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Helloooo zestiesss!! As part of my 25 before 25 goals, I have been wanting to visit all the states of Malaysia, a place so close to home, yet so underrated !
I always loved the short getaway to JB, and I wanted to find my next go-to destination in Malaysia ๐
Here is our itinerary and what is worth to go for, along with the cost, since I could barely find the details on Lemon8 when planning ourselves !
We went with 4 pax, so all costs are divided by 4! This made the trip extra worth it, tho I wouldnโt recc travelling with more peeps for this one ๐ cause of the car space limitations.
TRIP START!!
// DAY 1 // 20-DEC
๐คฏ 12am depart
- pickup from home to Centrum mall - SGD550
- was a pretty comfy ride for me, i slept throughout ๐
๐ฅฑ 6am arrived (nothing much is open, except a small mart: get your choco / coffee drink to keep warm ๐)
๐คค Dimsum for breakfast: DIAN YI LONG - RM139
- food was pretty good, and makes a great breakfast
- there was a very aegyo cat which rolled around on the ground then went to the owner to ask for food ๐คฃ
๐ฑ Walking distance to mini market nearby (nothing much is available to purchase, but is just cool to see the village and vibes)
๐ Grab to location
๐ฅพ Go for a small hike to ROBERTSON FALLS
we didnโt expect the route to be so hike-y so we didnโt get to go inside and see the full waterfall cause we werenโt dressed for it, but even just the short walk was really nice โค๏ธ
๐คฎ Walk back to Lordโs cafe - RM35
tbh we were so excited for this, but we didnโt enjoy the snacks other than the scones ๐ฅฒ and also we wanted to see the space to experience a Christian-cafe vibes, but it just felt like they decorated it with some posters and vintage furnitureโฆ thats not what Christianity is about, and we even saw a poster which seems condemning and judgemental if Iโm being real ๐
๐ Grab to BNB - GOLDEN HILL PENTHOUSE
- SGD304.34 for 2 nights
- super pretty loc with a nice day and night view, literally a castle lol! and also downstairs is the night market already, so 10/10 would recc
- but felt that the place didnt provide as much as other bnbs and the tv was my saddest, it not smart ๐ญ
- overall very nice to chill and rest also at night, but their bed arrangement is questionable ahahaha
๐ด Snoozed for a while
๐ Night market
- It was right downstairs our place, a long stretch market w lots of food!
- highlight was their sweet potato balls, refreshing hand-squeezed juice, roti john (surprisingly)
- rest were good to try but didnโt go back for seconds!
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// DAY 2
// 21-DEC
Its my bdayyyy! Hubby and sis did me a haidilao dance, *chefโs kiss*, it was the uncoordinated moves for me โค๏ธ
Day start 8.30am - driver picked us up from bnb
๐ต BOH Tea plantation
- super pretty loc at top of hill, great photospot, tea and coffee were on-point and we got lots of gifts home ๐
- they have a small tour (private cause cannot reveal their secrets we werenโt allowed to take photos and videos) showing their tea processes, its a short 5-min walk through the small factory but super cool exp!
- cafe was overcrowded so we opted to go somewhere else instead !
๐ชปLavender Garden - RM80
- not a worth place esp after we went to an even more amazing garden! You can give this place a miss, but you MUST VISIT the one we did later on! (Read on!)
- Lavender was also v scarce at the loc, and they used other purple flowers and others to create a floral garden vibe, lots of barricades and cannot take nice photos for most ๐ฅฒ
๐ Sheep Sanctuary - RM120
- super cute mehmeh! Although the place isnt as upkept as I thought it would be, given that this is one of the main attractions at the camerons!
- for RM30 per pax, you get 1 small box of feed for every 2 pax paid, meaning for a pair of visitors you share a small box of feed
- while inside you get to purchase grass specially for alpacas, you can only feed the sheeps that small box of feed! (Q little really)
- overall was still enjoyable as you get an upclose opportunity with the sheeps and alpacas and get to pet them โค๏ธ
- one of the alpacas was so aggresive it like bit my box really hard when I was feeding another alpaca, shock of my life I thought my hand was gone ๐
- also, I GOT SO ANGRY AT ONE OF THE PATRONS, cause he kicked the sheep in the butt :( like really hard just cause it was coming to him for the food ? That was just really mean and unnecessary :( poor sheep, I made sure to feed it whatever I had remaining :((
๐ Taman Bunga Flora Park - RM200
THE AMAZING FLORAL GARDEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT!!
- for an entry ticket of RM50 per pax, you really get your moneyโs worth with the indoor enclosure and even outdoors !
