Blogs from Cherating, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 2

Buses in Malaysia usually operate frequently between the tourist hubs, however since the east coast was in the midst of the annual monsoon it proved tricky to get from the Cameron Highlands. Having left Tanah Rata at 9am I arrived in Cherating at 11pm that night following two bus journeys and a taxi ride. The tiny village of Cherating is about 45 minutes north of the city of Kuantan and only became popular with surfers ten years ago when an Aussy discovered the mechanical 5ft, 500 metre wave. Now all the young locals are out surfing and national competitions are frequent during the surf season brought on by the October to January monsoon. I had imagined the monsoon to be a constant belting rain but during the week I stayed it rained only three times, always ... read more

Cherating is a very small beach side village which was a great place to wander around and look at the great clothes shops that had the most wonderful colours and designs, I stayed at Payung chalets which was a small group of chalets only a few minutes walk from the beach. And after a walk around the shops, down the beach, lunch at Mimis it was nice to sit on the balcony and read. After relaxing for so long on the Perhentian islands I didn't need too much more relaxing time so I only spent the one night here, getting the bus to KL the next day, even had to take a taxi to the bus as the town is so small its not noticed on the bus routes! And you have to get your bus ... read more

Hier die Bilder aus Cherating an der Ostkueste Malaysias... read more

After a rather quiet time in Kuala Terengganu we headed a few hours further south along the beautiful coastal road, which has been stunning all the way from Kuala Besut with its gorgeous blue sea running to the left of us. Our next stop was Cherating, a small village by the sea with a beach. Our guide book described it as an outstanding little “travellers” community where the locals have moved out and travellers moved in, it is an oldish village of ramshackled tinned roofed wooden houses and once you get used to it quite cute really. The draw here is the surf and pretty much every local chap surfs. We wondered around for an hour in the baking heat and finally finding a gaff for the night for a whopping 40RM, with no sea view. ... read more

Fortunately, in our Malaysian roundtrip we also included a place called Cherating, because here, we found another little paradise. Cherating is a small sleepy village on the ocean where a lot of surfers show their skills during the monsoon season. Since I have never tried surfing before, I wanted to give it a try. And a white sandy beach and good waves made it just perfect for that. I kind of noticed that all the new sports and activities I try during this trip work out quite well, so I thought that I might also succeed in surfing. That in mind we rented surf boards one afternoon and just jumped into the warm sea. The first wave threw me totally over the board and made me swallow a lot of salt water. The second wave helped ... read more