Ipoh has been a fabulous place for us to stop for a week. The city is nestled between jungle clad hills, with loads of greenery to make us feel at home. We havn't seen another foreigner in the last 8 days here, creating a genuinely local experience. The prices of food and accommodation here are far more affordable than tourist hotspots.
This week, the children have been a little homesick and needed some home comforts. It was so much fun to shop in our first proper supermarket in 3 months (with a trolley and everything) and filled the fridge at our apartment with cereals, breads, cheese, ham, fruit juice and a little chocolate! We also went to the movies at Ipoh Parade and afterwards ate french fries. Ipoh is famous for it's Buddhist and Taoist cave temples. The Kek Look Tong temple is quite incredible. It's central cavern doubles as a tunnel between two valleys. You walk in from the carpark on one side, past the shrines and stalactites galore, then exit into a utopia of green, ponds, and karst cliffs. water drips from the roof all around and the temperature inside the cave is perfect to beat the midday heat in Malaysia. The lost world of Tambun is an essential visit to anyone travelling anywhere near Ipoh. I would have to say it is one of my favourite amusement parks. It is set at the base of karst rock surrounded by jungle. It has a little bit of everything: great water slides, a petting zoo, tigers, adventure land, a few sweet rides, wave pools, a 660m lazy river, and to top it off, stunning hot springs. The entrance fee is 90 Ringet (NZ$30) and it is just 20 minutes from Ipoh. We went mid week and avoided any crowds. A9 and G7 got to help the keeper's hand feed raccoons, porcupines, mara's, giraffes, rabbits, and an emu. We didn't need to queue for anything all day. We also walked a street mural path through the old town, past lovely street art. Ipoh would be a great place to live for a while. It has everything you need at half the cost of the main tourist destinations like Penang or Kuala Lumpur. I think we will be back! we book accommodation using airbnb and agoda. We choose lonely planet guides for travel information.
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Nikki
6/5/2017 07:42:32 am
Looks like you have found another beautiful place, it sounds great and we will be putting it on our list of places to go. The pool guard sounds like a very funny man indeed 😀
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Becky
6/5/2017 08:19:38 am
Looks like an incredible place to stay, I love your photos too Nicky, you have such a good eye and these images will be treasured in future I'm sure- lucky kids. Hi to all and a big hug each x
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