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Lenggong Valley: The Latest UNESCO Site in Malaysia

October 10, 2012 jipp Comments 6 comments

Our exploration of Perak continued by heading East towards Kuala Kangsar before turning south towards Lenggong Valley. Now, Lenggong Valley might have surprised a lot of people when it became the only fourth UNESCO World Heritage Site in Malaysia after Mount Kinabalu, Mulu, Malacca and George Town. Whenever I come to a country for the first time, I’d usually search for its UNESCO World Heritage sites knowing that it’s going to be worthwhile to visit every one of them. I…

INTRAMUROS The Walled City of Manila

August 20, 2012 jipp Comments 4 comments

Of all the places that I was excited of coming back to in Manila, it was the walled city of Intramuros that excited me most. I remember how amazed I was by all the beautiful buildings left by the Spaniards when they colonized the Philippines for 400 years. I was amazed back then and I was amazed again this time. It was like being thrown back to those colonial times when people were still mobilizing on horse carriages and all.

Daring the Cambodian – Thai Border at Preah Vihear

August 9, 2012 jipp Comments 5 comments

If you guys asked what the highlight of my whole trip to Cambodia was, you might half-expect me to say Angkor Wat without a single thread of doubt. But NO. It wasn’t really the Angkor Wat . It was Preah Viehar, another wat complex located some 200km from the tourist-laden Siem Reap. I first heard about Preah Vihear on a radio news when I was on my way to work one fine day. Located right at the border of Cambodia and…

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