Discover Royal Belum Few months before I registered myself to Discover Royal Belum whereby participants pay RM150 for 2 days 1 night exploration of Royal Belum Rainforest which was recently introduced as Malaysia’s best kept ecotourism secret. On 22.2.2014, Erma (my ex-colleague), Baby (my sister) and I left early morning to Royal Belum Rainforest. We […]

Located about 33km from the capital of Perlis, is Gua Kelam – a 370-metre long limestone cave near the small town of Kaki Bukit. It was once known for it’s high quality of tin ore. According to the description that could be found at the entrance of the park, one En. Nayan from Kg. Kechor, […]

I was squeezing my brain to work on a legal submission when Hana called me out to check some photos from a photographer by the name of Umar Mita. It looked as if the photos were taken overseas. However, the small caption underneath the photos read : Chuping, Perlis. I had heard of Chuping, the […]

Masjid Beijing Once Abby and I were back in Rantau Panjang, Abby drove me to Masjid Beijing which is also known as Masjid Jubli Perak Sultan Ismail Petra. Located in the town of Rantau Panjang, the mosque is unique because it combines the Chinese and Islamic architecture. It has a striking resemblance to Niujie mosque, […]

As day one was the travelling journey from Johor Bahru to Wakaf Bharu, the real exploration of Kota Bharu only began on day two. Since I arrived at Wakaf Bharu quite late, I took the cab for the price of RM25 to Jalan Padang Garong, which could be considered backpacker’s street in Kota Bharu. There […]

As part of Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia (C1MTA), a program organized by the Visit Malaysia Year 2014 Secretariat to promote Visit Malaysia Year throughout Malaysia, I was invited by Gaya Travel to join a new product by Kuala Lumpur Hop On Hop Off (KLHOHO) known as Hop-On Night Excursion. Hop-On Night Excursion brings you on […]

My January had been a very colourful and eye opening month as I explored Negara Tumpah Darahku. One of the highlights during Railway Tourism Trip to Perak was Pesta Makanan Tradisional Lenggong 2014. A number of local food originating from Lenggong and nearby places were there for display and consumption by the locals. They are difficult to […]

If you have missed my previous entry on Railway Tourism Malaysia, please read HERE because this entry is a continuance of Railway Tourism Program. As I have mentioned earlier, about 90 people including domestic and international tourists as well as media delegates were divided into three homestay groups. I got what I wanted that was […]

Not far from the Palace of Sultan of Johor, Villa Warisan J.A stands on a hill beautifully. With classic Balinese style, the teaks and wood were imported from Jepara, Indonesia. Most of the furnitures were flown to Johor Bharu to retain the original atmosphere. Seeing it for the very first time, who would have guessed […]

Located inside the Ecotourim Campus of UTM, UTM Equine Centre offers myriad of activities for horse enthusiasts. Built to promote the local horse riding sports, UTM Equine Centre was established in 1995. UTM through Equine Centre had achieved in creating a successful equestrian sports rider at national and international levels. On my recent trip to […]