Papan – a town frozen in time

There is a lot more to discover in Perak beyond limestone caves, glorious tin mining past and Ipoh White Coffee. 4 AUGUST 2025Leaving KL at 10am, our road trip to Taiping included the following off-the-beaten-path and small town must-eat detours : Papan Heritage VillagePun Chun Restaurant BidorPinnacle Lake of Malim NawarBatu Gajah drive through Papan …

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Teluk Intan Leaning Tower & Food Hunt

7-8 August 2022 Teluk Intan is an easy 2-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. An early start, say at 8am via the North-South Expressway exiting at Sungkai will get you to Teluk Intan in time for a late breakfast just after 10am. Kafe Xin Asia is a good choice as it has many stalls offering a …

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Kellie’s Castle – Haunted Scottish Mansion?

With Halloween just around the corner, I decided to have some spooky fun with stories of spirits and ghosts sightings at an unfinished Scottish mansion from the 1920s. For 80 years, the abandoned castle was neglected and forgotten as the jungled reclaimed it. Not surprisingly, as time passed, any mention of Kellie's Castle would not …

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