We need to de-stress ourselves, how about going back to nature... oh! it was on TV3 last night that a large part of Cameron Highlands lush greenery has been cleared up AGAIN by planters - question is "are the local authorities asleep or just couldn't care less". Another stressful issue here.
Ok, in that case we drive up further North to Taiping, I fell in love with Taiping the first time I reached there last week, it was a picture of a very peaceful town, no vehicle horns, no traffic jams (except at the Taiping Zoo), then there is the oldest lake garden in the country, much, much natural and nicer than KL's Lake Garden and Tasik Titiwangsa. A walking distance in the area: a natural dipping pool (Burmese pool), Hill Resort - Maxwell Hill (Bkt Larut), Perak Museum, British Army war cemetery and a number of budget acommodation, all situated nearby.
How about taking a drive from Taiping to Kuala Sepetang a.k.a. Port Weld, a 20-30 min drive. From the fishing village you can buy Giant Prawn Udang Galah, Mud Crab, variety of fishes, dried shrimp, hire a boat for fishing or just to take you along the river and see the swampland or to the charcoal industry I wrote earlier in this blog, birdwatching, monkeys, insects and blend with nature...
But the local authority, the forestry dept. and the tourism authority should be more proactive to promote all this for our eco-tourism industry, don't spoil the nature but blend with it. I saw there was a chalet setup by Forestry Dept and the cost was very cheap but promotion was lacking. All those foreigners or "Matsallehs'" as we call them are more attracted to this kind of tourism rather than looking at our city development. The chalets is on the swampland, overlooking the river. Very quiet, peaceful and educational.
To be continued...
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