Tag Archives: Perak

Riding the Crests of Kampar River

Posted on December 7, 2012 by jipp

Being a self-proclaimed adventure lover (ehem!), I had always wanted to do white water rafting be it in Sabah or here in the Peninsular of Malaysia – so when the opportunity of doing it came about recently, I was MORE … Continue reading →

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Caving at Gua Tempurung

Posted on November 30, 2012 by jipp

Perak seems to be a state of so much interest to me of late ever since I went to Taiping and later Lenggong and finally Ipoh where I discovered so many amazing things whose existence I had had no idea … Continue reading →

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One Night Excursion to Ipoh

Posted on October 30, 2012 by jipp

The first thing that amazed me when I first arrived in Ipoh was the beautiful hills with peculiar shapes. They are scattered all over, giving Ipoh such an amazing landscape that is hardly found anywhere else in Malaysia. If the … Continue reading →

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Lenggong Valley: The Latest UNESCO Site in Malaysia

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jipp

Our exploration of Perak continued by heading East towards Kuala Kangsar before turning south towards Lenggong Valley. Now, Lenggong Valley might have surprised a lot of people when it became the only fourth UNESCO World Heritage Site in Malaysia after … Continue reading →

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Exploring PERAK: Taiping

Posted on September 30, 2012 by jipp

I had never been to Perak despite having spent so many years in the Peninsular of Malaysia. I mean, I did drive across Perak on my way to Penang at least a couple of times but I didn’t really stop … Continue reading →

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