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Travelogue Malaysia: What’s not to be missed in Malacca

Malacca is in the central of Peninsular Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ i.e. with a strategic location๐Ÿ“for local Malaysians/ expatriates ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ to visit for a short weekend getaways ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿงข๐Ÿ‘Ÿ

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป wishes to sharing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ about her recent short getaway ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿงข๐Ÿ‘Ÿ to Malacca, a historic state in Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Also a World Heritage UNESCO site too ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“œ

Do enjoy reading ๐Ÿ“– about her comfy ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸคฉMalacca city hotel stay vacation ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ as well as what’s not to be missed ~ entertainment, desserts & foods ya ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Ohh ya…She also shared a vlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ captured for Muar food trail too ๐Ÿ˜‰

Entertainment ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต

Am sure many of you have read ๐Ÿ“– about the Encore Malacca as she does ๐Ÿ“ฐ๐Ÿ“–, yes โœ…, the viral OOTD hot spot currently

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Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has recently enjoyed a show ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปfor the art, heritage & cultures of Malacca with great digital & technology incorporated to the show performance ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

You will definitely be delighted ๐Ÿคฉ from this great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป entertainment & to understand the Malacca history ๐Ÿ˜€

In particular, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— the Malacca Baba Nyonya scene the most from this great show ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜

Address๐Ÿ“: No. 3, Jalan KSB โ€“ Impression 8, 75200 Melaka, West Malaysia

Website๐ŸŒ: https://encore-melaka.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/encore.melaka/

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Malacca River ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง Cruise ๐Ÿ›ฅ

This is a perfect relaxing ๐Ÿ˜Œ cruising ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฅ to enjoy the beautiful colourful lighting๐Ÿ’กalong the Malacca River ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง at night ๐ŸŒƒ๐ŸŒŒ, yes โœ…, night time ya โœŒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Ohh ya…You will be passing by lots of beautiful bridges ๐ŸŒ‰๐ŸŒ along the river ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

This river cruise ๐Ÿ›ฅ approximately 45mins for 9๏ธโƒฃkm round trip along the Malacca river๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— her relax & enjoyable ๐Ÿ˜ŒโœŒ๐Ÿปnight river cruising ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒƒ๐Ÿ›ฅ

 

Address๐Ÿ“: Dataran Muara, Sungai Melaka, 75050 Malacca City, West Malaysia

Operation hours: 9am to 11.30pm daily

Website๐ŸŒ: http://melakarivercruise.my/index.php
FB: https://www.facebook.com/river.melakarivercruise

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Accommodation ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ It’s MITC Hotel ๐Ÿข, Ayer Keroh

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had an awesome ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป comfy hotel stay ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ as well as a satisfied tasty ๐Ÿ˜‹ breakfast, Nyonya bihun lunch & fish head curry served here ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด

Definitely a convenience, hassle free ๐Ÿ†“ hotel stay ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ not to be missed at Malacca city ya ๐ŸŒ†๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

Personalised is the key ๐Ÿ”‘ for unforgettable hotel stay experience ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Address๐Ÿ“: MITC Hotel, Jalan MITC, Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, 75450 Malacca City, West Malaysia

Website๐ŸŒ: http://www.mitchotel.com/index.php?module=promotion
FB: https://www.facebook.com/MITCHOTELMELAKA/

Foods, Snacks, Desserts & Beverages ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿน

Fish ๐ŸŸ head Curry Set ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ› @ Asahan Coffee Bar, MITC Hotel ๐Ÿข, Ayer Keroh

Before visiting, already viewed its video ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅpreparation

 

Some locals & tourists ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌhas claimed it as the best ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป fish head curry ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ› in Malacca, do give it a try whenever you’re in Malacca ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

Personally she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป quite enjoyed it ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹, hmm…Prefers with more gravy for her rice ๐Ÿš to enjoy this dish ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›

It tastes great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป in its curry herbs & spices, delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹ to enjoy as not too spicy โŒ๐ŸŒถ for her ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป

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Address๐Ÿ“: MITC Hotel, Jalan MITC, Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, 75450 Malacca City, West Malaysia

Website๐ŸŒ: http://www.mitchotel.com/index.php?module=promotion
FB: https://www.facebook.com/MITCHOTELMELAKA/

Grilled Fish โ™จ๏ธ๐ŸŸ @ Cerana Ikan Bakar Alai

All guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ are welcome ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป to choose & pick the fresh seafoods ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฆ‘๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿš

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป seafood dinner ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดhere, not just grilled fish ya๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

