Ipoh, Malaysia Travel Blogs

... Lumpur and then straight for Ipoh. We were welcomed with huge arms by Soh, Amanda's nanny from when she was young, living in Malaysia. We arrived late in the afternoon, and had a nap before dinner which was prepared by Soh for us, since the rains began ...

... the local travel agent which would take us on a two hour trip north west to Ipoh, the third largest city in Malaysia . The city of Ipoh was originally founded on tin mining but it has not been developed as much as KL with many of the old buildings still ...

... ville mais nous sommes arrive 15 min trop tard pour attrapper le bus. Nous avons donc changer les plans. Nous sommes actuellement a Ipoh. Pas un grand trajet 2:00 + 30 minutes de trafique. Nous cherchions un hotel dans le coin de la gare d'autobus. ...

... as my cousin's daughter (my second-neice??) and I can't (for the life of me) remember their names! I struggle to like Malaysia...it just isn't me, especially after being born and raised in NZ. It's a far cry from Singapore, where everyone's polite, ...

... that was enouygh of the Cameron Highlands, and booked my onward journey to the Perentian Islands, off the North East coast of Malaysia. They were recommended by a french canadian girl, I met in Singapore. I had weanted to go to Taman Negara, the national ...

... years past. Now Ipoh is a quiet city which was a fond change for us both. We liked Ipoh, and maybe would have spent longer had we not to visit several thousand fire flies down country. Ooooo, by the way, Malaysia has a a very good train service.

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... it will promote religious hatred. On the positive side, each of these ethnic groups is known for its cuisine, making Malaysia a memorable food destination. It's also very cheap, especially "hawker food" (stalls or open-air restaurants). I have been ...

Everybody I meet here says it's too hot to walk, and generally we drive to the Jusco department store, even though it's only 300 m away. But the main deterrent to pedestrianism is not the heat but bad urban design. Streets are narrow, there are no ...

... doing something oriental. So, there's always something to gawk at or ponder over around every corner in Malaysia. Goh and his family, along with most of Ipoh, are of Chinese decent and speak Cantonese (Goh actually speaks Hokien at home, Cantonese with ...

... the half hour or so out of town to Kellie's Castle (recommended as one of the top ten things to see in this region of Malaysia) and we clambered out of the taxi in the baking heat to have a look around. Kellie's Castle is an unfinished mansion built by a ...

... masseuses get their strength from - it was anything but relaxing and that's why Dave didn't join me. Been there, done that. Malaysia is very inexpensive... for example: My massage cost the equivalent of NZD20 Lunch. i.e. rice, meat and veg. NZD3.00 ...

... on, inlcuding the pirate ship, a carousel thing? and some swinging circling ships?. The park also had a mini train (which in malaysia means a tractor pulling some carriages along shaped like a train, which is NOT a mini train in my opinion) (Tom: Rich ...

Changed underwear.

It easy to travel in Malaysia and cheap, except those who running 5 star hotel to other 5 star hotel. Other-wise, in anyway, it`s easy to move around. Bus, train is easy to get and cheap hotel is every where. For those who spend time, masjid to masjid, ...

Ipoh was mainly a place to stop on the way to the Malaysia-Thailand border. We did visit some caves on the outskirts of town that were the sites of Buddhist temples.

... 's mansion 30 mins from the city. Kellie was from Scotland & made a fortune in rubber plantations but his wife hated the heat of Malaysia (who can blame her? It was extremely hot) So he set about building her a castle, but he died in Lisbon before it was ...

... These days it comes across as quite suburban and post-industrial, although with a population approaching 700,000 it's one of Malaysia's largest cities. Set in a valley, it's ringed by beautiful limestone hills; they make for nice hiking, and also reputedly ...

... our night train to Singapore. It was a pretty comfortable ride in the train and we had some pretty friendly pax in our carriage. Ipoh is a trip out of a city, the first thing we see when you step off the train is plenty of English architecture! We ...

Dylan: Today we had a steamboat for dinner. A steamboat is like a fondue. You put vegetables and raw meat into the hot water in the special pot (which has a flame under it), put the lid on and wait for the steam to come out of the top. When the steam ...

Kit: We packed our bags, had breakfast and started our trip for Ipoh. Dylan: On the way to Ipoh we stopped in Kampar where we met my cousins, Chee Kit, Chee Ho and Pei Pei, and my Auntie Kuan. They took us to their farm where we drank fresh coconut ...

... . In this festival a statue (made of paper and wood) of a god is burnt, the ashes fly into the sky and the Hungry Ghosts take them away. Kit: We went to the Ipoh Club - we had to have a collar. And we went shopping for shoes. Raymond's Travel Page

Kit: In the morning I went to an eye doctor to see about a foreign body which got into my eye from playing badminton. The eye doctor said it was nothing, but when he took it out he saw that it was stuck right in the cornea and I had to have it patched. ...

A fun bus ride to Ipoh, where we had dinner at an authentic British pub- kareoke and all. Then we were off again to Thailand.

A bus to ride to Ipoh, where we had dinner at an authentic British pub- with Malaysin kareoke and all! Then it was off to Hat Yai, and Thailand. *megs later comments the singers sang in english but couldn't speak a word. we latched on to another ...

Stopover city

Passed the present to YS when we met in Sri Maju HQ, and bidded farewell to YF and YS. Another nice trip in Ipoh. Due to time constraint, we did not get to go Gua Tempurung and another big waterfall (dunno where is it in Perak). Definitely want to come ...

First work outstation. Going to many places.

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