A visit to an Ipoh night market (or pasar malam) is a golden opportunity to sample local fare and street food. Or try your hand at bargaining with the locals! You can find all sorts of things at the night markets besides food. From household items, electrical goods, souvenirs, shoes, toys and more. With the…
Just like Ipoh cafe, Ipoh homestay is becoming trendy in Ipoh! Not complaining though: Sometimes, you can get a really amazing deal – like an entire house or apartment suite for the price of a plush hotel room! It can be heaps of fun to have your travel group or family members all in one…
Cameron Highlands hotels are mostly situated in Tanah Rata but there are a few in Brinchang and Kampung Raja too! You’ll find all sorts of hotels here like backpacker hostels, capsule hotels, resorts in the jungle, British/ European style resorts, etc. Some have been around for years too but still make it to this list…
Whether you’re looking for the best way to get from Penang to Cameron Highlands or Butterworth to Cameron Highlands: There’re pros and cons to each mode of transport – bus, train, car or ferry. Or a combination! So for your reference, we have listed these together with all the important logistic details. Including commonly asked…
Famous Penang food like laksa, kuay teow and cendol, have long put Penang on the world map. In fact, some of the best food in Penang is actually, Penang street food. If you’re looking to try local dishes like Penang Hokkien mee, curry mee or oyster omelet, there are a lot of places that serve…
With ~560km between Singapore to Cameron Highlands in Pahang, this is still journey that is doable by bus or car. In reality though, the easiest and quickest way is to take a 1-hour flight to Ipoh (Sultan Azlan Shah Airport) which is unfortunately not close to any bus station! So what are the options once…
Cameron Highlands from Kuala Lumpur (KL) can be a tiring journey. Especially if you choose to drive up during a public holiday. Is it worth the trouble? Yes! If you want to see a different sort of scenery from the rest of Malaysia: Cameron Highlands is unique for its cooler daily temperatures, mossy forests, strawberries!…
Despite Cameron Highlands being in another state (Pahang) from Ipoh (Perak), it is still possible to get to Cameron Highlands from Ipoh in 2 hours tops! How? If you have your own car, you can very well drive up but if you don’t, there is always the local bus or renting a car at Ipoh.…