Blogs from Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia

Es ist 9.00 Uhr morgens und Anna und ich sitzen im Bus nach Ipoh. Eine zweistündige Fahrt liegt vor uns, bevor wir das kleine Städtchen erreichen sollen, welches für sein gutes Essen bekannt ist. Wir hatten super tolle Tage in den Cameron Highlands verbracht. Leider waren das auch die kältesten unseren bisherigen Malaysia Aufenthaltes. Im Fathers Guesthouse hatten wir uns jeden Morgen frisches Obst Joghurt (der ist hier echt rar) und Haferflocken servieren lassen bevor wir auf Erkundungstour gingen. Abends liefen wir immer die Hauptstraße entlang und wählten unser Abendbrot frei nach Schnauze! Am ersten Tag hatten wir den bekanntesten Wanderpfad Nummer 10 bewältigt und waren nach 90 Minuten Aufstieg mit einer ganz netten Aussicht belohnt worden. Wir waren mit Fleecepullover, langer Hose und Wanderschuhen ausgestattet und machten uns an Tag 2 mit dem Roller auf ... read more

I had a booked a full day's tours so that I could see and do as much as possible in my full day in the Highlands. We left around 9 am, in a battered old jeep. There was me, the guide and a Korean family. We drove for about an hour, maybe an hour and a half. It was a beautiful sunny day with clear blue skies. I was content watching the scenery pass by from the window. We turned off the main road and headed along a dirt path, it was quite muddy, but our jeep made it up and we didn't get stuck. We were off on our hike through the jungle to see the Rafflesia. We headed along the path for a while, before taking a turn (that I would have never spotted) ... read more

23rd - 27th December 2016 Start: 10.30pm overnight coach from Beach Road (Singapore) to Tanah Rata (Cameron Highlands) End: 9.25pm Jetstar 3K0688 Flight (Kuala Lumpur to Singapore Changi Airport) This was a 4 Days 3 Nights trip to CH and KL that H and myself undertook last Christmas. It happened more than 8 months ago as I began to pen down the details of the journey only this afternoon. I guessed I could only include the highlights of this trip since it's been quite sometime ago. Memories of this trip have faded quite a fair bit. 1) Steamboat dinner at Restoran May Flower (Tanah Rata). This was comfort food on a wet and cold Christmas night in CH. The skies have been drizzling all day and nothing beats the warm hotpot with plenty of veggies (we ... read more

We arrived in the Cameron highlands and checked out twin pines accommodation as recommended in the guidebook for backpackers. The room had more mosquitoes than the mossy forest so we say no thanks to that one! We ended up staying in an inn up the road for 15 dollars a night which was a lovely looking spot with beautiful greenery around it :) We took a look around the pretty town and got a bite to eat in the Indian restaurant, the food was luke warm and they had no way of reheating it so we just ate some naan and bread and headed on! Phil got himself a cheap ass burger from a friendly street vendor for a dollar! The next day, we arranged a day trip around the area, I have to say if ... read more

Thirty-second history lesson for the day: Back in 1885, during the British colonial era, a government surveyor named William Cameron stumbled upon a beautiful plateau nestled in the Titiwangsa mountain range in Malaysia's interior. It was suggested that the area would be the perfect location for a retreat from the heat and humidity of the lowlands, as well as ideal terrain for farming. An isolated hill station was developed about 30 years later, followed by what is now the famous Boh Tea Plantation. Today, the Cameron Highlands are one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Malaysia! Seeking our own respite from the heat and humidity in KL, we accepted an invitation with our new friends Daryll, Jasmine, and Suzan to join them on a day trip to the highlands. This involved waking up ... read more