Ipoh
Travel Blogs from Ipoh, Malaysia
Trip to Ipoh
... sat right in front of the camera (so that made the movie that much better). We left the next morning on a public bus to head to Ipoh (ee-po). When we got dropped off at the bus terminal we assumed we knew where we were going but had to wander around a ...
Waterslides, rides, AND a petting zoo? OH BOY!
... it was a little funny. We've actually started to notice a change in who honks at us from when we were in Thailand to Malaysia now. Taxi's that wanted to get our attention were the ones in Thailand that did it and although they still do in Malaysia we've ...
Ipoh,Unexpectedly Busy Day In A Quiet City
... . I wonder if they would be able to serve at this price in Kuala Lumpur, surely the hotel would be full everyday. Thats Ipoh is guess, food is cheap as always. Everything is made to order, nothing is precooked therefore, you have to wait some time before ...
Ipoh and Soh
... 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 ...
Gunung Lang Recreational Park....A Budget Treat
... Malay language. This place is located at the end of Kuala Kangsar Road, just a mere 5 Kilometres from Ipoh town and right before the North Ipoh exit heading into the North South Highway. This was once a mining pond, ...
Castles and Cave Temples
... outside 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 ...
The Brief Journey Back To Ipoh
... , we headed back to Ipoh and the journey back was not too bad after all, the jam had subsided and the journey was smooth. In Ipoh, we arrived just about midnight and along the journey, most of the kids had already slept. We were glad in a way that we made ...
Georgetown -> Ipoh
... 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. ...
Day 60
... he's too scared to now. Anyway, after I'd calmed down....................... went to the cave temples. These are amazing places. Ipoh is built around lots of limestone cliffs and there are these temples that have been built inside the limestone caves. ...
Visiting relatives (oh so many!)
... 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, ...
Christmas In Ipoh
This trip was meant to celebrate Christmas with some of my relatives back in Ipoh, a small city in north Peninsular Malaysia which is capital of the state of Perak. In this particular entry, I have merged three days activities into an abridged version ...
Perak Tong Cave Temple
... there is a passageway through the caves that leads to the peak where one can catch a panoramic view of the city of Ipoh. Unfortunately, by the time I arrived, the temple main gate had closed and I was only allowed to take photographs from the exterior of ...
Cameron Highlands, Jungle adventure
... 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 ...
5th Stop - Dinner At The Famous Wooleys
... old one too. There are numerous stalls for you to choose from and indeed, would be spoilt for choices. The price is also very cheap. Unlike Kuala Lumpur, it is very difficult to finish a RM 100 note here in Ipoh. A definite must try. ...
An Evening Spent On Flower Photography
This entry is mainly to showcase some of the photographs taken on this particular evening in Ipoh. Since this was my last evening here and the next day I am returning back to Kuala Lumpur, I did not want to stress myself by going far in search of a ...
Thaipusam In Ipoh
... period, I felt that I might as well record what I can during my stay here. Thaipusam in Malaysia is celebrated in many Lord Murugan Temples across the country and the most famous ones being Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, ...
The Birth Of A Short Trip To Taiping Zoo
... ; Well, I am not going to be talking about that now but despite that I was planning to do an entry on the cave temples in Ipoh, which is rich in limestone caves, I was unable to somehow due to my time and schedules. Since this came up, I was happy that I ...
Cave Temples of Ipoh
Quite a cluster of cave temples around Ampang. The most popular ones are Perak Caves along Jalan Kuala Kangsar and Sam Poh Caves at jalan Gopeng. Caves were pretty packed with people and worshippers over chinese new year. Headed to perak caves first in ...
Hor Fun
... us fantastic scenic views, down from the hills and then past limestone peaks, but that was probably my favourite thing about our visit to Ipoh. We only stayed for one night, enticed by the promise of good food. The Hor Fun noodles were tasty but not worth ...
Tong Cave Temple, Ipoh, Perak
... is only visible when you personally visit the temple. I hope in future, I could do a full blog on the cave temples of Ipoh which mainly cover Taoist, Buddhist and Hindu Temples. After visiting this place for about 1 hour, I left for Kuala Lumpur as the ...
Freezin my ass off in the Cameron highlands
... a much bigger town than i expected and its at a pretty high altitude hence the cold which i guess i never expected for tropical Malaysia. My first evening consisted of eating a shed load of Indian food which was great and checked out the jungle bar back ...
Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia.
... , Perak. Main place that I wasnted to visit was Kellie's castle and after that, we also went to the last remaining Tin Heritage in Malaysia. Its on the road off Batu Gajah to Lumut. Just 10 mins from B.Gajah. A worthwhile drive. Im sure all of u have ...
Home Life
... 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 other ...
Ipoh. Where???
... a bit), it didn’t seem such a good idea to go through with our plan to dive on the East coast of Malaysia. We therefore charted a bit of a route down the western side where we were already located in Georgetown. Visiting KL did not particularly ...
You can feed the monkeys
... 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 ...
Day 59
... That's what you get for hanging out with a bloody architect. Found a place for a coffee. They have 'white coffee' places all over Malaysia. Again, it would be far too simple to expect white coffee to be coffee with milk. White coffee is a drink made with ...
4th Stop - Shopping for Artificial Flowers in Ipoh
... happening now, specially for the coming Hari Raya Festive seasons. Plants were sold for so much cheaper i.e. 50% from the usual 'Ipoh Price'. Thats a very good bargain. We just placed our order, choose the flowers, then choose the design, and finally ...
Kellie Castle,Perak Tong & The City That Tin Built
... bus to go to the budda caves, the buses here are mostly new and go regularly it feels like we are finally travelling again, Malaysia please don't change! The people who work in the bus station and on the buses are so friendly and helpful, so we were ...
Journey Georgetown - Kuala Lumpur
It is at 5.30am that we have to wake up to catch our train on the mainland to Kuala Lumpur. Our journey starts with a thirty minutes walk through the city to reach the Jetty (ferry port). Although it is very early, we appreciate to do the walk with our ...


