After a brief stop-over in Taiping Lake Gardens, we drove up to Penang island (Pulau Pinang). Yes, drove to the island, via Penang Bridge of course! The magnificent Penang Bridge is the longest in Malaysia and one of the longest bridges in the world. The total length of the bridge is 13.5km, spanning 8.4km across…
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Taiping Lake Gardens
Taiping is also famous for its Lake Gardens. The park sprawls over 62 hectares of land and is one of the largest and oldest parks in Malaysia. We were simply exhausted while walking around the gardens, and we didn’t even manage to see all of them. Click left-right to scroll the panoramic view of Taiping…
Road Trip to Taiping Malaysia
As we drove out of Ipoh, we stopped over in Taiping (太平) for photo-taking before we proceed to Penang island. Taiping literally means “PEACE” in Mandarin! It used to be the capital of Perak, after it took over from Kuala Kangsar. Now Ipoh is the state capital. Taiping town with rows of rustic shophouses. What…
Ipoh Street Food
Hype about Ipoh? Food! Again, time for some nourishment! Try some Malaysia local food at Ipoh stadium food centre. I like Seng Kee’s Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun (steamed rice roll). They make the rice roll on the spot when you order it. You can choose to wrap meats like prawns or char siew (BBQ…
Hype about Ipoh > FOOD!
You like curry mee? This coffee shop called Xin Quan Fang (新泉芳) sells Ipoh famous curry mee (noodles). It’s located in 174 Jln Sultan Iskandar Shah, Ipoh. Business hour: 7am to 2pm. Just like any popular eateries in Ipoh, you need to wait patiently for good food. So, you see why I was aiming at…
Bidor, a sleepy town?
TRAP Hot Spring Park is located near Bidor (美罗 | Metro, near Ipoh), a small town in Perak for travellers to stop-by for a break before continuing their journey. At the town centre, there seems to be only one main street where shops are lined along both sides of the street. There you will see…
TRAP! Hot Springs Recreation Park
This was an unexpected hot spring trip in Malaysia. We were on a vacation in Ipoh when our family from Singapore called us to join them at “Taman Rekreasi Air Panas”. In short, TRAP! It means “Hot Springs Recreational Park”. TRAP is located at Sungai Klah Sungkai in Perak. We drove there for an hour…
Singapore Formula One Night Race
Updated on 27 Sept 2009 >> F1 Singapore Grand Prix Race Cars Photos Managed to catch a glimpse of the inaugural F1 Singapore Grand Prix on TV while I am still in Malaysia! It’s Singapore’s First Grand Prix and the world’s first night race in F1 history. So cool to see the drivers racing against…
Yangmingshan National Park
Yangmingshan (阳明山) National Park is located in Taipei City, Taiwan. Famous for its hot springs, cherry blossoms, hiking trails, etc, the park has an area of 114.56km². It is named after a Ming Dynasty Chinese scholar – Wang Yangming. Fyi, “shan” means “hill” or “mountain”. Click on this panoramic shot to enlarge or scroll left-right….
Taiwan Hot Spring & Spa
I missed visiting this Tien Lai Hot Spring Resort but Jacky did and he brought back some nice shots. Like the spectacular view over the crests and slopes of Yangmingshan National Park. Click on this panoramic shot to enlarge or scroll left-right. A hot spring pool at 40.7 degree Celsius. I ever got into nude…
