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Topic History of: I couldn\'t believe my eyes!!
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| Kong |
There are quite a number of souvenier stalls around the waterwall if you take the tapah route, since you have sort of chosen the SP route, the only places to get handicrafts should be in Tanah Rata and Brinchang. I saw some nice local made clay pots and some carved decorations. Nothing much i would say, you can get those things nearly anywhere in malaysia. |
| Yen Saw |
Well thanks again for the suggestion. I got "motion sickness" easily and definately wouldn't want to "polute" the car interior as SinChee mentioned. I guess driving up slowly may help reducing that nausea feeling? Good advice once more thank you so much!
By the way, is there any good souvenier shops around the way up or at either Brinchang, Tanah Rata, or Ringlet? What are the good souvenier anyone recommend? Thanks again!! |
| SinChee |
Reason why I prefer going up by the Tapah route:-
1. Iskandar Waterfall. Always enjoy the dip. But water is really really cold. Enjoy the view of the waterfall.
2. Enjoy the scenic views (from lakeside onwards). Beats the views from the SP route. No questions about it.
When going up, I always planned a few stop points. I would suggest the waterfall, lakeside and Bharat Tea plantation. This is to prevent your passengers from polluting your car interior.
But I tend to choose SP, for the way down. Reason is, the road is wider and the curve is more gentle.
This is my preference and of course there will be others who will suggest otherwise.
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| Kong |
I would like to give your one more suggestion(if you don't mind)
I've actually tried both the simpang pulai and the tapah route and i personally opine the tapah route is much more scenic than the simpang route. I have to admit the simpang pulai route would be a better option for unexperienced drivers, but i don't think tapah route is ''that'' dangerous. To be frank, i was just totally overwhelmed by the waterfall, which is situated beside the road along the tapah route. It's quite a strategic location and i think it is a wonderful idea to stop down(after hours spent driving on the highway) and dip your leg into the cooling waterfall stream. Besides, someone here on this forum has posted some facts of the distances between these two routes and Brinchang, tapah seems be shorter by about 20km if i'm not mistaken.b |
| Yen Saw |
Thanks a lot SinChee and Kong for the reply. I have chosen the off peak season so as to enjoy a quieter time there in CH. However, i would still give it a try on the Pasar Malam based on your recommendation Kong. Surely there is no pasar malam here in the US I will also be driving to Kea farm, planning to use the Simpang Pulai route for smoother journey. My worry was more on safety due to all the mad media about social problem in Malaysia, i guess the media exaggerated it to some extent. I am not sure if 3 days will be enough in CH, would love to visit all the attraction there (Maybe minus the strawberry farm). Glad to hear that it is very safe in EQ, i will definately give it a try. Thanks again for the feedback, and Kong, don't worry about the typo, i understand everything you wrote |
| Kong |
Sheesh..i did make a few typing errors. Arghh..should've checked
Anyway, yen saw, i just realised that you wouldn't be driving throughout your stay in CH in your initial post. I have to remind you that EQ is slightly further away from the Brinchang town(where all the activities and night markets are situated), however there IS a mini market(not opened at night, of course)and a strawberry farm near to the hotel. It might help to shed a few pounds off if you don't mind to walk a little bit, but walking to Brinchang at night is STRONGLY NOT ADVISABLE. There's a section of the road where no street light could be spotted, and it's absolutely dangerous to walk at night. I saw quite a few cabs running on the road during my last visit, so i think it'd be quite safe to assume EQ provides limo/taxi services. |
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