Whenever Eva takes the train, it’s a close call. It was all because of the dumplings in a Hawker Center that had to be freshly prepared. But again: we reached the train, nothing learned.

The “Jungle Train”–it crosses Malaysa from South to North over a distance of 526km for which it allows itself 16 hours–was a good decision. The bunks are comfortable, in the morning the branches of the trees right next to the tracks knock on our windows. Furthermore there is a little roller coaster feeling as steep ascents and descents take their turns.

At Wakaf Bharu we take the taxi (actually 2, but that’s another story) to Kuala Besut and there we take a jetty to Pulau Perhentian Besar. A quite adventurous day in terms of transportation.