Merry Christmas everyone! Hope this blog post finds you well. Inge and I spent our Christmas travelling. Buses, airplanes, and airports aren't exactly the most festive places to spend your holidays, but they do save you money on tickets... That's kind of a Christmas miracle in itself, right? Especially when you have very little money.
At any rate, our past week was a relatively quiet one. Ingard traveled to three different cities during that time. The first, Ipoh, wasn't very interesting. It isn't a tourist destination, and as a result we spent our one day there shopping and watching movies instead of sightseeing. That was alright with us since Ipoh was just a stopover on the way to the Cameron Highlands, a truly gorgeous area of montane forest right in the middle of Malaysia. The highlands are famous for their tea and strawberries, so of course Inge and I had to check it out. The strawberries weren't all that special, but the tea was quite delicious. We spent a whole day exploring these two types of farms, watching how strawberries and tea are grown, made, and processed. Besides eating strawberries and drinking tea, we also hiked through absolutely beautiful primary rainforest. Nicknamed the "mossy forest", it was quite wet and slippery to walk through. But as all difficult things, very worth it.
After leaving the Cameron Highlands we decided to wrap up our last few days here in the capitol, Kuala Lumpur. KL, as it's affectionately referred too, was a bustling, yet relaxed city. While there wasn't a whole lot of cheap things to do, Inge and I had fun exploring. We saw the famous Petronas Towers, Batu Caves, visited the expansive national mosque, and rode a roller coaster in a mall. Yep, I said that right. Step aside Mall of America, because you have some serious competition. We also had drinks at a lounge that is a helipad by day and a fancy bar by night... Ok, you got me. We had a drink each. This place was way too classy and expensive to stay long. I'm honestly surprised they even let us in.
While our time in Malaysia is officially over (I'm actually writing this to you from Bangkok), our impressions of that beautiful place will last forever. A wonderful country filled with very nice people, breathtaking jungles, and an exquisite array of food, this writer would definitely recommend it as a must see for all travelers, experienced or not. Can you top that Thailand? I hope you give it your best shot!
At any rate, our past week was a relatively quiet one. Ingard traveled to three different cities during that time. The first, Ipoh, wasn't very interesting. It isn't a tourist destination, and as a result we spent our one day there shopping and watching movies instead of sightseeing. That was alright with us since Ipoh was just a stopover on the way to the Cameron Highlands, a truly gorgeous area of montane forest right in the middle of Malaysia. The highlands are famous for their tea and strawberries, so of course Inge and I had to check it out. The strawberries weren't all that special, but the tea was quite delicious. We spent a whole day exploring these two types of farms, watching how strawberries and tea are grown, made, and processed. Besides eating strawberries and drinking tea, we also hiked through absolutely beautiful primary rainforest. Nicknamed the "mossy forest", it was quite wet and slippery to walk through. But as all difficult things, very worth it.
After leaving the Cameron Highlands we decided to wrap up our last few days here in the capitol, Kuala Lumpur. KL, as it's affectionately referred too, was a bustling, yet relaxed city. While there wasn't a whole lot of cheap things to do, Inge and I had fun exploring. We saw the famous Petronas Towers, Batu Caves, visited the expansive national mosque, and rode a roller coaster in a mall. Yep, I said that right. Step aside Mall of America, because you have some serious competition. We also had drinks at a lounge that is a helipad by day and a fancy bar by night... Ok, you got me. We had a drink each. This place was way too classy and expensive to stay long. I'm honestly surprised they even let us in.
While our time in Malaysia is officially over (I'm actually writing this to you from Bangkok), our impressions of that beautiful place will last forever. A wonderful country filled with very nice people, breathtaking jungles, and an exquisite array of food, this writer would definitely recommend it as a must see for all travelers, experienced or not. Can you top that Thailand? I hope you give it your best shot!
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