Do your advance booking ๐Ÿ“žโ˜Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฑ to avoid dissappointment before your dining ya๐Ÿ˜Š

Address๐Ÿ“: Medan Ikan Bakar Sungai Punggur, 73460 Telok Mas, Melaka, West Malaysia

Operation hours๐Ÿ•”: 5pm to 1am daily

Contact No.๐Ÿ“žโ˜Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฑ: +6017-3096511
FB๐ŸŒ: https://www.facebook.com/restorancerana/

Ujang Asam Pedas ๐ŸŒถ๐Ÿฅ˜ (roti canai terbang aka flying roti canai)

Malacca is well known for Asam Pedas ๐Ÿฅ˜๐ŸŒถ dish, so be here for a dining ya๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด

Hmm…SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was more impressed ๐Ÿคฉ with its flying roti canai performance, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— the tasty delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค roti canai (“flying” โ˜๐Ÿป1๏ธโƒฃ in particular) served here

You have to try itโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜‹

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really enjoyed her flying roti canai (not white rice ๐Ÿš ohh) with all claypots of assam pedas ๐Ÿฅ˜๐ŸŒถ here…yummy…yummy…๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

Hmm…A slight spicy ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ for her to enjoy ya

Perfect ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป for spicy lovers to enjoy

Address๐Ÿ“: No. 6 & 7, Medan Selera Pasar Borong, Batu Berendam, Malacca City, West Malaysia

Operation hours๐Ÿ••: 6pm to 3am daily

Contact No.: +6013-611 2970
FB: https://www.facebook.com/asampedashajihamzahujangcanai67/

Just Berrys Dessert House @ Kota Laksamana

Stepped in ๐Ÿ‘ฃ & love ๐Ÿ’— the big berry ๐Ÿ’ smile ๐Ÿ˜ƒ on the wall

This gonna be 1๏ธโƒฃ of her favourite ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป stop by for desserts ๐Ÿง๐Ÿจ๐Ÿฅคin Malacca, other than her usual must visit satay celup ๐Ÿก๐Ÿข

Do click in this IG album ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ for the delicious tasty ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค Malacca dessertsss & foodsss momentsss being captured ya ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿง๐Ÿจ๐Ÿฅค

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Do enjoy this photos ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“นalbum (swipe left โžก๏ธ) by @siennylovesdrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป for whatโ€™s not to be missed for #VisitMelaka2019 #TravelogueMalaysia . . Her #travel #OOTD ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ•ถ : @maz_optometrist17 โŒš๏ธ: @tawaftimepieces ๐Ÿ‘š: @mylol.com.my ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ #lolmalaysia #doraemonofficial #doraemon๐Ÿ‘–: @levismy . . #MalaccaDesserts ๐Ÿง๐Ÿจ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค Letโ€™s #justberrys for delicious bingsu, juices๐Ÿฅคetc. Not to missed its creamy durian ice at @justberrys_official ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค . . @cendolkampunghulu ๐Ÿง The spicy ๐ŸŒถ asam pedas ramen ๐Ÿœ superb tasty, #siennylovesdrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป not a fan for spicy ๐ŸŒถ food, she really satisfied enjoyed her bowl ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค . . Original #SgPutat @mangofloatroyalemelaka to enjoy mango cheese ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿฅค, Oden ๐Ÿข , meatball, curry noodles ๐Ÿœ with prawns ๐Ÿฆ , Keria, Fried chicken ๐Ÿ— rice, Laksa with nested fried egg ๐Ÿณ, baby crab ๐Ÿฆ€, Kuih Denderam etc. ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค . . Checked in ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿข comfy ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ #accommodation @mitchotel . . Impressive history art & cultures performance ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ #EncoreMelaka ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•ด๐Ÿป @encore_melaka . . #MelakaRiverCruise โ›ด @melakarivercruise . . @ujangasampedasclaypot #ujangasampedas #asampedas #roticanaiterbang . . Her #blogging ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ soon via #blog link @ profile . . #travels #travelling #blogger #bloggers #influencer #influencers #BluincIWD2019

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She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป & her friends ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌreally had a great bingsu time here ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

Address๐Ÿ“: No 89, Jalan Kota Laksamana 3/8, Taman Kota Laksamana Seksyen 3, 75250 Melaka, West Malaysia

Operation hours๐Ÿ•š: Mon to Thu 11am to 11pm, Fri to Sun & Public Holidays 11am to 12am

Website๐ŸŒ: https://justberrys.com.my/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/justberrysHQ/

