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Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Sungai Lembing October 19th 2010

Our friends invited us to Sungai Lembing for a premature National Day getaway. It was a 30-minute drive North-East of Kuantan. Sungai Lembing is a tiny town hidden away between tree-infested hills, so when we arrived at our chalet named the Country View Inn, I was extremely surprised not to be met with some wooden shack half-way up a mountain with no proper toilet. In fact, it was quite luxurious and homey. The entire Inn was crafted in dark wood and appeared very elegant. Our room was basic and had very comfortable queen-sized beds, large enough for my wife and I and Lauren to comfortably fit on sleeping sideways. Urai had the other bed all to herself! The bathrooms were clean and well equipped with the most powerful hose I have experienced. I almost blew the ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Sungai Lembing June 23rd 2006

Dave, a friend from Minnesota that I made at the ESL conference, came by bus to Kuantan Thursday afternoon. I had invited him up to have a look around for a few days. He’s studying for his master’s in teaching ESL, but is off for the summer working at a Chinese speaking kindergarten (pre-school) in the state of Johor and doing some research. He’s quite good with kids as you might imagine as working in a kindergarten, so Viv and Will took to him right away. We decided to take a trip out to a small town called Sungai Lembing (Lembing River) just 20 miles north of Kuantan and stop by the cave nearby. It wasn’t until around 11 that we got on the road, but the drive over to the cave wasn’t long. You’re ... read more
The climb up
Inside the cave
Viv in the cave




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