Blogs from Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 10

Hallo en bedankt voor het lezen van onze blogs en het achterlaten van berichten! Momenteel hebben we Cameron Highlands achter ons gelaten en zijn we op weg naar Pulau Perhetian Islands. In Cameron Highlands zijn we met een jeep naar een “ autentiek “ dorp geweest, dit viel wat tegen omdat wij de indruk hadden dat deze mensen helemaal niet zo ver van de beschaving af stonden. Het zou me zelfs niet verbazen als er wi-fi beschikbaar zou zijn. Vanuit dit dorp zijn we off-road naar een begin punt gegaan waar we verder te voet door de jungle gingen, een bewoner van het autentieke dorp bracht ons naar de rafflesia bloem, deze bloem heeft een doorsnee van 70 cm is kan zich daarmee de grootste bloem van de wereld noemen, hij bloeit slechts 5 dagen per ... read more

CAMERON HIGHLANDS After a very comfortable five hour journey we arrive at Tanah Rata, a cute little town in the Cameron Highlands, we get off and jump into the obligatory white minibus, which whisks us away to Fathers guesthouse, a little bit of heaven. The climate up here is a lot cooler, wow what a difference! The posh rooms in the guest house were all full when we booked, so we got cheaper room in the sheds at the bottom of the garden (it was half the price!) Great, although the walls were pretty thin, they were very airy and comfortable. The dorm’s were in this area as well and they looked very good value for money too. No bunks in sight, yeah! Every one was really friendly and loads of people came up to us ... read more

We're starting early in the morning and are going to a top of an unconstructed building, where we enjoyed a nice view of Tanah Rata which cleared of fog. For breakfast we were getting some good food at an indian street kitchen - pancake with banana and chocolate. Good basics for doing a "small" trekking-tour in the Highlands. Trail Nr. 8 leads us to the Mt Berembun. On the way down, returning back to tanah rata, we somehow get off the main track and slipped down the hill. The parit falls we wanted to reach and by hearing the sound of water we finally reached them. But the parit falls are a little picked with rubbish. The off-track offers me another leeche, but it was a small young one.... read more

Cameron Highlands The Cameron Highlands are about five hours south of Penang on peninsular Malaysia and are a tourist hotspot for the locals due to their cool climate (relative to the lowlands) with temperatures in the mid 20's during the day. The main town of Tanah Rata sits at about 1500m and is surrounded by tea plantations, strawberry farms and a whole host of other fruits that enjoy the cooler temperatures and year round sunshine. Our journey from Penang was doomed before we even got on the minibus. We were picked up on time and were the second ones on board: the first were a middle aged couple , the woman being set on antagonising the driver. It didn't help that the driver was new and didn't know his way around Penang so we circled around ... read more

9.00 am saw us introducing ourselves to Ali our driver and guide, and climbing into the back of our air conditioned Mercedes (yes, this is certainly a holiday of extremes!) Ali had a wealth of knowledge on Malaysian history and culture that keep us entertained for the long journey. We also stopped a few times - the first at the Batu caves, the largest of which is Temple Cave, a Hindu shrine, with the world’s largest Murga statue. Luckily we weren’t here 3 weeks’ ago, when an estimated 1.6 million people visited for the Thaipusam festival, famed for the masochistic feats of its devotees! Apparently all Murga’s temples are above ground, so we had to climb 272 very steep steps, stopping occasionally to watch the antics of the monkeys who learned it’s easier to rob the ... read more