Malaysia (Covid-19 National Recovery Phase 4 - My Staycation No 30 to Selayang Hot Spring Pools, Batu Caves & Tiffin At The Yard, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur) Sunday Feb 27 2022

Selayang Hot Spring Pools,
Batu Caves, Selangor 

Batu Caves, Gombak, Selangor

Tiffin At The Yard, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur

" The best things in LIFE are the people you love, the places you have been & the memories you have made along the way " 

" My Staycation & Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) free & easy visit (08.00>13.00) together with my wife & sisters to Selayang Hot Spring Pools, Batu Caves (Gombak) & Tiffin At The Yard (Sentul) on Sunday Feb 27 2022, travelling by my own vehicle (self drive) from SS17, Subang Jaya > Taman Equine (picked up my sisters) > Selayang > Batu Caves > Sentul, Kuala Lumpur & return, my 30th 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, Selangor (my home state) is now under National Recovery Phase 4 (NRP4) starting from Monday Oct 11 2021 hence the Malaysian Government has eased restrictions allowing individuals with vaccination certificate or card for inter-state travels, dine-in restaurants, hotel accommodations & homestays, outdoor sport & activities etc "

My travel buddies: my wife + sisters Inn, Peng & Mei from Taman Equine, Selangor 

Total expensed incurred: Rm20 (petrol) + Rm6.30  (toll) + Rm2 (parking) = Rm28.30 (US$6.65) 

Travel itinerary: Subang Jaya > Taman Equine > Selayang Hot Spring > Batu Caves > Tiffin At The Yard, Sentul > Taman Equine > Subang Jaya (total mileage 141km)

Travel Highlights:

1) Selayang Hot Spring Pools, Selayang Baru, Batu Caves, Selangor - a naturally hot spring not far from Batu Caves, popular among locals due to its close proximity to Kuala Lumpur, can be quite busy during the weekends & public holidays, my 1st visit so I just show up & took a few pictures & been there and done that ! 

2) Batu Caves, Gombak, Selangor - a limestone hill that has a series of caves & cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, eye catching 272 rainbow steps & beautiful Hindu temples, a great place to test your physical strength to walk up the top, visited 4-5 times this touristy place during the last 4 years, a down the memory lane visit for my wife & my 3 sisters as their last visit were decades ago ! 

3) Tiffin At The Yard, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur - a newly opened urban food hub in a colonial 110 year old heritage building, new eateries with modern vibes & interesting concept, a lifestyle destination & a great place to hang out with friends, my 1st visit & I enjoyed the ambience & the surrounding environment !  

Makan Makan (Eating) - our group had a noodle lunch (3 Hakka handmade noodles, 1 Hakka pork noodle, 1 prawn / chicken wantan ho fun soup & 1 takeaway Hakka handmade noodle totalled Rm54=US$12.70, a treat from sister Inn & Mei) in Restoran Pak Kopi Kaw, Taman, Jalan PSK 3, Pusat Perdagangan Seri Kembangan, Selangor after the Tiffin At The Yard's visit (12.00) 

Kopi Si Rm2.30 (US$0.54)

Hakka Pork Noodle Rm8.50 (US$2)

Pick & Match - taking a cue from watching my favorite CCTV 4 International News & weather forecast for major cities in China & around the world, it was heartening to note that I was able to pick a few of my pictures taken during the Good Old Days (as far back as 2004) & trying my best to match them with the pictures as screened in this TV channel - though one or 2 pictures may not be a close match ! Spring was the best season I normally choose to travel especially to Western & Asian countries with temperate climate. 

Athens, Greece

Acropolis, Athens, Greece (May 2010)

Bangkok, Thailand 

Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand (Aug 2018)

Beijing, China

Temple of  Heaven, Beijing
China (Sept 2010) 

Dubai, UAE

Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE (Jan 2018)

Hanoi, Vietnam

Presidential Palace, Hanoi,
Vietnam (May 2007)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (my home country)

Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC
Malaysia (Feb 2020)

London, United Kingdom (UK)

Tower Bridge, London
 England (May 2010)

New Delhi, India 

Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi
(India) July 2007

Ottawa, Canada

Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Canada (May 2019) 

Paris, France

Louvre Museum, Paris
France (May 2012)

Rome, Italy

Colosseum, Rome, Italy (June 2010)

Sydney, Australia

Sydney Opera House
Australia (Sept 2004) 

Land VTL (Vaccinated Travel Lane) to open by May 2022 - Malaysian Government is currently studying several proposals on Malaysia's VTL with neighbouring countries ie Singapore, Thailand & Brunei, hopefully land border crossings among these 3 countries would become a reality soon & this will certainly boost tourism & bilateral trade ....