Malaysia (Covid 19 - Transition to Endemic Phase - My Cuti Cuti Malaysia & Staycation No1 to Raub, Kuala Lipis, Mentakab, Temerloh, Kuantan, Pekan & Kuala Rompin, Pahang) April 11 > 15 2022 Part 1

 

Kuala Lumpur > Raub > Kuala Lipis
> Jerantut > Mentakab > Temerloh
> Sungei Lembing > Kuantan > Pekan
> Kuala Rompin > Kuala Pilah
> Kuala Lumpur 
(1,148km Round Trip)

Country Roads Take Me Home
To The Place I belong &  I Yearn to See !

Kuantan 188 Tower
Brighten up my
travel days in Pahang

" LIFE is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of these tiny successes. The big one come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything "  

" My Cuti Cuti (Vacation) Malaysia & Staycation No 1 (Transition to Endemic Phase) free & easy visit together with my travel buddies, KF Wong & Thompson Tham (a big thank you to both for volunteer to drive & navigate) to Raub, Kuala Lipis, Jerantut, Mentakab, Temerloh, Maran, Kuantan, Pekan Kuala Rompin (Pahang) & Endau (Johor) & return from Monday > Friday April 11 > 15 2022, travelling by my own vehicle (self drive) from SS17, Subang Jaya, my 34th outdoor trip after a National Lockdown (Movement Control Order / Emergency) imposed by the Malaysian Government on May 6 2021 due to a spike in Covid-19 cases; a National Vaccination campaign is currently being implemented by the Malaysian Government (Phase 1 started in Feb 2021), as at Feb 5 2022 a total of  22.9 million individuals or 97.9% of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccinations; Malaysia is now under the Transition to Endemic Phase starting from April 1 2022, an exit strategy that would allow Malaysians to return to near-normal life after nearly 2 years of battling the pandemic " 

My travel buddies: KF Wong & Thompson Tham

Travel itinerary: Kuala Lumpur > Raub > Kuala Lipis > Jerantut > Mentakab > Temerloh > Maran > Sungei Lembing > Kuantan > Pekan > Kuala Rompin > Kuala Pilah > Kuala Lumpur (total mileage 1,148km) 

Total Expenses incurred (5 days, group of 3): Rm1,309 (US$306) @ Rm436 (US$102) per pax

1) Hotels (4 nights, triple sharing): Rm396 @ Rm132 per pax (US$31, deluxe triple room)

- Hotel Bestari, Kuala Lipis = Rm115

- Pollock View Resort, Sungei Lembing = Rm66

- Riverside Boutique Guesthouse = Rm135

- Homestay Kuala Rompin = Rm80 

2) Transport: Rm218 (KM's vehicle)

- Petrol (1,148km) = Rm188

- Tolls = Rm30 

3) Food: Rm668.50 @ Rm222.80 per pax

- Raub / Kuala Lipis = Rm326

- Temerloh / Sungei Lembing = Rm83

- Sungei Lembing / Kuantan = Rm68

- Kuantan / Kuala Rompin = Rm106.50

- Kuala Rompin / Kuala Pilah = Rm85.00

4) Sundries:

- Parking = Rm6 

- Entrance fee = Rm21 (Kuantan 188 Tower & Gua Charas)

Exchange rate: US$1 = Rm4.28

Petrol: 1 litre = Rm2.05 (US$0.48, government subsidy)

Travel Highlights: 

1) Raub, Pahang

Kampung Sg Sang Lee, Raub, Pahang

2) Kuala Lipis, Pahang

Museum Warisan Lipis,
Kuala Lipis, Pahang

3) Temerloh, Pahang

Raft House, Taman Esplanade
Temerloh, Pahang

4) Maran, Pahang

Maran Town, Pahang

5) Sungei Lembing, Pahang

Bukit Panorama, Sungei Lembing,
Pahang

6) Charas Cave @ Panching Cave, Kuantan Pahang 

Gua Charas, Kuantan, Pahang

7) Kuantan, Pahang

Teluk Cempedak, Kuantan, Pahang

8) Maran, Pahang

Sultan Abu Bakar Museum,
Pekan, Pahang

9) Kuala Rompin, Pahang

Marlin Statute, Pantai Hiburan,
Kuala Rompin, Pahang

10) Endau, Johor

Endau Town, Johor

Makan Makan (Eating) - Food Glorious Food (local delicacies) our group savoured in Pahang (April 11 > 15 2022) during the Covid-19 Transition to Endemic Phase & Awal Ramadan ! Small eat & little eating when travelling is always a wonderful thing ! 

