Five days backpacking in Melaka in Peninsular Malaysia.

Day 1

• 7:30am – check-out

• Walk to Kuala Lipis train station
• Book ticket to Bahau Train Station (8:30 departure) – RM8

• 8:15am – Board train
• 12:00nn – Arrival at Bahau Train Station.
  • Knowing where to depart was hard because the stations didn’t have obvious signages.
• Walk to Bahau bus station

• Ride “Transnational” bus to Melaka Sentral – RM12
• 2:30pm – Arrival at Melaka Bus Station
  • Horribly slow traffic since it was a weekend and a holiday. Melaka was very busy

• Eat at McDonald’s
  • Double cheeseburger meal – RM7.2

• Ride bus#17 to Melaka City Center
• Bus dropped us off a block away from the Studhuys because of heavy road traffic

• Walk to Discovery Café and Guest House
• Check-in at Discovery Café and Guest House
  • Dorm bed – RM17 (+RM10 key deposit)
  • Buy bottled water (1.5L) – RM1.5

Melaka Walking Tour

• Walk along Jonker St.
  • Eat at sidestreet stall
    • Siomai dumplings (6 pcs.) – RM3
      • Delicious!
    • Iced calamansi juice – RM1.2

• Dinner at Nancy’s kitchen – RM15
  • Nonya fried noodles with shrimp
  • Shrimp with vegetables and fermented shrimp paste
  • Hot tea

• Buy at convenient store
  • 1.5L bottled water + flavoured soda – RM2.2

Day expenses – RM67.1

Day 2

Continue Melaka Walking Tour

Day 3

• 10:00am – Check-out at Discovery Guest House

• 12:00am – Check-in at Lavender Guest House – RM15

Continue Melaka Walking Tour

Day 4

• Walk to Mahkota Medical Center
  • Book bus ticket from Melaka to KLIA LCCT via Transnational – RM22.5

Continue Melaka Walking Tour

• Walk to Melaka Mosque in Pulau Melaka
  • Hitched a ride along the way

• Lunch at Chinese Restaurant
  • Fried noodle with chicken + Iced white coffee – RM7

• Melaka Maritime Museum – RM6 admission fee

• Lunch at Nancy’s Kitchen – RM19.5
  • Beef, curry, spring roll, cendol

• Walk around the city centre until sundown

• 11:40pm – Ride taxi to Melaka Sentral – RM20
  • Split the fare with another traveler, also staying at Lavender Guest House

Day 5

• 12:15am – Ride bus from Melaka to KLIA-LCCT via Transnational express
• 2:45am – Arrival at KLIA-LCCT

• Eat at McDonalds
  • Chicken burger – RM6.60

• Check-in for AirAsia flight from KL to Clark
  • Buy baggage allowance – RM60

Total Expenses – RM123.6