Travel to Perak, Malaysia – Episode 543

Hear about travel to Perak, Malaysia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jub from TikiTouringKiwi.com about this region that Lonely Planet named as one of the 10 best regions to visit in 2017.

Jub says of Perak, “Perak is the 4th largest province in Malaysia. It’s capital Ipoh is only a 2-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur.”

“Ipoh was listed as the number 6 best city in Asia to visit. If you get to Perak you’re going to be off the beaten track but you have world-class food, awesome street art, and you have cave temples which are awesome to look at, a couple of waterfalls, a nice island called Pangkor Island which has an interesting bird to look at called the hornbill. It’s also home to one of the oldest rain forests in the world called Royal Belum National Park. The beaches here are pretty empty. I recently went during the high season and had the beach all to myself.”

Jub recommends basing yourself in Ipoh, which takes a couple of days to see, more when it is raining. He recommends starting in Old Town which is on one side of the river. Look for the street art, including seven murals by artist Ernest Zacharevic. Ipoh is the home of white coffee which is made from beans roasted in margarine, ground, brewed, and served with sweetened condensed milk. Grab a cup at OldTown White Coffee.

“Outside of the city center you have 3 different cave temples. My personal favorite is Perak Tong Cave Temple which is about 7 km from Old Town. You walk into this massive cave which has a couple of temples, buddhas, and related things. You jump out the other side of the cave and you can get some amazing views of the city and the limestone caves in the background”.

Temples, street food, tropical beaches, and a tin mining museum. See why Jub thinks more and more people will discover Ipoh and Perak.

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Show Notes

Tiki Touring Kiwi
Perak
Ipoh
Pangkor Island
Ipoh Old Town
Old Town White Coffee
Perak Cave Temple
Gunung Lang Recreational Park
Kinta River
Gua Tempurung
Orang Utan Island
Taiping, Perak
Bed & Bike Backpackers Studio
Work Away
Help X
Kellie’s Castle
Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan
Royal Belum State Park
Cameron Highlands District
Kinta Tin Mining Museum
Ho Yan Hor Museum

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Miri writes about Travel to Bordeaux, France – Episode 536

Hi Chris I’ve been listening to your podcast for a few years now and I really love your work, it’s about time I wrote to say how much I appreciate it – thank you!!!

I also wanted to comment on the episode about Bordeaux – was very interesting but I would definitely add that the Lascaux caves are in the area and are quite amazing to visit. I’ve traveled there about 5 years ago and loved the grotte.

Abhi writes:

I love your podcast as they are fun and very informative. You have the knack of asking the questions that are running through my mind as I am listening to the podcast! That is awesome! Question – You mentioned that you are reading a book on India in your latest podcast (Oman). Can you share the book with your readers?

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