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

After spending a few days in a nice hotel in Kuantan, we've been herded to a resort an hour and a half away, down in Chini, right on the lake. It's a lovely, wooded location and I hate it. I've been living out of suitcases for a while now and I would have greatly preferred to stay in the nice place with the good location, where I've finally been sleeping, rather than be stuck deep in the woods with no wifi and poor mobile service. The scenic winding road to get it here is a deathtrap waiting to happen. But I also understand why we're here: this location is much closer to our schools than Kuantan—our driving time is under an hour instead of over. We left Kuantan around noon and headed south. Driving was much ... read more

Despues de cuatro horas atravezando el pais llegamos a Kuantan que esta en la costa este donde nos han dicho que hay buenas playas. la verdad hemos encontrado hoteles mas baratos y comida barata tambien y de las playas ni hablar, son lindas, arena blanca y muy limpias, no se si sea bueno o malo pero los comercios extranjeros se han metido aqui asi que es muy facil encontrar un KFC y Macdonal... Caminamos por un sendero donde vimos muchos monos, ya me daba miedo que uno se me vinierfa encima pero si no se les provocaba, todo estaba bien. Los ninos se divirtieron mucho cogiendo conchas de caracoles y cangrjitos pequenos. Tambien estuvimos en otra mezquita, la mas grande de Malasia y es muy bonita! solo que esta vez no entre porque no lleve ropa ... read more

The Lonely Planet mentions a little place which is supposed to be the Malaysian equivalent of Loch Ness. And would you want to leave Malaysia without heaving learned about the lake monster? Of course not! Therefore, our way led us to Tasik Chini in the middle of nowhere. It was already quite a challenge to find our way there, since public transport is not always the easiest in this country. So we had to take two different busses to end up in a little village which was still not the place where we wanted to actually go. And the only taxi driver of that village had to pray when we arrived, which is nothing unusual in a Muslim country. But luckily, we found nice people who drove us directly where we actually wanted to go - ... read more

My last trip to Taiwan was fulifiling and challenging as I was very much involved in the pre-trip planning process. However, once in a while, it was always nice to have everything worked out for you. And all you have to do is to just follow and enjoy the journey...... Where: Kuantan, Malaysia What: A Factory Visit Start: Friday, 12th September 2008, 8.30pm End: Saturday, 13th September 2008, 10.30pm Costs: S$170 (fully subsidised) About 7 hours drive from Singapore brought us to the city of Kuantan, the state capital for the state of Pahang (the same state for Genting Highlands). Located along the eastern coast of Penisula Malaysia, Kuantan and its surrounds boast beautiful shorelines and lovely beaches. Reaching Kuantan at about 3.30am, we did not have the luxury of time to linger around in the ... read more

The journey to Kuantan was a bit of an ordeal, the economy bus was somewhat lacking in luggage space so we had to sit with our bags, which aren’t the lightest or smallest. The bus was also over an hour late and the journey six hours. However it was worth the DVT for our luxurious junior suite at the Swiss Garden Resort and Spa. We had actually booked the cheapest room available at this hotel, but were gratefully upgraded. We have been taking advantage of the hotels facilities, despite the rain, which always seems to arrive when we check in somewhere decent with a pool! Eating too much western food (I had the biggest BBQ ribs I have ever seen) but we will be back to the local delicacies soon enough. The local Malaysian cabaret act ... read more