Last day in Malaysia

As I write this on my last day in Malaysia I am currently undergoing a form of torture commonly known as Reflexology.


After walking up all those steps and walking most of Malaysia flat, our legs and feet have a taken a bit of a pounding.

I can't say reflexology is fun but I reckon we needed this!

Today we went on our final tour through the butterfly park filled with gorgeous varieties of butterflies flitting around- never sitting still for long enough for us to get a really nice photo.

With all the butterflies gaily flying past our heads, you can't help but want to twirl around and burst into song ala Disney Princess.

We also paid a visit to the Bird Park. Being the largest covered bird park in the world, it houses a host of birds: parrots, peacocks, Hornbills (Malaysia's national bird) etc

The heat put a bit of a strain on us today and the sweat was literally running in rivulets down our body.

A lovely Arab couple asked us to pose with them for a photo and I was pleasantly surprised that the lady lifted her veil for the photo.

A couple of waterfalls made the gardens very picturesque and Tharien avoiding falling on her bum.... 4 times!!

We had 30 minutes to explore the gorgeous orchid gardens (they are actually called the Hibiscus & Orchid gardens, but we never saw any Hibiscus plants- which are actually the national flower) I strongly suspect that we missed an entire section of the gardens, but by that time I think we were just exhausted from the heat and loss of water.

We came back to our hotel and promptly fell asleep to replenish our energy levels.



Our last night was spent eating sushi, with ice cream (not our usual donut tradition) for dessert.


Yummy ice cream



We browsed by the huge, multi storied electronics mall and stocked up on another memory card for our camera as only a few days into our holiday we have used up almost all our memory capacity!

A quick visit to the pool refreshed us- for once we were actually cooled down! Thank you to the kind gentleman who allowed us 15 minutes in the pool after closing time had already passed.

Puppy dog eyes always work!

The Royale Bintang hotel has been a great hotel to stay at, with everything a traveller needs: WiFi access, a spa, a gym and a pool and extremely friendly staff who have helped us with everything we have needed.

I didn't expect to enjoy Malaysia as much as I have as it was merely supposed to be a stop over to Thailand, yet I have been thoroughly surprised!

The nightlife is infectious. The shops all stay open from 10am-10pm. With some establishments only closing after midnight.



The people mostly speak english, which has been a great help and overall have been very friendly and helpful.



I highly recommend stopping by for a visit as you won't be disappointed!

Sunshine & Fun

I have been super busy entertaining my friend Shez.. Its nice to see SA in a different light when you have international visitors.
The most fun experience for me were the Canopy Tours in the Magaliesberg mountains - these mountains are the 2nd oldest mountain range in the world!

Safety is paramount and you are always connected by at least 2 lines, so there is no chance of anything happening to you.
There are 10 platforms - The platforms are about 20 - 40 metres above the ground and the longest slide is 120m long. It all goes by so fast, but what a thrill!
Afterwards you enjoy a light lunch while watching the dvd of your adventures.
We even received a certificate saying we had done it - nice touch.

A visit to the Protea Fire & Ice enabled us to enjoy some delicious milkshakes - with flavours such as Ferrero Rocher, Crunchie, Oreo Cookies & Jelly tots, you just cant go wrong!
I have had the Oreo cookies, Jelly Tots and the Peanut butter and banana so far - YUM!

The decor at the hotel is so pretty we couldnt resist taking a few fun photos.

Shez also treated us to a decadent paraffin pedicure and we walked out with very pretty toes - can you guess which toes belong to me?

The Bird Gardens helped me get a bit of sun again (Can anyone say "bright red lobster skin"?) The show was fun and the gardens are always very pretty for a nice stroll around.

We visited the Lion park in Fourways - it sure has changed alot since I was there a few years back.

You get to pet the cute Lion cubs - and watch out for dangling camera straps, they like to play!
They also have giraffe and Cheetah and hyena camps as well as buck and various other animals.
The curio shop has some cute souvenirs and really adorable baby clothes.

A lot of shopping later (I dont want to see another shop for a very long time!) and Shez's trip was over.

Its nice to have some peace and quiet - but I almost dont know what to do with myself.....

I have been missing QT, even while having all this fun. I dread to think how much I am going to miss him now that I am alone with some time to think.....