Mango Float Royale Melaka๐Ÿฅค@ Sg Putat

Definitely a must have for mangoes lovers โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’—

The mangoes used here are huge & grown ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒณ locally in Malacca ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ, hmm…Does the owner owns mangoes farmsss? Woow ๐Ÿ˜ฒโ€ผ๏ธ

No wonder long queue here…Not to worry, the queue moving fast ya

Hmm…Hope in her next visit, she can visit the manngoes farm๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ, can she pleaseโ“โ‰๏ธโ˜บ๏ธ

There are many choices of foods cum snacks available here i.e. mango cheese ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿฅค, Oden ๐Ÿข , meatball, curry noodles ๐Ÿœ with prawns ๐Ÿฆ , Keria, Fried chicken ๐Ÿ— rice, Laksa with nested fried egg ๐Ÿณ, baby crab ๐Ÿฆ€, Kuih Denderam etc. ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

Kuih Keria (A type of traditional snacks in Malacca ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ) looks like donuts ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿฉ which with its main ingredient of sweet potatoes ๐Ÿ  & then outer layer slicked with the gula Melaka aka Malaysian ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ palm sugar famous from Malacca state ๐Ÿ˜Š

Hmm…A slightly sweet for her ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป to enjoy…perhaps pair it with a cuppa of coffee โ˜•๏ธ would be great to balance the bitter vs sweet ๐Ÿ˜‰ Yes, she is a typical coffee addict, are you?

 

Address๐Ÿ“: Lot 950, KM 8, Kampung Sungai Putat, 75350 Melaka, West Malaysia

Operation hours๐Ÿ•š: Mon to Sat 11am to 11.30pm, Sun 11am to 6.30pm

Website๐ŸŒ: https://www.mangofloatroyale.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/mangofloatroyale/

Cendol Kg. Hulu

Once stepped in๐Ÿ‘ฃ, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was impressed ๐Ÿคฉwith a modern barber ๐Ÿ’‡๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’‡๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธshop & motocyclists favourite shop ๐Ÿ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— the white โšช๏ธ helmet holded in her hand ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿป in this photo ๐Ÿ“ธ, anyone wanna surprise her as a gift ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ pleaseโ“โ‰๏ธ Ha…Ha…

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

It’s more than just Malacca cendol served here

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป is not a spicy ๐ŸŒถ food lover as you all know, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really enjoyed the asam pedas ramen ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿœ๐ŸŒถ served here

Really a must tryโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜‹

Highly recommended๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป missed it a lot after this food trail @ Malacca ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿœ๐ŸŒถ

Address๐Ÿ“: Straits Werks & Cafe, 75200 Malacca Town, West Malaysia

Operation hours๐Ÿ•›: 12pm to 12am daily

IG: https://www.instagram.com/cendolkampunghulu/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/cendolkampunghulu/

Not enough & wanna more of her yummy delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค IG stories, do enjoy this highlight ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ via ๐ŸŒ https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18009125569123122/

You may always enjoy exploring Muar too (just 1๏ธโƒฃhour drive ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿš™ from Malacca), do check out her vlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ captured during her Muar food trail & details for sharing here

So, when was you last visit to Malacca / Muar โ“โ‰๏ธ

Quite some timeโ“โ‰๏ธ

Let’s plan your travel & exploring the above, enjoy both Malacca & Muar ya ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

This #TravelogueMelaka & Muar food trails are brought to you in a collaboration between #Borakkitadotcom / #TravelogueMalaysia & #TheInfluenzas team. It was supported by #MITCHotelMalacca & #MajlisPerbandaranMuar

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Special thanks to the main sponsors ~ MITC hotel, #EncoreMelaka, #JustBerrys, #MelakaRiverCruise, #MangoFloatRoyaleMelaka, #RestoranCerana, #UjangAsamPedas, #CendolKampungHulu, #MuarIndahVilla, #MuarHistoria, #RabbitHomeRestaurant, #MuarTourism, #GaleriSeriMuar, #R&Hcafe, #434Coffee & #OriginaJohor

#Malacca #melaka #TravelogueMalacca #TravelogueMalaysia #MITChotel #travel #EncoreMelaka #MelakaRiverCruise #hotel #staycation #visitmelaka2019 #travels #travelling #cuticutimalaysia #tourismmelaka #tourismmalaysia #travelmalaysia #siennylovesdrawing #food #foodie #foodies #foodlover #foodlovers #dining #blog #vlog #BestInMelaka #desserts #bingsu #justberrys #blogging #blogger #bloggers #influencer #influencers #ujangasampedas #asampedas #roticanaiterbang #restorancerana #restoranceranaikanbakar #ikanbakaralai #mangofloatroyalemelaka #cendolkghulumelaka

