I have had a rather long break from posting but here's finally an update from Koh Yao Noi, Thailand 🙂 I arrived on this island 5 1/2 weeks ago, I had booked a yoga retreat for a week. (That already feels like a long time ago). As soon as I arrived at the pier and felt how quiet it was here, I realized how activated my system was. I don't really remember if I had much of a plan back then but I'm still here, enjoying the island.

I'm back in Thailand but I want to post about my time in Malacca (Melaka) before the experience fades away...Luckily I prepared the pictures before I left 🙂I think I still need more time to reflect on my time in Malaysia, it was definitely a place that grew on me. And that's quite unusual for me, usually, I feel instantly if I like a place or not. I'm very happy that I decided to go there and I think I'll return at some point. I felt Malaysia has many layers, maybe that's why I needed some time to feel into it.

I have been struggling a bit lately, as was reflected in my last post. Luckily I feel better now and I have found some favorite spots here in Malacca, Malaysia. One is a very nice coffee shop called Backlane Coffee. Many places are hard to spot from the street here because they can be 'hidden' inside of another shop. This is the case with this place. From the street, you just see a sign and if you look inside all you see is a shop selling clothes.

I have been traveling for almost 3 months now. And although I'm happy to be far away from the cold Winter in Sweden I'm currently having a challenging time. Maybe I had too high expectations, hoping my next step in life would reveal itself during my travels and that my travels would take me somewhere on my path so to speak. But, at least so far, I don't have that feeling at all. I have more or less constantly been challenged by my 'usual' health issues, at the moment I'm very low on energy. And of course, that affects my mental state. It's just hard to feel excited about new places when all you really want to do is rest and have some peace and quiet.

My time here in Kuala Lumpur is soon coming to an end, tomorrow I'll travel to Malacca, a major tourist destination in Malaysia. I have already shared my first impressions of Kuala Lumpur (KL), in case you're interested and missed it, you can read the post here: My First Impressions of Kuala Lumpur - And The Best Hotel Ever!

I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 1/2 weeks ago, after a short and intense stay in Singapore. I had pushed myself too much (being very active with an ongoing cold) and I was desperate for some rest. So in the beginning Kuala Lumpur didn't feel like the right place. My very first impression was that the city was loud, with heavy traffic, dirty, and had a lot of homeless people on the streets. But I was super happy with my hotel, I almost cried with joy when I got my room (also because I had stayed in hostels for a month before arriving here). But seriously, I think this hotel is the best one I have ever stayed in. I slept in a comfortable bed for the first time in over 2 months!