Take The Path Less Ordinary

“Hi, my name is Firas and I am travelling solo in Malaysia and will be in Ipoh between 22nd and 26th Dec. I am looking for people to do a local trip with Outskirt Outreach near Ipoh. Ideally, I am looking to do a jungle trip, 1 day or overnight trip, but am open to [...]

Last updated – 22nd July 2009
Trying to make some sense out of the web that strings Malaysia’s public transportation hubs together is an adventure itself - even for a local, mind you.
Like many countries in South East Asia, cities, towns and hamlets in Malaysia were built and expanded gradually in tandem with population growth and [...]

The Tokeley siblings family memoir reads like a Malaysian history book.

When their father first set foot on the shores of Penang, he was only a kid. Malaya, then it was known, became home since. The Englishman toiled together with the multi-ethnic population in nation building and even suffered the brunt of Japanese invasion that saw [...]

On a sunny day in June 2005, a family decided to go trekking in a jungle near Fraser Hill. Four boys lost their way and were finally found after 2 days of searching in the 8,000 sq m jungle with the help of police force and the special Senoi Paraaq trekkers.
People getting lost in the [...]

 
Behind every celebration, there’s a story worth telling - and Ulu Geroh’s reads like a fairy tale.
Besides being the first native community in Malaysia to rewardingly run a self-sufficient ecotourism project, the venture shows one do not need commercial rhetoric, big budget and touristy gimmickry to stand out from the already crowded holidaymaking industry.
Semai natives [...]

Depending who is doing the writing, like the depths of Klang River, the history of Kuala Lumpur (fondly called KL) can be rather murky.
History that hark back to anything earlier than 1800’s is half guess work and half facts. Corrections are expected. However, as one go on foot around KL city and soak in its [...]

The boys looked like future champions. But they need a proper soccer ball to make their dream come true.

On Merdeka holiday, we stumbled on a hidden Orang Asli village in Sahom, eastern Perak, and watched children mused themselves with a game of soccer. It was indeed a welcoming sight after a tiring 4×4 drive in [...]

Flight fare to Malaysia - RM2,300 …. ka-ching !
Jungle adventure tour package - RM800 …. ka-ching !
What to pack …… clueless
Everyone knows how to fill up the luggage for a holiday trip to snazzy beach resort or urban destination but scores very low when it comes to going off grid.
Ok, to be fair, one need [...]

Amorphophallus - The plant gets its name from the Greek words “amorphos” + “phallos” meaning shapeless penis. The botanist fraternity certainly has a way with names, don’t they?
The variety of plants in the Malaysian jungle is staggering - and weird too.
No matter how often one humps into the woods, finding something new, rare and unusual [...]

Nobody like leeches. While trekkers never loose more than a few drops of blood to leeches every trip, their reputation make first-timers to the jungle cringe like they are dealing with Dracula.
If you walk into a jungle and see lots of them, your guide has made good his promise of untouched wilderness. See, leeches shy [...]