Topic History of: Trip to Cameron Highlands dated 27 Oct
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| Justin Cheong |
27 Oct 2006:-
I start my journey with my 3 buddies just before dawn(6.30 a.m.) by boarding a bus from the Kamunting bus station to Ipoh old bus station.I reached Ipoh around 8 a.m.Rushing through the time,I managed to catch up with Kinta Omnibus to Cameron Highlands.The bus travels slowly through the slopy and steep road.We travelled via the Simpang Pulai road(new road) and it seems t be less winding.On our way,we saw strawberry farms and vegetable farms along the roadside.As the bus passed through kampung Raja,Kuala Terla and Tringkap,we reached Brinchang at last.The bus stopped and unload some passengers.We continued our journey to Tanah Rata.The bus stopped at the Medan Selera and we get down the bus.We walked over to the other side of the road and walked into Lorong Perdah which is situated beside the Kavy Hotel.I booked a room at Daniel's Traveller Lodge on a budget basis.The room costs me Rm 50 per night shared by four of us with a common bathroom.The place is not bad!!!Suitable for backpackers...The place is cool and invigorating!!!We checked in and went out for lunch!!!
We walked out to town and hunt for our FOOD(lunch),we took our lunch at Merrybrown restaurant and the place is crowded with lots of people We ordered 4 plates of chicken rice and walked back to Daniel's.We booked our countryside tour from Golden Highlands Tour Agency which the office is located at the Tanah Rata bus station.The tour starts at 2 p.m.We waited at Daniel's and the agengy picks us up there.
The agency took us to 8 places altogether... ;Butterfly farm,Apiary,Rose Valley,Cactus Point,Market Square,Sam Poh Temple,Sg.Palas Tea Plantation and lastly the night market!!!We enjoyed the tour but time is limited...So,we have to moved from place to place every 20 minutes... At the Butterfly,we really enjoyed ourselves as we manged to hold scorpians,beetles,grasshopper and butterfly ourselves...What an experince for me!!!We reached Daniel's at 7 p.m.We took our shower and went into our room... We cooked our own Maggi mee as I brought a portable stove to Cameron Highlands...Maggi mee is so delicious to us especially when we are hungry...We went to bed early at 10 p.m.
28 Oct 2006
We woke up at 8 p.m. and do some wash up.After taht,we ate bread with tuna and took Milo as beverage.We walked out to the bus station and took a bus to butterfly farm..It costs us Rm 1.80 per trip...We get down the bus and walk along the road.We pay visit to strawberry farms and vegetable farms.We have planned to walk all the way back to Tanah Rata and visit every attraction and we come across...That was great,we managed to take some sort of brisk walk and do some sight-seeing...I took a lot of pictures along our way...
We visited Green Farm,EQ Strawberry Farm,Raju's Hill Strawberry Farm,Vegetable Market,Unc Sam Farm,Fragrance Nursery,KoK Lim Strawberry Farm,Cactus Point,Multicrops Central Market,Cactus valley and Sam Poh Temple.
We took our lunch at Hong Kong restaurant in Brinchang town.We ate Hai Nan chicken rice and i booked our dinner through phone from Golden Win Restaurant which is situated behind the Green Garden Hotel!We went to Taman Agro Tourism which had just opened recently!The place is just beside Cactus Valley...The place is big and full of vegetables and flowers!!!The Strawberries planted there is big in size and juicy...This causes my mouth to start watering...tomatoes and strawberies planted is huge and reddish in colour!You must visit this place if you ever come to Cameron Highlands!
Rain starts around 3 p.m.Therefore,we have to wait at the cafeteria for some time,we order some strawberry tarts and few cups of tea...The cafeteria sells strawberry jams at RM 5 per bottle and strawberry soaps for RM 1 each!We bought the jams and soaps too...Rain stops at 4.30 p.m.We went to the night market along the Star Regency Hotel...While walking,we bought few pots of cactus
We walked over to Golden Win Restaurant for our steamboat...that night was cold and the steamboat is just perfect to warm our chill body...The restaurant offered us a 20% discount upon phone reservation!It costs us Rm 10.40 per pax...
Soon,we walked around the new Brinchang street to buy some bread for breakfast!We come across two organic steamboat shps which serves both;vegetarian and normal.We talked as we walked back to Tanah Rata.The journey took about 1 hour and it is 5 km in total distance.We walked along the pedestrian path and reached Daniel's at 9.30 p.m.
Later,we went to the bon fire which is organized by Daniel's!The main purpose of the bon fire is to introduce ourselves and get to know each other who is staying at Daniel's!we get to know other peoples culture and lifestyle! The bon fire last for 4 hours and ended at 2.30 a.m.We went to bed after that...
29 Oct 2006
We wake up early morning and took a shower.We ate Maggi mee and drink Milo that morning...We packed our stuff as we have to leave cameron at 11 a.m.At 10.30 a.m,We checked out and went to wait for the bus!We reached kamunting at 3 p.m.
I will go again to cameron Highlands if i have the chance to do so...It is a place for people to relax from busy and bustle of city!!! |
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