang ended up being a great break and I slept in the same bed for more than two nights in a row for the first time in a while. It makes a big difference.

Goodbye Thailand, Hello Malaysia

Nothing disturbing about this pic until you zoom in and see the assault rifle next to this sleeping guy's leg.

Goodbye Thailand, Hello Malaysia – 2012 We took an overnight train from Surat Thani to Sungai Kolok then walked across the Thai/Malaysian border and headed to Kota Bharu, en route to Perhentian Kecil, a small island off the east coast…