KL Forest Eco Park: The Surprisingly Real Rainforest
I always assumed that the hill is called ‘Bukit Nanas’ because there used to be pineapples planted on the slopes (nanas = pineapple). That’s what KL Forest Eco Park was known as, you know,...
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Gasing Hill: Explore an Urban Forest Hike near KL
If you’ve somehow run out of things to do in KL, you can pop across into the adjacent Malaysian state of Selangor. Bukit Gasing (or Gasing Hill) in Petaling Jaya is a rare bit...
Hikes of KL: FRIM and the Canopy Walk
FRIM Canopy Walk will be closed from 30 June 2017. This was back in May 2017. An environmental group that I follow on Facebook was passing on the Forest Research Institute’s announcement. That was...
We Found a Random Hiking Trail Near Vigan!
“Here. Just stop here,” he said. The trike slowed, wobbling slightly. “Here, sir?” The driver asked Jason. He affirmed. The driver coasted into a small paved area that formed a notch into what was...
Complete Guide to The World’s (Almost) Oldest Rainforest!
I have been twice to the national park of Malaysia, our jewel – the rainforest of Taman Negara. It was, in fact, the first destination I chose for my first solo trip when I first decided...
Going to Royal Belum Rainforest to Find the World’s Largest Flower
I picked the Malaysian state of Perak for my next long weekend that year. When I thought about where exactly I would go, I decided to skip over the more popular go-to destinations such as Ipoh...
Hiking to the Meromictic Lake in Penang State Park
It was my English colleague-friend who told me about the meromictic lake in Penang State Park. I can’t remember now why I contacted him in the first place. Or did he reply an old...
Bushwalking the Cliffside Trails in Katoomba
My friend and I did some bushwalking when we were in the Blue Mountains. (Because you can’t go to the outdoors in Australia and not go bushwalking!) So we looked up the cliffside trails in Katoomba, reviewing the tremendously...
