Blogs from Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia

Not Just An Environmental Organization, REACH Reaches Out To Orang Asli (OA) Children Cameron Highlands, Malaysia - With the elevation of just over 2400 meters, Cameron Highlands, situated in Titiwangsa Mainrange, is a getaway place for a lot of locals and tourists alike who just wants to leave the smoldering city life of Kuala Lumpur and have a breath of fresh air. The surrounding green tree –filled mountains that cover much of Cameron Highlands district is a stark contrast to what it was once before when growing tourism and development in the area almost threatened its beautiful landscape. It’s a place to hike where a variety of hiking trails can lead you to mountain forest or pass by acres and acres of tea plantations and strawberry fields. It’s still a great tourist destination in Malaysia but ... read more

W Tanah Rata trzeba miec szczescie aby trafic na pogode. Zazwyczaj pol dnia tutaj pada, drugie pol jest pogodne. Postanowilismy zaryzykowac i sprobowac wstrzelic sie dzis w ta lepsza polowe. Na szczescie sie udalo. Wraz z para przesymatycznych anglikow, para szwedow oraz trojka niemcow udalismy sie na Adventure No.1 czyli zaplanowana na 5 godzin przejazdzke Land Roverem po okolicznych atrakcjach geograficznych. Po wczorajszych przezyciach wolelismy nie ryzykowac juz spotkan z roszczeniowymi tubylcami :). Wiekszosc z rzeczy jakie dzis zobaczylismy sa z kategorii ''must see'' dla kazdego kto .odwiedzi Malezje. Sa wedlug przewodnika, z ktorego zdaniem jak najbardziej sie zgadzamy. Mozna bylo sobie ewentualnie darowac ''farme motyli''i i truskawek ale jako, ze byly w planie podrozy i tak to przy okazji tez je odwiedzilismy. Przed przyjazdem tutaj spot... read more

Sunday 26 February 2012. We left our hotel and headed for the Seremban Lakeside Gardens and arrived just before 10 am. It was a lovely sunny morning so we parked the car and walked around the middle lake. This lake and garden complex adjacent to downtown Seremban is a fantastic amenity site for the city. The tree-filled gardens are manicured and laid out with picnic tables. There is a shady walk all the way around the three lakes with two bridges to cross from one side to the other. There is an open air theatre with the stage on one side of the lake and the seating for the audience on the other. The lake closest to the downtown has a large fountain. There was also a signpost to remind us how far we were from ... read more

Will man den Dschungel Malaysias bereisen und beschreiben, so muss man sich beeilen. Denn zwischen den gigantischen Palmöl- und Obstplantagen, neu entstandenen und schnell expandierenden Orten, Rodung und Straßenbau, bleibt nicht mehr viel Platz für den tiefen, undurchdringlichen, tropischen Regenwald. Die Entwicklung und der Fortschritt Malaysias beruht auf den Naturschätzen und der üppigen Vegetation, die den Motor des Landes bilden und schmieren, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Da bleibt nun einmal kein Platz für die Natur. Ein ganzes Land scheint hier im Umbruch zu sein, von einem dörflichen Entwicklungsland in dem die Bewohner in Holzhütten am Flussufer leben, im Einklang mit der Natur und nur so viel sich von dieser holen wie sie brauchen, scheint Malaysia weit entfernt. Es gibt einen Allgegenwärtigen Trend zur Modernisierung. Ganze Städte entstehen in den Planungsbüros wi... read more

Malaysia – The Cameron Highlands – An extreme never ending jungle trek and a new addition to the family travelling group for a couple of days. I’m sure you’ve all been eager to read the next blog after I left you in suspense from the previous blog, yeah right! Well as you can see from the photos the bus was thankfully a VIP bus and Dad is still talking to me. I’m sure if he’s being honest I think it’s fair to say he actually found it quite comfortable and seemed to be able to sleep for most of the journey, result! After reassuring my parents that there would be no need to book accommodation in advance and that it would simply be a case of just turn up and find something, I was a little ... read more

Toast for breakfast. Last of my stuff into my bag and walk to the bus station. It's only ten o'clock when I get there. It's more like an airport than any other bus terminal I've been to with gates and waiting areas. The bus itself is the nicest I've been on since I got here, maybe the nicest I've ever been on. Only three seats to a row and all big and comfy with different levers for different adjustments. I spend most of the trip reading or sleeping. Though the scenery is nice. The closer we get to Tanah Rata the more it reminds me of Pai and northern Laos. At a stop along the way I have a chicken dumpling, tastes like curry. Dropped off outside a tourist information office I get details for how ... read more