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Thaipusam In Ipoh
This was a very unexpected trip. I had to head to Ipoh for some work and since I was there during the Thaipusam 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 …
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Perak Tong Cave Temple
... 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 the temple. I do hope to come back again in the near future and probably do ...
KL and onwards
... noise and found Terry had a puncture! D set up the local AWAS warning triangle..... using foliage and branches from the forest..... F1 teams have nothing to worry about ....change achieved in reasonable time and safely. Continued our journey with superb views all around and also of Southern Thailand border which was literally just over the wire fence beside us!
Unsurprisingly tyre was declared a right off since D chose to drive to ...
Day 59
... no taxi driver has heard of it. Cue a Grand Council of taxi drivers trying to decide where to take us. He got us there eventually, after several phonecalls to the hotel and after asking about 20 people. Getting back into town to have a look around was a bit problematic too - the hotel is on a main road, and links up with loads of other main roads. This led to quite a tricky time crossing the 'roundabout of death'. People in Ipoh also stare - alot. I know I'm white ...
Jungle Time!
... a little hard to take in the beautiful surroundings when you had cold rain pouring down your back and front....but its all an adventure! The tea plantation was truly beautiful! In the end, we were very glad we made the LONG trek. We decided to walk the 4km back down the hill and catch a bus home. This time we had warm tea in our tummies (this tea did taste really good) and were in a better mood. We took in the surroundings as we walked, it was ...