- there is a small rover ride up the hill complimentary from the park when you purchase access to the flora park ๐ very bumpy, very vibey ๐ซถ๐ป
- within the indoor enclosure, you get a variety of flower displays reaching magnificent landscape heights for the perfect photo in a lil oasis โค๏ธ I loved every floral corner and it was such a heaven for me ๐ฅฐ
- for outdoors, there was even a small hike that you could trek to the hilltop which promised a panoramic view! However we didnt get to walk it due to time constraints ๐ฅน
- overall the most photographic location, and I got A LOT A LOT OF GOOD PHOTOS for the gram, and really just so happy that I could end the year with these bunch of beautiful photos celebrating myself ๐ฅณ
๐ Strawberry Farm! - RM35 per box
a surprisingly therapeutic location to unwind from the day. Its a small farm where we went, and it wasnโt strawberry season at all, so ripe and nice ones were scarce, however, I just really enjoyed the process of finding suitable ones.
- it made me realise that many of the โuglierโ ones were ripe and some rotten and hidden away :( it made me feel sad for those cause I realised that the pretty ones will always be chosen while the other not so nice looking ones end up abandoned despite possibly being really tasty ๐ฅน
- so i ended up choosing many of the ugly ones and it turned out to be equally tasty to the pretty ones โค๏ธ they were also v odd shaped so I got to squeeze many many into my lil box ๐ซถ๐ป so happy they dont have to rot there โบ๏ธ
- the whole process is actually really short, so take your time and enjoy yourself ๐
- smol tip: look for the berries hidden behind the leaf; these are the most untouched and hide great berries โค๏ธ
๐คค Dinner ๐ด- RM396
this was a mini surprise by my dear hubby and sis, a loc amongst beautiful vintage european-styled building ๐
- loved the whole vibe of the restaurant
- finally tried A beef wellington (tho a bit dissatisfied cause the crust was a lil soggy
- however, the beef steaks were BOOOMB!! Esp the fillet mignon, oh so gooooood!!! Every dish was pretty much amaazing and we had such a great meal!
- the cake was so extra, I love it, it went on fireeee ๐ฅ tho the taste was really not delish but the fire was FIREEEE so all good โบ๏ธ
Then followed by a short walk back to bnb, where we got sweet potato balls for dessert at the night market ๐ซถ๐ป
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// DAY 3
// 22-DEC
We decided to take an impromptu trip to Ipoh and hired our day driver from day 2 to drive us up to Ipoh! Could have been a better rate but ya - RM270
The trip took 1hr 40mins and we arrived at our second bnb (SGD36.60) to drop our shopping baggage off and go for our dayโs events โค๏ธ
๐ Lunch - an unassuming lunch Kopitiam with lots of hidden gems, right opp our bnb! Every dish we tried was aaamazzzinggg!
- we had their hakka noodles (DELISH!)
- chicken rice, wanton noodles, char kway teow (YUM!)
๐ Grab to Thai Oasis for spa & massage - RM580
- Their massage was INTENSE esp the head massage ahahah; my sis said that her hair was getting ripped out
- I enjoyed their massage but wished it was more relaxing? Their massage bed is not the ones with the hole for your face but rather a towel for breathing, I was having a lil trouble breathing ๐ญ
๐ถ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธWalked to the mall to find some fooood
- in the end we went to a nearby hotpot place, this was SO SO GOOD, please dont miss it!
RESTORAN MAMAโS TASTE - RM532.90
- their fish slices were so fresh and yummy we ordered another plate of it , along with their mini mantou x 2
- their suan cai soup was so yummy and light at the same time, it was delicious and irresistible ๐
- we had a really hearty meal, and they even gifted us some tangerines at the end of the meal which wrapped the meal up really nicely!
๐ต CHAGEE
- Grab-ed there even though we could have walked diagonally to it ๐ฅน cause the grab was only RM5 ๐
- we got the top3 recommended ones since we werenโt familiar w what was good, and all were so yumz and refreshing ๐ฅ
๐ BOOKXCESS
- I loved the sg version and really wanted to go to the Ipoh oneee, and am so glad we didnt miss this place!
- Found my 25books for the year and all the classic collections I wanted to read !!
- even managed to participate in a secret santa for an orphanage and gifted a book!
- I also got a chance to join their lucky draw for a cruise trip, IM GONNA WIN THISSS ๐ซถ๐ป
- overall, a great trip spent to this loc
๐ฏ CONCUBINE LANE
- upon exiting, we saw some pretty street lights and were drawn to it! We didnt know it was the concubine lane which was highly recommended to visit!
- found us some cool card games to play for the road back, and it was such a great way to end our trip ๐ฅฐ
- however, when trying to Grab back to our bnb to wait for transport home, we met 2 really nasty drivers :( they actually werenโt familiar with the route and when they heard we were 4 pax, they told us Covid and cancelled our call, even though it was clearly booked for 3-4 pax ๐ฅฒ
๐ Returned to wait for transport back to SG - SGD550
- same company as the driver from day 1 which takes us back home directly
- we played the card games we got, and were able to deepen our understanding of each other, which made the trip home more enjoyable!
AND THATS ITT!
HOME SWEET HOME! ๐
The whole trip was so fruitful, it was exactly what I had in mind for a short getaway!
SAVE THIS FOR YOUR OWN TRIP โค๏ธ
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