Tea plantations: Walking through the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

The famous and historic tea plantations of the Cameron Highlands I can’t say I get over excited about tea. I’m more of a coffee person. But, for views alone the Cameron Highland tea plantations are worth a visit. Moreover, if you have the time, I would recommend at least half a day trekking through them. My plan …

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Cameron highlands: choosing a tour … not always a bad thing

Cameron Highlands Malaysia, land of tea plantations, strawberry fields and tours Nested high above the central area of western Malaysia’s hot peninsular is a land of cool air, mist, lush forest and history. The Cameron highlands heralded a strange call to me the moment I read about them. They spoke the soothing instinctive words of …

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How not to take a photograph at Batu Caves in Malaysia

Visiting Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur It’s a very easy day trip as the caves are only 13km out of Kuala Lumpur. I took Bus 11/11d from Bangkok Bank Terminus. Close to Central Market. There was a German on the bus too, and even they only complained twice about getting there. So, it’s not too …

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Malacca Malaysia, to live or die for a little tourist town

Melaka should be all things great, and it is, kind of … Malacca, or in Malay Melaka, is a small colorful capital town for the state of Malacca in southern Peninsular Malaysia. A simple fishing village it was founded by a Sultan before bouncing back and forth during the colonial years between the Portuguese, Dutch and British. …

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A slightly different look at the Petronas towers … and shopping in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand and China are all countries that have mall cultures in Asia. While Bangkok may be king, Kuala Lumpur is surely the queen of the shopping mall cities in Asia. The crown jewel of shopping in Kuala Lumpur is … Petronas Towers I am a typical guy, I don’t window shop. …

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Kuala Lumpur … a feeling I’ve not had in a while

Kuala Lumpur city gives good vibes from the start Everything seems to work in Kuala Lumpur. From the moment I arrived I felt comfortable. I found my guest house with no issue, even if it was covered behind a construction site. Made up for by the fact I could keep my shoes on. The real …

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