We reached Kuala Lumpur airport about 7:30am, the flight had a little turbulence but not dramatic. I was happy to find the Maya eSim I had installed activated fine and I was able to report my safe arrival as we taxied to the gate. It was a bus ride to get to Passport Control (queues but not as bad as Heathrow) then on to try and collect baggage. I waited minutes by the carousel not having noticed they had taken my bag off and put it by a different carousel. Oh. A well-organized guy asked if I was me as I exited the airport system, handed me a thick envelope for my time in Malaysia, and even directed me to a comfort stop as he got the car picking me up to come into position. Audley Travel organised this trip for me and I have been very impressed by their skill. First of all about Malaysia. It's hotter than back home in the UK. You notice when you leave the air-conditioned space of a hotel. You notice how you sweat after having a hot drink. So I won't mention it's hot every sentence from now on. I did try out some phrases of Bahasa Malaysian without any reaction - most people I dealt with spoke English a million times better than my attempt at their language. It was an easy drive down until we hit traffic in Malacca which was stagnant in places. They drive on the left like we do in the UK. One couldn't miss seeing the sheer number of palm trees which have seemingly ousted the native trees like a plague. From the plane they were drearily regularly planted.