The Cameron Highlands

We woke up at 3.30 this morning to catch our flight to Kuala Lumpur. We were flying with Air Asia a budget airline, so weren't expecting any frills or anything. We were only allowed 15kg baggage allowance which caused a great deal if stress for everyone because they were all over the allowance and the airline were being very strict! This delayed the checking in process by what seemed like three days. Finally, we checked in and made our way to immigration to find that we had to pay $150HK airport tax each. How annoying! Luckily, we had just about enough money left. We got through immigration and tried to find somewhere to buy some sort of fluids but no where in the whole airport was open. Finally, we found a little cafe selling water for five times the usual amount. I know they bump up the prices in the airport, but five times more is a little extreme. So, after paying the airport tax we couldn't afford a drink. Dying of thirst we finally got on the no frills plane, which of course had no food or drink. In fact, it didn't even have a blanket so we spent three hours freezing and to make it worse Laura was sick the whole journey.

We finally made it to Kuala Lumpur and decided that since we've already been there that we would head straight to the Cameron Highlights, four hours north of Kuala Lumpur. Its a small town high up in the mountains. A bit like Asia's version of the Lake District but on the top of a mountain, surrounded by jungle. It has lots of tea plantations and strawberry farms so there are quaint little tea houses everywhere. We spent the afternoon looking around the town and treated ourselves to afternoon tea (mmm, cream scones and a nice cup of tea...very english). We are staying in a lovely hostel, with hot water!!! It's raining here and pretty misty but it all adds to the eiree effect (and makes us really feel like we are back in England).


We have booked ourselves on a tour tomorrow to the tea plantations, strawberry farm, a butterfly farm, a mountain hike to the highest point on the highlands and a jungle trek. We're very worried about the jungle trek as our guide told us that when he was in the jungle today he saw a water snake, a black snake, had leeches sucking his blood and he got stung by a scorpion. Very scary!!!

Wish us luck. Hopefully we'll be able to update you tomorrow if we haven't been eaten or poisoned.

xxx