Cameron Highlands

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Go back to Batu Caves.

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The following day we headed for Bukit Takun, a large limestone mountain sitting atop a granite pedestal located just north of Kuala Lumpur. There we ran into a severe thunderstorm at the base and salvaged the day with a sightseeing road trip north to the sunnier Cameron Highlands. The region (~3 hrs north of KL) is famous for its relatively temperate climate and tea plantations. We had been warned that it was a tourist trap and so perhaps set our expectations low enough to be pleasantly surprised. A bit crowded but not horribly overrun with tourons and most importantly we found an abundance of local fruits at roadside stands; something that we did not see in Malaysia until then.

Photos

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Bukit Takun mountain towering above a very posh suburb of Kuala Lumpur (June 2014).

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Hiding out from the rain under the overhanging walls of Bukit Takun (June 2014).

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Hiking down in yet another storm. Click photo for yet another storm video (June 2014).

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Your parking height clearance warning comes in the form of a steel I-beam. Harden the f**k-up buttercup (June 2014).

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On the drive up to the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).

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Checking out a roadside market along the drive (June 2014).

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Mangosteen (June 2014).

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The beautiful and very tasty mangosteen fruit – the queen of fruits (June 2014).

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The market (June 2014).

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Durian shopping at a roadside fruit stand (June 2014).

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6 kilograms of mangosteen (June 2014).

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A roadside waterfall (June 2014).

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Same waterfall (June 2014).

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Fancy toilets (June 2014).

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Roadside sights on the drive up to the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).

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Roadside sights (June 2014).

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Tea plantations at the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).

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A wider angle view (June 2014).

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Cameron Highlands (June 2014).

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Local honey from Cameron Highlands (June 2014).

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Fresh honey from the Highlands (June 2014).

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Starting a short walk to check out a tea plantation in the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).

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Visually very appealing (June 2014).

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Hiking the tea plantations (Boh Sungei Palas Tea Estate; June 2014).

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On the tea plantation (June 2014).

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Cameron Highlands (June 2014).

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Some town along the drive (June 2014).

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Shirley checking out the coconuts of the sea fruits (kelapa laut) at a roadside stand (June 2014).

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A couple selling durians (June 2014).

Go to Bukit Takun.
Go to Malaysia.