tioman island.
island triathlon: pictures. eating. swimming. alright, most of the time eating.
juara beach: empty white beach, options for culinary expeditions, huge private pool. only thing missing: kitchen and espresso machine.
daily relaxation island routine: sunrise pictures (always WAY too early), post-sunrise-swimming, breakfast, post-breakfast-swimming, lunch, 2nd lunch, post-lunch-swimming, more food, sunset pictures, post-sunset-swimming (only sometimes, spooky), dinner, 2nd dinner.
non-routine days:
food: continuation of the malaysian feast. for some reasons most of the time sea bass was on the menues. so i had it in different ways with some personal adaptions of recipes - a friendly talk with the chefs always helps (plus you learn about new spices you can use at home for cooking): steamed, bbq with chilli + lemon, honey soy sauce, ginger, curry, … always yummy. otherwise mussels, squid, fried noodles, ...
daily relaxation island routine: sunrise pictures (always WAY too early), post-sunrise-swimming, breakfast, post-breakfast-swimming, lunch, 2nd lunch, post-lunch-swimming, more food, sunset pictures, post-sunset-swimming (only sometimes, spooky), dinner, 2nd dinner.
non-routine days:
- snorkeling. end of monsoon season conditions are far from perfect but good enough to spend a day, at least i saw a turtle.
- hiking. hot and extremely humid. but the jungle is simply perfect for a fast uphill stroll to a waterfall: lush green, noisy insects, zero people. and the pool: all mine. luxury.
food: continuation of the malaysian feast. for some reasons most of the time sea bass was on the menues. so i had it in different ways with some personal adaptions of recipes - a friendly talk with the chefs always helps (plus you learn about new spices you can use at home for cooking): steamed, bbq with chilli + lemon, honey soy sauce, ginger, curry, … always yummy. otherwise mussels, squid, fried noodles, ...