Take The Path Less Ordinary

“MAPS encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible” - Mark Jenkins, in To Timbuktu
We know beginners to Malaysia usually pop aspirins before attempting to decipher maps provided by the internet or guidebooks. Don’t blame them. These maps are usually linked with too many names and irrelevant routes, all done in [...]

“On taking it (the butterfly) out of my net and opening the glorious wings, my heart began to beat violently, the blood rushed to my head, and I felt more like fainting, than I have done in apprehension of immediate death. I had a headache the rest of the day, so great was the excitement [...]

Before we ramble on, there’re some things you should know.
If you are new to hiking around Malaysian countryside and highland, and we don’t mean national parks where trails are proper and well marked, do it with some “what if” preparation before you start. You should know that Jim Thompson’s disappearance in March 1967 slingshot [...]

If you only have time for one trail, this is your best bet. Just aim for Tringkap (sort of).

Whether you are staying in Tanah Rata or Brinchang town, use public bus Regal Bus Co. or taxi and head north towards Tringkap. Regal’s buses ply the trunk road at 2 hrs intervals with the first bus [...]