Blogs from Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 11

After leaving the jungle we headed for the East Coast of Malaysia to Cherating. Cherating is a beautiful quiet fishing village most notable for serving up fantastic Seafood and attracting surfers during monsoon season. As I had done something to my knee and . . . OOOhhh . . . had a . . bit . . of a bad . . .shoulder!!! (honest) I decided to miss out on doing loop da loops on a surf board and head straight for the seafood! for less than 20 squids! we were served a plate full of crabs in a homemade spicy sauce, a plate full of Tiger Prawns in another homemade spicy sauce and a plate full of deep fried Calamari, washed down with 6 cans of Tiger Beer! not bad (burp) After Cherating we took ... read more

I crossed the country to the East coast and ferried to the island of Pulau Tiomin. Some footage of it is claimed to have been filmed here for South Pacific (1958!!!!). Well for me it has been spoiled. If you were going to the super resorts at super prices I am sure it is lovely. Many young people come to get their PADI open water certificates - I would tell them to go to Tobago - it was nicer there! I was spoilt by by stay on the beach in Thailand... I swam every day out to the pontoon and had a very relaxing time. It also happened to be to be the worst accommodation I had stayed in the whole trip, so left a couple of days early to go to Singapore, so travelled on ... read more

Taman Negara – I was up early, jetlag or not to catch the bus from Uncle Hans, to be found in Chinatown unsurprisingly. My destination was Taman Negara, which is purported to be the oldest rainforest in the world (130 million years old). The journey initially involved a drive of 4 hours from KL to Kuala Tembling and then a 3 hour boat journey up the river to Kuala Tahan. Most of the occupants of the bus/boat had taken the package that Uncle Hans offers which is 3 days 2 nights but I didn’t see the point in travelling 2 days to spend just 1 day in the park plus I wanted to do some exploration on my own so just paid for the travel and a night jungle walk.The journey in the boat was bum-numbing ... read more

A quick 2h bus ride later, and I was in Tanah Rata, one of the townships of the Cameron Highlands. This area was established as a hill station by the British during the colonial days, and to this day preserves its holiday/ retreat feel, with the ever-pleasantly cool climate and fresh mountain air. It's certainly no hidden gem though, and has entertained many a vacationeer for the better half of the last century. As LP puts it, it's "very much on the banana pancake trail". It's another one of those places that most Singaporeans would have visited in their youths, but this was my first time here. What can I say, better late than never! Apart from its famous tea plantations, apiaries and strawberry and butterfly farms, Cameron Highlands is also the location of the big ... read more

Zobudenie klasicky o 8/15,ak by sa mi nechcelo ist na zachod spim dalej. Ponozky mokre,nohavice vlhke. Vybral som sa na vrchol Gunung Jasan,trek c.10.Cestou som si dal oblubene nasi lemak a doplnil vodu z vodomatu. Ako som si vykracoval po hlavnej a kukal na gps, zrazu na mna niekto krici.Starsi amik co ide trasu ako ja.Chodi sem kazdorocne,toto je uz jeho 5 navsteva.Skysne tu na 2 tyzdne a trekuje tu.Ma to tu dobre zmapovane. Zistujem,ze trasa c.14 uz neexistuje,to je ta co som chcel ist minule a nenasiel ju. Hlavne ale ze tam je smerova tabula.Trasu c.6 neodporuca,je to tam fakt na zabitie a tiez je zrusena.Ale da sa ist po nej ale fakt o neodporuca. Je pomaly,tak sa odpajam,dochadzam na krizovatku,cakam ho,bo nevim kade.Treba ist vlavo,tam uz je potom turisticka znacka. Inak trek zacina v ... read more