We both loved Vietnam and would definitely recommend it as a place to visit. Every location we stayed in was completely different as I tried to explain with the north/south divide still prevelant within the country.
However, it was on to our next country, Malaysia. The flight took a little under 2 hours and upon arrival we were apprehensive about catching a taxi as we heard there were a lot of ways they would try and rip people off - claiming they could not fit luggage; pressing buttons to make the fare go up etc - of course we did get ripped off and had to upgrade from a budget taxi to a luxury taxi so it could fit our luggage in - bull****!! Nevertheless we both had a good sleep in the car on the way to the city (approx 75km from the KL airport).
Our hotel was centrally located in the city, opposite the next incredible mall. 6 floors of cheap clothes;watches;shoes;bags;dvds - and yes all fakes!!! The city is highly developed and there is mass loads of construction work going on around; people we have spoken to have said that the malaysian gvnt. intends to create a very business friendly environment just like Singapore.
Our room was on the 20th floor of the 21 storey hotel, with an incredible view over the city. When we arrived we wanted to immediately immerse ourselves in the cultural heritage of the malay food - but then we walked past a Nandos...and it was Great!!!
After a couple of days of shopping, touring on an open decker bus and chilling out, I was sooo excited to do a tour that I had found to go swim and feed elephants and ride them through their sanctuary. The tour was advertised as being an incredible experience...What a sucker I am!!
It was basically London zoo apart. Hundreds of people crowding round 4 elephants (who must have been terrified) to have their photos taken and then ride them on a 30 second trip in a circle. The swimming element entailed 20 people knee high in water splashing the elephants. We (especially me) were so dissapointed - 60 quid down the drain unfortunately, and they didn;t accept card so we couldn't even send the bill off to our wonderful fathers!
Despite this, Kuala Lumpur is a must go city. We weren't sure what to expect considering it is a Muslim country with some very high penalties for crimes which you would get an ASBO in the UK for. However, it is a modern multicultural city, which we would have loved to spend longer in. In fact we have both decided we would love to come back to Malaysia in order to explore some of its increidble Islands!
Lots of love
Sam and Em
p.s. if you send us a message, please remember to add your name. I also don't know who is sending the cheeky messages, but they keep us amused!
xx
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