Friday, January 31, 2014

Ipoh to Kuala Terengganu road trip (Malaysia)


2 November 2013


We successful did 382 km road trip from Ipoh to Kuala Terengganu (East Coast) 


At 9.00 am prepare car for a whole day drive 


We drive to Simpang Pulai


At the main junction to Cameron Highland, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur


Drive uphill to Titiwangsa Range 


Green forest made our trip fresh


Lot of motorist driving uphill look for cool weather maybe


One of the road stretch cut the mountain range. There are landslide down there 


Small waterfall at the roadside. i like


Now approaching border between state of Perak and Pahang at 1400 meter above sea level 


Welcome to Cameron Highland, Pahang


Stop at strawberry and souvinier shop. Temperature is 21 degree celcius compare 28 degree at lowland


At 1500 meter above sea level, there junction to town within Cameron Highland district at right. 


We now arrived at under develop Bandar Baru Lojing. Still 1400 meter above sea level. 


Lojing is in state of Kelantan


Lot of vegetable farm here


We drive downhill left highland. Cameron Highland is somewhere in the cloud. 


There are empty road here, since most car goes to Brincang and Tanah Rata from Ipoh,


Approach junction to Gua Musang


Gua Musang


Gua Musang to Kuala Krai road. Motorist ahead Kuala Lumpur for final football match. 


After 30 km left Gua Musang, we arrived here right junction to Tasik Kenyir. 


Afterward view of the road


Before reach here, there was damage road (many pothole) at Felda Aring. 


Near border between state of Kelantan and Terengganu


This is a border. A big tree at the slope amaze everyone.


There are elephant santuary before Tasik Kenyir


Every motorist like to stop here


And boss given chance feeding jumbo


Now we stop at Tasik Kenyir


Look like low water level now


We have chance to visit Pandak beach at Chendering


Stone age at the beach


There are beautiful beach here actually


This one created by small crab


Popular floating mosque in Kuala Terengganu


This is Crystal Mosque 

So long Melbourne

20 August 2013


Our last day trip


Last day in Melbourne


Our itinerary today just last minute shopping at Victoria Market


Victoria Market car park 


Lot choices of leather jacket


Looking for lunch at Bourke St


Peace bos


Walk


Everyone is walking


We having lunch here for second time


Best indonesian food


Guess what. It a heater


Cool


Here


Shrine of Remembrance


Near Royal Botanic Garden


Lot of history


Visitor centre


Queen Victoria Garden


Return car rental at the airport


Melbourne Tullamarine International Airport


Bye bye Melbourne


Waiting for Air Asia X to Kuala Lumpur