Day 107. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Whistlestop 'til you drop.

With only one full day to see the town we swallowed our pride and signed up for one of those tourist-tastic hop on, hop off bus tours.

And you know what? It was great.

Essentially, it involved a 1 hour loop of the City centre taking in all the major sites, in clean, air-conditioned luxury. Alright, so it might not be the ultimate Malaysian travelling experience, but the tour provided us with an effortless and informative introduction to KL.

It also meant we got to meet Charlie, a med student from Auckland who explained why we'd both thrown up this morning after downing our anti-malaria medication - take more water with it, is Charlie's advice.

We had a busy old day in the end. Squeezing in a couple of hours at the Aquarium, a walk around Kuala Lumpur's very own inner city rainforest (mosquitoes included), and a white-knuckle ride to the top of the 451 metre Menara TV Tower.

Starting to think maybe we should have pencilled in more than a couple of nights here, it's a most agreeable place.