When thinking of traveling to Malaysia, Gua Musang is definitely not the first destination that comes to mind. Tucked in the southernmost corner of Kelantan state, which always gets a…
At 2187-meters in height, Gunung Tahan, or Mount Tahan, is the highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia and in the Tenasserim Hills chain (a 1,700-kilometre-long granite ridge older than the Himalayas)…
Of the many picturesque islands that Malaysia has to offer (think of Penang and Pangkor, for example) Langkawi has to be one of my favorites. With sunset cruises, mangrove tours…
It’s no secret that Langkawi (to be precise, the biggest and main island of the 99 that make up this northwestern Malaysian archipelago) attracts plenty of tourists and it’s one…
The island of Langkawi is actually an archipelago formed by 99 islets and islands. It’s one of West Malaysia’s main tropical getaways, well-regarded around Southeast Asia as a blissful holiday…
To Malaysians, glamping is some sort of a national obsession: there’s nothing that local urbanites prefer than to strike away in nature for the weekend, enjoying Malaysia’s lush greenery, rivers,…
Malaysia reopened to tourism on April 1st, 2022, and travelers are slowly coming back. Finding the right hotel can make all the difference when traveling, especially if you’re going somewhere…
Whenever people ask me about a good bird watching site in northwestern Malaysia, I do not usually recommend anything in Penang but point them to nearby Perak state, where the…
Thinking of the two Malaysian islands of Penang and Langkawi is like looking at the two sides of the same tropical coin. Both have nature, attractions and charm in spades,…
There are many things to do and eat on Pangkor island, one of the best attractions in Perak (also check out our guides to the fishing villages of Kuala Sepetang…