After hiking from one beach to the next on the western side of Phuket, I flew to Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia. I did some sightseeing and headed to Melaka, a small town further south. It didn't take long to explore this place, but just as in KL I was lucky to find a great place to stay, with some true "hostel spirit". The mango tree in the backyard contributed quite a few mangos each day while we spend the evenings in the cosy sitting - space playing backgammon. I finally made it to Singapore yersterday, just a short stopover ( without doing shopping!- I think there's nothing you can't get here.) before I head back to HongKong tomorrow.