Our first stop when arriving in Ipoh, Perak is the Big Tree Stall 大树脚. There are 2 ‘shops’ next to each other, one is 大树头 & the other 大树脚. 大树脚 is the stall right at the corner of the street under a huge tree, hence the name. Places are quite limited and always packed hence most of the diners continue next door at 大树头. Looks a little cleaner with tiled flooring.
Date of Travel: August 31, 2011 – September 1, 2011
| The Raya holidays for this year coincides with the National Independence Day, so it was a 3 day off from Tuesday to Thursday. We decided to go for a Food trip up north to Ipoh. Hotel availability – Checked Itinerary – Checked It is said that to go on a food trip in Ipoh, and you have a local friend / guide with you, you can experience up to 8 meals in a single day or more if you are capable. Our Itinerary as follows: |
| 7am | – Wake up and Grab McD along the highway R&R (First breakfast) |
| 9.30am | – Reach Ipoh, Look for Big Tree Stall ‘大树脚’(Second breakfast) |
| In Between | – Sight seeing at D.R. Seenivasagam Park (Japanese Garden) |
| 11.30-12pm | – Purple Cane Tea House (Lunch) |
| 2pm | – Check in at De Hotel (Take a Nap) |
| 5 – 6pm | – Look for Ipoh Tauge Chicken Rice (Early Dinner) |
| 8pm – 10.30pm | – Lost World of Tambun (Hot Spring) |
| 10pm onwards till late | – Tong Sui Kai (Supper) |
| 7am | - Wake up for Dim Sum (Breakfast) |
| 8- 9am | - Visit Sam Poh Tong Temple 三寶洞 (Sight seeing & Buy Pomelo) |
For those who want a little more, you could squeeze in a tea time snack before going for dinner. Which was our original plan as well, but the comfy bed at the hotel told us to do otherwise.
If you are planning to have an overnight trip in Genting Highlands, there are quite a few options for your selection:
| Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort | At the foothill of Genting, near cable car station |
| First World Hotel | 3 Star Hotel (We stayed here) |
| Theme Park Hotel | 3 Star Hotel |
| Maxims Genting | Luxury (RM1,200/night onwards) |
Date of Travel: August 20, 2011 – August 21, 2011
Travelled to Genting Highlands over the weekend. It was nice to have a chilling breeze in place cooling yet not too far away from home. The drive to Genting is approximately 1.5hours by car from Kuala Lumpur.
If you are coming from the North-South highway heading towards KL, look out for an exit to Duke Highway (Duta-Ulu Kelang Highway). From there its a straight shot to Genting following their signs through the Karak Highway. Evidently, parking is free for all cars because the amount you give back to them in entertainment and “entertainment” is well earned.
For those not keen on driving up the winding roads, Genting provides an alternative to you, Cable Cars. You can get directions, ticket price, operating hours from here. As prices and operating times are subject to change, I suggest you check out the site for updated info.
I leave you with a preview of Genting with more to come in the following days…
Date of Travel: August 13, 2011
As mentioned in my earlier post on Subak, we celebrated my Dearest birthday dinner on Saturday, August 13, 2011. What was left out was the main event during the day. The location: Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest.
This time round, our trip to Genting was with my Dear’s cousins and their kids. The kids have never ride on a cable car before so it was a good opportunity to let them have some fun and experience of it.
As before, kindly refer to here for directions, ticket prices, and operating hours. Prices and operating hours are subject to change so please check the site for updated info. Operations may halt if weather conditions do not permit.
We bought 6 one way tickets to Genting for RM30 (RM5/pax), regardless adult or children.
The cable cars seldom stop for passengers but they do slow down almost to a standstill enough for passengers to hop aboard. If you are travelling with senior citizens, you can request for them to hold the cable car for only a brief moment.
The kids enjoyed it, well the ones who were loud and noisy was obviously fearless, and the ones who sat still without uttering a word was perhaps a little scared. It was a nice experience as it too has been quite a while since I sat the cable car.
You could feel the breeze of the cold mountain air coming in from the windows. For a moment, someone let loose an ‘air bomb’ that nearly killed all the passengers in my gondola. Nevertheless we arrived safely.
This will be my final entry for Krabi trip, 2011. After having finished with the Phi Phi Island tour, we were back in our room by 4.30pm. We had earlier made another reservation for one of the Red Taxis to fetch us to Krabi Town night market. The deal was sealed at 700Baht for the both of us, wait for us until we were done, and return trip back to Resort. Journey time approximately 30-45min depending on speed of driver.
Day 2 of our travels in Krabi Island.
We made prior booking through the hotel reception for 1,000Baht / pax. (Bear in mind this pricing is during low season. Price could differ other times of the year)
Contents of Tour (9am – 4pm):
| 1. | Pick you up from your hotel |
| 2. | Tour to Bamboo Island (Swim & Relaxation) |
| 3. | Get on a speed boat for Phi Phi Leh & sight see at Viking Cave and Phi Leh Lagoon |
| 4. | Snorkeling at Loh Sa Ma Bay |
| 5. | Maya Bay, the Famous beach filmed in “The Beach” |
| 6. | Buffet Lunch at Phi Phi Island |
| 7. | Snorkeling at Hin Klang. |
| 8. | After Maya Bay, go to Monkey Bay. You will be greeted by many small monkeys |
| 9. | Back to Noppharat Thara pier and transfer you back to your hotel |
Date: August 13, 2011
This year my Dearest birthday falls on a Monday, so we decided to celebrate it on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Well, I was searching high and low for many ideas on how to celebrate her birthday. Was searching for places with nature theme and finally came across Subak.
For the first night in Krabi, we decided to go for Lae Lay Grill Restaurant. This place was originally searched by my Dearest through reading other blogs as well as a recommended item on Trip Advisor. It is a Thai Seafood Restaurant which promises a breathtaking view of the Mountain and Sea of Ao Nang. As a bonus if weather permits, you get to enjoy your dinner with the sunset.
The restaurant offers free transportation to pick you up anywhere from Ao Nang and send you back as well after the Dinner.
During our walk around Ao Nang, we saw one of these vans driving around with the speaker blasting out their advertisement attracting tourist to go for their dinner. For us, we had asked the hotel reception to book a table for us. We were told that the sun sets early in Krabi, so we decided to arrange for pickup around 5.45pm local time. It was fairly near with less than 10minutes we have arrived.
Foothill Entrance to Restaurant
