14/05/08
Tonight is my last night in the highlands - I could quite easily stay for longer but Taman Negara is calling. I have enjoyed my time here though and would recommend at least a few days stopover to anyone passing through Malaysia - especially if you're English. Strawberries & Cream, Scones & Jam and Apple Pie are all available in the Highlands. I hear that Starbucks is on it's way which is a good or bad thing depending on which side of the fence you sit.
Met another great guy the other night, John from Faversham - thanks for the company dude, take care.
16/05/08
Journey from the Highlands to Taman Negara was arduous - 8.5 hours in a minibus. I'm staying at Tanah guesthouse www.tanahguesthouse.tk which is between the Police station & the Mosque in Kampung Kuala Tahan. Not a bad place but the noise from the mosque can mean you're awake early! The Sungai Tembeling river separates KTT from Taman Negara so a boat taxi is needed to cross the river for access to the park. An entry permit (1RM) and a camera permit (5RM) are required before you can enter the park. Taman Negara rainforest is 130 million years old - untouched by ice ages, volcanic activity and other geological upheavals. It is also home to the Rafflesia - a parasitic plant and the largest flower in the world. There are also Rhino's & Tigers apparently although few people actually catch sight of them. I called in at the Tourist info place last night and was advised to get myself a friend to watch my back. Slightly worrying! I will be booking some things to do later so maybe I'll try to find some people to join up with, safety in numbers & all that.
Does anybody use the www. links that I insert? If so, try these www.pahangtourism.org.my or www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my they may give you some idea of how lovely Malaysia is. I'll update this post in a few days when I've done a few bits. For now I'm off to check out activities and alternative accommodation. I hear that my place is fully booked after tonight and I will be asked to leave - wonderful!
4 comments:
Hi Mario hope your well keeping track of you on your blog needs some juice u know when in rome must have a girly checking blog over here maybe a pic of Mario surrounded by 3 girls
You ol' sweet tooth you! Bet you snarfed that lot in one sitting, lol!! How very English too!
I always look at the links you post (can't answer for anyone else!), those images of Malaysia are wicked, but I look forward to seeing your own pics.
Hope you found new friends to watch your back, be safe. Also that you found some new digs too, sure you did OK, lol!
Enjoy babes, keep blogging, it brightens up the rainy/cold days that we're having back here in ol' blighty, but the sun is s'posed to be back for bank holiday weekend - lets hope so!! Miss ya, me xxx
where r u bill a couple of days is two not 4... swanley cru
Only a bloke could write that comment, get your own juice! lol! Of course this girly's reading the blog!
I know what I know and that's the truth innit 'mario'?!!
me xxx
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