An Incredible Homestay Experience At An Old-Fashioned Village

Posted by kenny on Sunday, August 28th 2011   

Kuala Medang is where homestay visitors can get an old-fashioned village experience without compromising on modern comforts. Story and pictures by SAGER AHMAD. VISITING Kuala Medang in central Pahang is almost a walk down memory lane as visitors can see village life as in the old days and how food was prepared traditionally. A typical [...]

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The Praying Man of Langkawi

Posted by kenny on Saturday, August 20th 2011   

DURING the Japanese Invasion some 70 years ago, the villagers of Pulau Tuba in Langkawi escaped persecution and death when they found sanctuary in the caves of Wang Buloh. Under the cover of darkness, they made their way to the caves and set up home there for their families. Pulau Tuba – Langkawi Today, the [...]

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This 22km Stretch of Beautiful Sandy Beach Is A Must-Visit Destination

Posted by kenny on Friday, August 19th 2011   

If you think 22km of beach fabulous, just wait till you have a taste of the watersports, kampung food, types of fruits, fireflies and crocodiles. Peggy Loh did. “DADDY, did you bring my swimming suit?” The little girl’s petulant cry rose above the din in the busy lobby. Glancing in the direction of the voice, [...]

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A Spectacular View In The Night

Posted by kenny on Thursday, August 18th 2011   

KAMPUNG Kuantan in Kuala Selangor has morphed from a sleepy village to one of the most interesting tourist spots in this part of the world, thanks to fireflies that “light” up the once backwaters of development. The fireflies have shored up the tourist potential of Kuala Selangor and, together with its other cultural and historical [...]

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The Best Resort to Unwind and Spend Time With Your Lover

Posted by kenny on Thursday, August 11th 2011   

ONCE in a while, we should stop counting ringgit and sen when we are on holiday. After working hard for the better part of the year, we should give ourselves a reward and go for the ultimate pampering. And you don’t have to go far. Consider the Eastern Pavilion Boutique Resort & Spa in Cherating [...]

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Leading A Healthy Lifestyle At The Aenon Health Farm

Posted by kenny on Tuesday, August 9th 2011   

It offers Lifestyle to Health. SHANTI GUNARATNAM finds out what this means at the Aenon Health Farm. FORGET health supplements, meat, seafood and dairy products. Just think of vegan meals, plenty of water, daily exercise and talks on healthy eating. Add to this, talks on the importance of being spiritual and its benefits for a [...]

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Homestay With A Touch of History

Posted by kenny on Monday, August 8th 2011   

Participants of homestay programmes in Kuala Berang can also get to learn about the region’s rich past, writes ALIAS MOHAMED. UNLIKE most homestay programmes where participants experience the local way of life, the Kampung Buloh Homestay programme in Kuala Berang, Terengganu, offers a taste of history instead with tales of merchants from afar who came [...]

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Has Anyone Heard of Taman Negara Kenyir?

Posted by kenny on Monday, July 25th 2011   

Taman Negara Kenyir? ZALINA MOHD SOM finds out that this is actually the part of Tasik Kenyir that comes under the Taman Negara authorities. IS this a new national park? The name Taman Negara Kenyir was definitely unfamiliar. Then, I thought that perhaps Tasik Kenyir had just been gazetted as a national park. After all, [...]

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The Best Local Delicacies at the Kuala Kubu Baru Farmers Market

Posted by kenny on Sunday, July 24th 2011   

Much of the action in laid-back Kuala Kubu Baru is centred around the Farmers Market, especially on weekends and public holidays, writes SHANTI GUNARATNAM KUALA Kubu Baru’s claim to fame is that the small town in Selangor is the jump-off point to Fraser’s Hill. It has always played second fiddle to the hill resort though [...]

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Go Where The Pepper Grows!

Posted by kenny on Saturday, July 23rd 2011   

In Sarawak, now you can, says HEIDI MUNAN, who finds a tour of the Liew Pepper Farm a fascinating trip. YOU can just go where the pepper grows!” In Queen Victoria’s England, this was a mild imprecation, meaning something like “Get lost!” In Sarawak, it’s a job description. Some 67,000 farmers tend the lush green [...]

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One of Malaysia’s Largest Agro-Tourism Fruits Farm

Posted by kenny on Friday, July 22nd 2011   

Visitors to the Desaru Fruit Farm can smell and taste an amazing variety of fruit. For city folks, there is an added bonus of seeing the fruit growing on trees. PEGGY LOH writes. MY eyes were locked on the platters of dazzling colours. Carefully arranged slices of tantalising tropical fruit created a palette of natural [...]

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Enjoying a Laid Back Holiday at The Swiss Garden Resort

Posted by kenny on Thursday, July 21st 2011   

Swiss Garden Resort & Spa Kuantan lives up to its tagline, Experience the Difference. LIGHT FM was playing my favourite John Denver hit, Take Me Home, Country Roads. Very timely, I thought, for my “homecoming” as it had been a number of years since I last stayed at the Swiss Garden Resort & Spa Kuantan. [...]

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Getting Two Countries for The Price of One

Posted by kenny on Wednesday, July 20th 2011   

The Malaysian-Thai border town of Tumpat attracts visitors who are drawn to its dual-culture uniqueness. IT is a bonus to visit Tumpat in Kelantan. It is like getting two countries for the price of one as you’ll be visiting Malaysia and Thailand at the same time. Tumpat is the smallest district in the north-eastern-most part [...]

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Watching Sunset at Langkawi Best Eco Resort

Posted by kenny on Tuesday, July 19th 2011   

As Langkawi awaits to be gazetted as a Unesco Geological Park, one resort has already carved a name for itself as a sustainable eco-resort. PULAU Langkawi, one of Malaysia’s favourite playgrounds, has already been gazetted as the region’s first Unesco Geological Park (Geopark). With 99 islands and many tourist attractions, Langkawi packs in holidays makers, [...]

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Seeing Wild Man of Borneo

Posted by kenny on Friday, July 15th 2011   

JUST as we were about to board our bus outside the Kuching Holiday Inn, we were warned that our trip to see the highly elusive orang utan or Wild Man of Borneo might be an exercise in futility due to a highly successful rehabilitation programme. Determined not to let anyone pour cold water on our [...]

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