The Long Way Home: Malaysia

Leaving Thailand feels like it was a long time ago, but I just got home a week ago. In between, I made a couple stops: Malaysia, Turkey, Greece and Germany. It was the perfect itinerary to transition back. Each place took me a little closer to the U.S., geographically, climatically, and culturally.

Malaysia

While we were volunteers, we weren't allowed to travel to the southernmost provinces of the country (because of violence and insurgency) so naturally the first thing I did after completing my service was take a train to Malaysia (which passes through those provinces).

The formerly forbidden city of Hat Yai *gasp*

Sunset on the island of Langkawi

View from the cable car (Langkawi)

Colonial streets of Georgetown (Penang)

Tea plantation (Cameron Highlands)

Lots and lots of tea

Mossy Forest (Cameron Highlands)

Pitcher plant, which captures bugs by closing its "lid"

Petronas Tower (Kuala Lumpur)

Petronas Towers (KL)

And of course, a blog post isn't complete without a food picture: this is nasi kerabu.