Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur (12.02.2014)

Kuala Lumpur is a nice city. I really enjoyed it.
I stayed 4 days and 5 nights.
My accommodation was in the city center next to the Central Market (Pasar Seni district).

I met again my Argentinian friend (Marcos) who I had met before in George Town (Malaysia).

First day
In the morning, we went by taxi to Sepang International Circuit to watch the MotoGP pre-season testing. It's was nice but too noisy (earplugs required) :)
In the evening, we walked from Central Market to KLCC district to see the Petronas Twins Towers and the surroundings.

Second day
In the morning, we went by train to Batu Caves. A famous Hindu temple where the Tamil community celebrate every year the Hindu festival called "Thaipusam".
At the end of the afternoon, we went to the KL Tower by walk. We wanted to go to the observatory desk to see the city from above during the sunset. But half of the observatory desk was closed due to renovation and the price was not justified to go to the open desk (99MYR about 22€).

Third day
I took some rest and I walked in Petaling street (Chinatown) where you can find all the fakes you want.
At the end of the afternoon, I met again my Malaysian friend (Indrraaj) who I had met before in Luang Prabang (Laos). He showed me few KL districts and we went to the most popular electronic mall center in KL (BB Plaza). After that, he invited me to eat in Little India district.

Fourth day
For my last day in KL, I just walked around. I went to Masjid Jamek, Merdeka Square, National Mosque, Deer park, ... .

Malaysia - Kuala Tahan / Taman Negara (07.02.2014)

Taman Negara which means "National Park" in Malay is located in the center of Malaysia in the state of Pahang.
It's one of the oldest tropical rainforest on the earth.
It's also well known for it's Canopy Walkway which is the longest in the world.

To go inside the National Park and to take photos with your camera you have to pay entrance fees.

I went there with my Scottish friend Bob from Glasgow who I met in my guesthouse in Tanah Rata.
We took the taxi boat from Kuala Tembeling Jetty (about 2 hours).
We rented a twin bed room in Kuala Tahan ("Tahan Guesthouse") which is the town just on the opposite of the entry of Taman Negara (just 2 minutes to cross the river by taxi boat).

We went to the Canopy Walkway and we did a little trek to reach "Bukit Terisek".
We also did a night safari by 4x4 car.
We saw few animals: very small monkey, wild cats, tropical birds and small part of a King Cobra...

We use to go to the same restaurant everyday to get our chicken curry with noodles and ananas fresh juice. Sometimes, we ate a special homemade burger (too much salad for Bob).

Bob is gone one day before me.
I spent the last night in a really cheap accomodation called "Rippi Hostel" (about 2€).
The managers was nice and funny but there was nothing even no electricity:

Malaysia - Tanah Rata / Cameron Highlands (04.02.2014)

The Cameron Highlands is one of Malaysia’s most extensive hill stations.
This area is well known for its tea plantations and strawberry farms.
Anyway everything grows there.

The climate is very pleasant.
Twenty degrees in the afternoon and nights are cool.

Tanah Rata is a town located in Cameron Highlands in the region of Pahang.
"Tanah Rata" means flat ground in Malay and it refers to the relatively flat area on which the town is located amidst this highland region.

I stayed there 2 days and 3 nights.

The first day I did a trek with a Dutch couple in the mossy forest and in the tea plantation of Cameron Valley.
I tried the black tea from the tea house of the tea plantation and it was really tasty.
I booked this activity from my Guest House.
The malaisian guide is married with a french girl who is the manager of the guesthouse.
He lived in Bretagne for 4 years.
He told us a lot of interesting things about the fauna and flora of the mossy forest (For more infos click here).

The second day, I ran and I walked in the mossy forest around Tanah Rata.
I also visited a strawberry farm and of course I ate strawberries.