Perhentian Islands

The Perhentian Islands (Pulau Perhentian in Bahasa Malaysia) lie approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km) offshore the coast of northeastern Malaysia in the state of Terengganu, approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of the Thai border. The two main islands are Perhentian Besar ("Big Perhentian") and Perhentian Kecil ("Small Perhentian"). Popular for it’s beaches, snorkeling and driving. Like a real postcard.

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city of Malaysia. Being a young city (founded only in 1857) it developed fast into a bustling metropolis of 1.5 million people (6 million including the satellite cities in the Klang Valley). Kuala Lumpur, or simply KL (as it is it called by Malaysians), literally means “muddy estuary” in Bahasa Malaysia. With good and cheap accommodation, great shopping and even better food in this multi-cultural melting pot, increasing numbers of travellers are discovering this little gem of a city.
Having been in the shadow of other big cities in the region like Bangkok and Singapore, KL was put back on the map for good with the opening the Petronas Twin Towers in 1997, until 2004 the highest and still one of the most impressive buildings in the world. Though, the sights are not what makes this city unique, it’s KL itself and it’s mixture of people and visitors. 

Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Chinatown

Address: Jalan Kampung China, Kuala Terengganu
houses reaching out into the river
houses reaching out into the river
Small but charming stretch of old houses on both sides of Jalan Kampung Cina with the houses stretching out in the back into the Sungai Terangganu River

There are few good place to eat along Jln Kampung Cina including a traditional Kopi Tiam where the locals enjoy they breakfast with coffee and bread or fried noodles and soup

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I have some nice collection of photos taken at Kampung Cina or Little China Town of Terengganu. This set of photos can be seen on my flickr album below
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterhack/sets/72157604489588946/

Today, a stroll along Chinatown from the Kampung Cina .Arch as the commencing point one has a nostalgic feeling as if he is stepping back into time. Two rows of 236 shop houses with many which dated back to the late 1800s flank the road. One of the row of shop houses is built along the riverside on the right side of the mouth of Terengganu river. Many of these shop houses have extensions to as far back facing the river. In the early days, the river was the essential mode of transport. Some of these extensions date back to times when the riverside shop houses had back entrances and jetties for loading and unloading goods from boats. Today, at the back of some of these riverside shop houses are jetties where speedboats dock.

By Fadzly Mubin on Apr 12, 2008

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