Farm fresh D-24 durian in Raub

Raub D24 Durian
Eaten In Kuala Lipis 

Steamed river catfish in Kuala Lipis

Stir fried Baku vegetables in Kuala Lips 

Takeaway Patin fish lunch during
Ramadan in Temerloh

Teow Chew style Fish fillet
porridge in Kuantan

Shark meat in curry sauce
 in Kuala Rompin

Shark meat in black soya sauce
in Kuala Rompin

Toasted Hainanese bread with
butter & kaya in Kuala Pilah

Tong Sui (Sweet Dessert) & Taufufa
 (Tofu Pudding) in Kuantan

Yau Char Kwai (Chinese Fried Dough)
 in Kuantan

Fried Nian Gao
(Chinese New Year Sweet Rice Cake)
in Kuantan 

Curry Noodles in Sungei Lembing

Hakka Yong Tau Foo in Sungei Lembing 

Beef Noodle in Kuala Lipis, Pahang

Hainanese Coffee in Kuala Pilah 

Soya Milk Drink in Mentakab

Salty Peacake in Kuala Pilah
KM's Delight !

Roasted Ground Nuts in Sempalit, Raub

From the lens of my travel buddies in panorama ! Picture paints a thousand words ! Seeing things in panorama (wide angle) give one a better overview, perspective, horizon, scope etc, it is a beautiful world out there !  

Observation Deck, Kuantan Tower,
Kuantan, Pahang

Kuantan 188 Tower
Kuantan, Pahang

Museum Warisan Lipis, Kuala Lipis

Marlin Statute, Pantai Hiburan,
Kuala Rompin,Pahang

Villea Rompin Resort & Golf,
Kuala Rompin

Villea Rompin Resort & Golf,
Kuala Rompin

Pantai Huburan, Kuala Rompin, Pahang

Rakit Pak Seman Raft House,
Kuala Rompin

Rakit Pak Seman Raft House,
Kuala Rompin

Villea Rompin Resort & Golf,
Kuala Rompin

Pantai Huburan, Kuala Rompin, Pahang

Villea Rompin Resort & Golf,
Kuala Rompin

Rakit CRV, Kuala Rompin

From the lens of KM, a big learning curve for me using my mobile phone to take pictures in panorama ! KM, keep trying, practice makes perfect ! The world is your oyster, take the opportunities that LIFE has to offer ! 

272 rainbow steps in Batu Caves, Selangor vs 1,100 steps in Panorama Hill (Peak) Sungei Lembing, Pahang - a small win for a 72 year old senior traveller in this Pahang trip ! How often you see rainbows ? When it rains, look for rainbows, when it's dark, look for stars ! LIFE is always full of challenges ! 

Just Posing For A Picture Only 
272 Rainbow Steps, Batu Caves
(Feb 2022)

My 272 Rainbow Steps Walk
with my travel buddy KF Wong 
Batu Caves (Oct 2021)

My Solo 272 Rainbow Steps Walk 
Batu Caves (Jan 2021)

My Solo 272 Rainbow Steps Walk

Batu Caves (Sept 2018)

My 1,110 Steps Walk-Panorama Hill 
Together with my travel buddies -
KF Wong & Thompson Tham
Sungei Lembing (April 2022)

My Good Old Days - my solo free & easy visit to Tianmen Mountain or Heaven's Gate Mountain, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China; 999 steps to Heaven Door, a 30 meters wide cave like a water-eroded hole between 2 peaks (the highest hole of its sort in the world), hard & tiresome climb (I was then 60 years old) - what a big challenge ! When the going gets tough, the tough get going especially if the steps are narrow, wet & slippery when drizzling ! (Sept 2010) 

999 Steps to Stairway to Heaven
Tianmen Shan, Zhangjiajie
China (2010)

Tianmen Sacred Place,
Zhangjiajie, China (2010)

My 999 Steps Walk - Hard & Tiresome Climb 

The Stairway to Heaven, Tianmen Shan

Zhangjiajie, China (2010)