Pulau Tioman

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Tioman island is two and a half hours by ferry off the east coast of southern Malaysia.  Around the coast of the island are many beaches and even more resorts and restaurants. One of the best things about this place is that it's not as commercialised as many of the other islands in the region, so we are basically on our own here. The resort we are staying at is popular with people from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, but since it is not the weekend and in the middle of Ramadan, the resort is more or less empty. 

The island is basically a jungle on the interior with paradise style beaches all around. At first it reminded us of the island off of Lost. The mountain behind us was covered in mist when we arrived, it was almost as if the black smoke would come thundering over the peak at any second! The antenna on the beach next to us also added to the effect!

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 It is further away from the equator than Singapore, but nevertheless it feels even hotter! We spend our days lazing on the beach giving our pasty faces a lovely red glow! Some might say, lobster like. When we are not burning our skin we like to splash around in the south china sea, lovely stuff! Since it is in the tropics, it rains everyday, but it's never too long before the sun comes back out again. 

We are staying in a beach hut, its small and simple but it's ON the beach!!

 

Long walk to the beach