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10 things no one tells you about travelling solo

Learn the good, the bad, and the ugly of travelling solo with this list, and decide for yourself if you want to continue waiting around for that 1-week holiday in a year's time,...

Arrival in the Cameron Highlands and hike on the jungle path and through the tea plantations

Yesterday, I traveled to the Cameron Highlands in the late morning. The host on the rooftop of my hotel mentioned that it was quite cold there. Since the 35 degrees in Kuala...

Cool Cameron Highlands

The Cameron Highlands is a fascinating mountain region east of the Malaysian city of Ipoh, featuring holiday resorts, tea plantations, and intact, ancient rainforest and moss...

Cameron Highlands

We continued on - easily by bus over mountain roads with wild curves to Tanah Rata in the so-called Cameron Highlands, named after their British cartographer. This area was only...

Tioman Island

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38 degrees and getting hotter...

The next morning, we were picked up by the accommodation at 8:30am with a smaller bus and arrived in Kuala Tembeling at 12pm. From there, we took a longtail boat through the...

Wait and drink tea in the Cameron Highlands.

And now I'm sitting at the airport again - today in Kuala Lumpur. I still have a good hour before boarding and departure for Bali. After a long time searching and comparing, I...

A day in the jungle - and a flight booking

So, yesterday I finally left the loud, busy and stuffy city and headed northeast. To be precise, 235 km by minivan to the northeast to arrive at the edge of the Taman Negara...

Cameron Highlands - Malaysia's pantry has a lot to offer

Out of island life and into the mountains and the jungle...

Taman Negara - Into the Jungle

After spending four nights in the city of Kuala Lumpur, we are drawn to the nature that Malaysia is famous for. The Taman Negara National Park is known as the oldest forest in...

Cameron Highlands & Taiping

First of all, Happy New Year to all of you! :) We haven't heard from you for a long time and we're a bit behind on blogging, but that's how it is sometimes when you don't have...

Expedition in the Malaysian jungle | Part 1

George Town - Kuantan - TAMAN NEGARA NATIONAL PARK/ KUALA TAHAN - / Merapoh - Kuala Lumpur 🎥Video for the post: https://youtu.be/SmG9JO_1_jk We arrived in Kuala...

Day 227 Cameron Highlands

Through the endless tea fields in rain and sunshine

Cameron Highlands

After a very pleasant journey by coach, we arrived in the Cameron Highlands, which are located at an altitude of between 1400-1500m. They are named after William Cameron, a...

Jungle Train: Going across Malaysia by train

The flight to Kuala Lumpur took 2.5 hours. Once we arrived at the airport, we grabbed a bite to eat and exchanged some Malaysian ringgit. Then we took a local bus about 50...

Cameron Highlands - Tea and Jackets

After leaving about 20 liters of sweat in Taman Negara National Park, we continue to the Cameron Highlands, specifically to the town of Tanah Rata. And why are the Cameron...

Expedition in the Malaysian Jungle | Part 2

Kuantan - Taman Negara National Park/ Kuala Tahan - /MERAPOH - Kuala Lumpur - Singapore 🎥 Video for the blog post: ...

All because of turtles

Langkawi - George Town - KUANTAN - Taman Negara National Park / Kuala Tahan - Merapoh After such a beautiful city like George Town, Kuantan was a real disaster. All...

Cameron Highlands

22.12.-25.12.25: Cameron Highlands Next, we dashed into the mountains that stretch across the center of the Malay Peninsula. Here in the Cameron Highlands, there are tea...

Kuantan - from now on to the water

Kuantan is a seaside town on the north side of mainland Malaysia, about 60km from the very popular surf beach in Malaysia. The waves were not so perfect and for me swimming is...

16.12.2022 - From Taman Negara to the Highlands

The second stop in Malaysia took me to Taman Negara, which translates to National Park in Malay. The national park is not only the largest in Malaysia, but also one of the...

Kuala Tahan - Taman Negara National Park

Kuala Tahan - Taman Negara National Park I left the island of Penang in the morning and took the long drive to Kuala Terengganu. It's a city in the middle of nowhere, so I only...

What on earth are the icicles doing on my nose???

From Melaka, we drove to the Cameron Highlands on Sunday. Originally, we wanted to spend a few days in Taman Negara National Park beforehand, but it would have taken us 1-2 days...

Cameron Highlands

After a 5 ½ hour bus ride, we arrived in Cameron Highlands around 4:00 PM. The climate and weather conditions were completely different from before, as we were now at an...

Jungle Trekking - Kuala Trengganu to Kuala Tahan

After a good night's sleep, we headed to the boat pier the next morning. The German couple (Giovanni and Moni) whom we had met at the restaurant the night before, were already...

Cameron Highlands

I stocked up on chips and cola for the two-hour bus ride, as it was going up the mountain on winding roads.

Multi-Culti Malaysia

As we spontaneously traveled to Malaysia, we were quite unprepared about the culture, history, and attractions in this country. Therefore, we relied entirely on the host of our...

Best Of Highlands

17.01.2019 From the heat of the big city we drive by bus for about 4 hours to the Cameron Highlands (CH).... looking forward to our "mountain party". Our first impression......

Day 5: Cameron Highlands

The itinerary for today required an early wake-up to visit all the destinations before the expected rain showers. So, breakfast at eight consisted of tea and toast. The toast...

Tanah Rata - Camerun Highlands

Tanah Rata - Cameron Highlands I set off again. My goal was to cool off, see mountains and nature. All of that awaited me up in the Cameron Highlands. But first, the bus stopped...