British leftovers

We left Langkawi on the 13th of January, with the shortest flight ever. A 20 min flight to George Town, Penang. It was so short the stewardess could only stretch her legs before she had to 'Prepare for landing'. George Town is a truly fantastic, it's full with cafes and little places to eat. It has a cozy, welcoming vibe and we really enjoyed staying there. We did not do that much, walking around the city and enjoying the vibe, food and drinks. 

Someone recommended us the Cameron Highlands, totally unprepared we went there. As we hopped out of the bus we noticed that is really cold, it must be like 5° or so, we thought. Hurried to our hostel we met the owner, a really friendly guy from Bangladesh, who gave us a fleece jacket and cooked 10 l tea for us. Warmed up by the tea and able the move again we checked the outside thermometer: 19 degrees. Wow,!After having temperatures over 30 for 4 months, 19 feels like winter.

We stayed for 3 days and every day we did a hike through the jungle. We saw a lot of wildlife, like squirrels, every kind of birds and insects. In this region also grow wild orchids but unfortunately they were not flowering at the moment. One of the hikes was really tough, it was more climbing then hiking. Mud till your ankles, a steep path where you had to climb over roots and rocks. As we were at the peak we were sitting in a cloud so the view was a bit disappointing.

In the evenings we sat with the other guests in the living room of our hostel and enjoyed home cooked dinners, a cup of tea and movies on television. The things you do in winter.