After 6 weeks in Thailand we were more than ready to move on and experience a new country, and of course new food and beer!

The journey from Koh Tao in Thailand to Georgetown in Malaysia was our longest yet — 28 hours via two boats, two trains, one bus, and one taxi!

The sleeper train from Thailand to the Malaysian border was pretty comfortable. We were both exhausted (from all the diving the days before) and managed to sleep straight through until morning. On arrival we bought some Malaysian Ringgit from a random guy at the train station, which worked out great because there were no ATM’s or currency exchange places!

It was James’ turn to nap. I had to stand up or we’d both be asleep and miss our train!

Georgetown, Penang

Having come straight from island life on Koh Tao we skipped Langkawi Island and went straight to Georgetown. Though other backpackers kept recommending Langkawi so we’ll have to visit it next time.