Tag: southeastasia

• Ipoh

  

  The History of Concubine Lane in Ipoh October 2022 Known mostly by travellers as the gateway to the Cameron Highlands, the British Colonial city of Ipoh is also known for it’s street art and street food. Ipoh is the capital city of Malaysia’s Perak state, lying 200km North of Kuala Lumpur. In 2010, it was…

  wildrosetravel

  June 2, 2023

  malaysia, travel, Uncategorized

  asia, backpack, backpackers, bookshop, concubine, concubinelane, food, harrypotter, history, ipoh, malaysia, malaysiahistory, malaysianfood, malaysiatravel, perak, southeastasia, travel, travelblog, travelblogger, travelitinerary, travelling, traveltips, wanderlust, yasminahmad, yongmeecurry

• Langkawi

  

  Langkawi October 2022 Situated 30km off the north-west coast of Malaysia, Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea. Adjacent to the Thai border, this duty-free island boasts white sand beaches, lush green mountains and limestone cliffs. We arrived in Langkawi with no solid plan on how long to stay, but had…

  wildrosetravel

  May 17, 2023

  malaysia, travel, Uncategorized

  asia, backpackers, backpacking, beach, eagles, island, islandhopping, langkawi, malaysia, SEasia, southeastasia, travel, travelblog, wanderlust

• Cameron Highlands

  

  Cameron Highlands October 2022 Roughly 200km North of Kuala Lumpur lies the Cameron Highlands. Travelling from Ipoh (90km East), the Cameron Highlands are in easy reach by bus. Not for the faint-hearted or easily unsettled stomachs, the short (approx. 2-3 hours) but heart-racing journey takes you up and amongst the highland hills via twisting roads…

  wildrosetravel

  May 4, 2023

  malaysia, travel, Uncategorized

  asia, asiatravel, BOHtea, BOHteaplantation, butterflies, cameronhighlands, coralhill, culture, food, highlands, hiking, malaysia, malaysiatravel, moss, nature, penang, southeastasia, tandoorichicken, teaplantation, travel, traveladvice, travelapps, travelblogger, travelinspo, traveller, trekking, walking, waterfalls

• Georgetown, Penang

  

  Georgetown, Penang October 2022 Situated in the North West of Malaysia is Georgetown, the capital of Penang state. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, be sure to add it to your Malaysian itinerary. From the Cameron Highlands, the journey to Georgetown is a 2-3 hour bus, followed by a short 30-minute ferry.…

  wildrosetravel

  April 18, 2023

  malaysia, travel, Uncategorized

  backpacker, backpacking, food, georgetown, kekloksi, malaysia, nightmarket, penang, southeastasia, streetart, temple, travel, travelblog, traveller, wanderlust

• Malacca

  

  Melaka / Malacca September 2022 A city two hours south of Kuala Lumpur, Malacca is the capital of Malaysia’s coastal state of Malacca – a bit confusing as both the state and the city share a name! With Melaka being the Malay spelling, Malacca is the English spelling. You often see both used interchangeably. Accommodation…

  wildrosetravel

  April 15, 2023

  malaysia, Uncategorized

  dutch, history, malacca, malaysia, malaysiatourism, melaka, melakatop5, museum, nightmarket, prison, southeastasia, streetfood, thingstodo, thingstodoinmalacca, thingstodoinmelaka, topfive, topfivethingstodoinmalacca, travelmalaysia

• Kuala Lumpur

  

  Kuala Lumpur September 2022 The federal territory of Kuala Lumpur is one of Asia’s fastest growing cities, with easy connections to the rest of Asia and the world. Boasting an unbeatable skyline with towering skyscrapers including the Petronas Twin Towers, alongside lush green escapes, multi-coloured temples and bustling food markets – Kuala Lumpur is a…

  wildrosetravel

  January 2, 2023

  malaysia, travel

  backpacker, batucaves, buddhism, city, citybreak, kualalumpur, malaysia, petronas, petronastwintowers, southeastasia, temple, travel, travelblog, travelblogger, traveltips, twintowers, wanderlust

• My Top 7 Travel Apps

  

  My Top 7 Travel Apps Over the many months I have now spent travelling, one thing I learnt soon enough was that there are some apps you simply cannot live without. In todays ever-growing virtual world, apps are something you need to be clued up on when entering the big wide world… Below I have…

  wildrosetravel

  December 20, 2019

  tips + tricks, Uncategorized

  apps, backpacker, phoneapps, southeastasia, techgeek, technology, travel, traveladvice, travelapps, travelblog, travelblogger, traveltips, vietnam