KLCC Aquarium in Malaysia and see you next time, Tom (December 2025)

We went back to Kuala Lumpur and spent some hours in the KLCC Aquarium 🐠
I found the sharks, …
… turtles, …
… and rays the most impressive ðŸĪĐ
The interiors of the aquariums appeared sometimes a bit sterile ðŸ›€ðŸ―
But it was nice …
to see all these different animals 🙂
Especially the crazy looking ones like these ones sticking in the ground, …
… or this funny fellow 😄
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But always asking myself how it is for these animals being locked down in these small pools ðŸĪ”
These were the big insects making a lot of the loud sounds in the jungle 🔊
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And there were some rare dinosaurs as well ðŸĪĢ
We had a last, very delicious dinner together in an Indian restaurant, …
… some last impressions of the skyscrapers, the jungle, …
… and the contrasts between old and new, …
… and then Tom had to leave and fly back to Germany. We had a great time together with a lot of discoveries and experiences ðŸĪ—

Discoveries in a mangrove forest in Malaysia (December 2026)

We visited a mangrove forest where we could walk through this unique ecosystem without destroying it even more than we humans already have ðŸŠū
It looked interesting at first glance but the really interesting stuff we found when having a closer look ðŸ˜ģ
There was a river bed to observe as well 🙂
And there were a lot of monkeys …
… chilling and socializing on the paths …
… watching over his gang and getting tired ðŸ˜ī
But the most interesting creatures we could observe after having a closer look at the ground 😀
They looked pretty alien …
… and were jumping in and out of there mud holes 🏠
And the crabs had very different colors ….
… nice blue …
… big claws …
… some had dates …
… and some happy time together 😁
Oh, and there were reptiles too ðŸĶŽ
Some were fighting …
… and others were just strolling around. Warans were my favorite âĪïļ!

To the tropical beach on Marina and Pangkor Island in Malaysia (December 2025)

We took two busses from the Cameron Highlands to the coast.
The first one was very comfortable and the second an older line bus. The driver delivered packages as well 😁
As always, we took the cheapest apartment we could find. This one was nice and had a nice view.
No hot plate, but we managed to buy a gas canister and pot for our camping stove so that we could cook from time to time on our balcony ðŸģ
The view was very beautiful and several times we spotted a pretty big waran. We called her Clementine 🐊
It was beautiful at night as well. The whole apartment complex was almost abandoned for most of our time there. So we had the pool just for us 🌌
We found a nice restaurant and had very good dinners there ðŸĨģ
Tom and I had some fish 🐟
And on the small Marina Island, which seemed to be an artificial Resort Island, was this: the funtasiland!
The most neon place we have ever seen! The sand for the kids to play in was neon pink and blue as well ðŸĪĢ
One day we went into the small town of Lumut. Very much deserted in the off season 😁
With nice graffiti pictures …
… and robots ðŸĪ–
In an Chinese temple we put some wishes on the wishes tree 🙏🏞
Another day we went to Pangkor Island. A customs free island where you can mostly buy sweets and fish. No alcohol or cigarettes 😁
They had a whole lot of scooters on that island. New and old ðŸ˜ģ
A mosque in the ocean 🌊
A gang of goose that went rogue and had to get caught ðŸĪĢ
And we went to this magnificent tropical beach 🏝ïļ
It was very beautiful âĪïļ
Hammock, …
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… this nice blend of jungle, sand, and ocean …
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… and some animals to discover. There was a wild boar as well 🐗
And this nasty monkey who wanted to steal some stuff from us. But we fought him back â˜Ūïļ
After some hours at that magnificent beach, we started our way back to civilization âœĻ
At first, the jungle trails was like the ones we already took before 😀
But the trail developed into a very rough one. The photo doesn’t do it justice. The path was marked by small pieces of barrier tape wrapped around trees. But sometimes big trees had fallen covering the tape and blocking the trail. So we spent a lot of time searching for markings, going around the fallen trees, breaking our way through the plants who had taken over the path, and sliding down muddy slopes. It was adventurous and in the end it took us almost three hours to walk almost three kilometers!
Here is our tour on Komoot ðŸŒŋ
But we made it in time so that we could head to the last ferry going back to Marina Island ðŸĨģ
On our way to the ferry we came across another nice beach ⛱ïļ
And at home we treated Racki’s and Tom’s wounds from leeches. For some reason the leeches did not suck on me. Maybe the mosquitos already had taken all my blood ðŸ˜ģ
And in the jungle there were all the saw, and blade cutter noises ðŸĪŊðŸĪŠ