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Samut Sakhon ~ Hidden gem in Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ

Hey allโ€ผ๏ธย How have you spent your 2018 year end breakโ“โ‰๏ธ

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย would like to sharing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ about her 2018 year end travelling ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ๐Ÿงข with Take Me Tour, Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ

Pick 1๏ธโƒฃ ~ย Samut Sakhon from Bangkok: Salt Farm Tour & Homemade Seafood ~ย 

Yes โœ…, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has booked ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ›’ more than a tour…do stay tune for her next blogging ya ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“

Actually not just a wide variety of day tours, Take Me Tour also providing private car ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿš™ airport transfer โœˆ๏ธ, SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has booked ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ›’โœ… for a few & really impressed ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿคฉ with its reliable, safe & comfy ride ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿš™ to/ from Don Mueangย International Airport โœˆ๏ธ

Do consider for your convenience especially with night ๐ŸŒƒ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ›ฌ arrival ya

Before she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has decided on this tour, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has read ๐Ÿ“– about the local expert of this said tour named Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย who has introduced herself as a wanderer in this small village & then become a close friend to many villagers ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

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During the tour, SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has observed that Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย really having a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป relationship with the villagers ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ & communicating well ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ‘ฅ๐Ÿ‘ค๐Ÿ‘ฅ with them. Definitely a strong healthy bonding ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿค & friendship being built, bravo ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป to her ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also truly believes that Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธhas chosen โœ… to lead this day tour to introduce to all guests ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ about this small village in a less travelledย  province ~ Samut Sakhon, Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ i.e. from the salt water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง gate, mangrove forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ , salt farm, home made seafoods ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ etc.

Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย also aims to help to boost โฌ†๏ธ the economy of this small village & increase โฌ†๏ธ the earning power ๐Ÿ’ฐ of the villagers ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ here especially during the raining โ˜”๏ธ๐ŸŒง season where most of the salt farmers here will be experiencing the low โฌ‡๏ธ salt harvesting

Hmm…How’s this day tour thoughoutโ“โ‰๏ธ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป woke up early that morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† & went for a local Thai “bak kut teh” breakfast ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค , a non-halal dish ~ herb pork ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿท๐Ÿฝ soup ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฅฃ served with riceย ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค It’s just a stall outside of a local Thai ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ‘s home ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก & within walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ distance fromย her hotelย ๐Ÿขย namedย Bangkok Loft Innย 

This hotel ๐Ÿข is located at๐Ÿ“55 Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Rd., Bangyeerua, Thonburi, Bangkok 10600, Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ A nice ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป comfy stay ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝwith its strategic location๐Ÿ“ i.e. 5๏ธโƒฃmins walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ distance to the Wongwian Yai BTS skytrain station ๐Ÿš‰, very convenient ๐Ÿ†—๐Ÿ†’ More details for your hotel booking ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ›’ via ๐ŸŒ http://www.bangkokloftinn.com/ย 

After breakfast ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป then proceeded ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธto take the BTS skytrain ๐ŸšŠ from Wongwian Yai station ๐Ÿš‰ย Oppsss…Too early arrival ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† atย BTS stationย named Wutthakat ๐Ÿš‰, not because of the time difference ya…

Yesโœ…, she was about 1๏ธโƒฃ hour early from meet up @ 9๏ธโƒฃam to meet up with Khun Hansaย ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย as stated in her Take Me Tour booking ๐Ÿ“Œ Just too excited ๐Ÿ˜† for the day tour, Ha…Ha…Don’t laugh ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜‚ at her ya

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ A very niceย ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿปย morningย ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”†ย view with riverย ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง, long boatย ๐Ÿ›ถย & watย โ›ฉย from the BTS stationย ๐Ÿš‡ย during her wait for the meet up ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Hmm…She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was a bit lazy, else she would have walk๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธto visit this wat ย โ›ฉย nearby that morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† Instead she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป seated down in the BTS station ๐Ÿš‰ & then logged in to her social medias ๐Ÿ“ฑ & catching up with her friends & family members ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌย with her new ๐Ÿ†• ย Thai simcard named DTAC , more details via ๐ŸŒย http://www.dtac.co.th/en/home.html

Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย was early to arrive too, so both ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ then started this day tour slightly early that the scheduled time of 9๏ธโƒฃam

Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย is so friendly & shares the same travel passion as SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป, hence lots of common interest to chit chat ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ‘ค about during their approximately 30mins journey ๐Ÿš™ to Samut Sakhon province, also known by the locals as “Maha Chai” ๐Ÿ˜€

Both happily ๐Ÿ˜ƒ exchanged lots of respective travel stories, always a nice ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป meet & catch up with a travel lover during travel journeys ๐Ÿ˜

As you have reading ๐Ÿ“– her earlier blogging ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ here, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has visited plenty of mangrove parks ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ in her home country ~ Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

However, this is SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‘s 1๏ธโƒฃst visit to a Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ‘s natural coastal mangrove forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ,ย a home to a wide variety of birds ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿฆ & mudskippers ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ & along the Gulf of Thailand ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ

Oppsss…The mudskippers ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ here are fat & huge, it was high tides ๐ŸŒŠ during her visit, so not able โŒ to note the colourful Hermit crabs ๐Ÿš๐Ÿฆ€crawling on the muddy field ๐Ÿ˜Œโ˜บ๏ธ

Not to missed a visit to its mini museum / perhaps more to a conservation project centre ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š with a collection of whale ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿณ skeletons, details about some small animals lived in this forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ before as well asย some its on-going marine conservation initiatives ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š here i.e. mangrove trees planting ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ, a bamboo ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ‹ border project to avoid further water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง & soil erosion to this forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ etc.

These eco ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š sustainable initiatives aim to buidling the bamboo borders ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ‹ within the mangrove forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ were observed by SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป during her visit to protect the mangroves ๐ŸŒณ being sapling from the sea waves ๐ŸŒŠ ‘ destruction, then soil erosion ๐Ÿ˜ง๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย also into eco tourism ๐Ÿ’š & a green person as SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป,ย so they have more conversational topics ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ‘ค Ha…Ha…it’s rare to meet a new friend ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ with similar travel & conservation passionate ๐Ÿ˜‰

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has shared a recent sad ๐Ÿ˜” news ๐Ÿ—ž๐Ÿ“ฐ of the high โฌ†๏ธ potential of the de-gazette โŒ of Pulau Kukup Johor National Park ๐ŸŒดย to Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ during this day tour, you may check out this said dissappointingย ๐Ÿ˜”ย online newsย ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ—ž๐Ÿ“ฐย viaย ๐ŸŒhttps://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/05/why-did-johor-quietly-degazette-pulau-kukup-national-park-asks-lawyers/

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has wrote ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ about this Pulau Kukup Johor National Parkย ๐ŸŒด via link ๐ŸŒ https://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/traveloguemalaysia-pulau-kukup-tanjung-piai/

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธnot just a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป local expert in sharing her knowledge about this village, she is also a great photographer ๐Ÿ“ธ

Special thank you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป for theย beautiful ๐Ÿ˜ photos ๐Ÿ“ธ of SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป during this mangrove forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ walk๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธya ๐Ÿค—

Next, Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธย also brought her to a local cafe ๐Ÿฝโ˜•๏ธย (Hmm…In Thai name which SiennyLovesDrawing is unable to share the name, refer photo below for the cafe details) by her friend named Joy ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ & her adorable shy daughter named Minnie ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป It was a pleasure to meet them & had a quick chit chat about Joy ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ’s recent visit to her orchard plantation ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ in Central of Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ , she plants ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ for macadomia nuts ๐Ÿฅœ , coffee trees โ˜•๏ธ๐ŸŒณ, pineapples ๐Ÿ etc. Love ๐Ÿ’— all the photos ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ฑ shared by Joy ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ, you will definitely note her passion in plantations ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ

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This cafe ๐Ÿฝโ˜•๏ธ is located๐Ÿ“next to a river ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง, it’s really relaxing ๐Ÿ˜Œ to dine ๐Ÿฝ here to enjoy ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค the canal view. She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a Thai tea ice stick โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿฆas well as try stir fried fresh vegetables ๐Ÿฅ— planted by Joy ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ with sardines ๐ŸŸ, yummy delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคคโ€ผ๏ธ

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She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has observed during the car ๐Ÿš™ journey towards the salt farm that some of the farmers ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ here busy hand picking cockles ๐Ÿš in the farms ๐Ÿ˜„

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ Next, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has proceeded to visit the salt farm ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Yes โœ…, the highlight โœจof this tour & she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has been long awaited for. Hmm….Whyโ“โ‰๏ธ

This is because she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป wanted to visit salt farm in Kampot village, Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ during her Phnom Penh trip in Nov. However, due to a last mins plan, no โŒ hotel available ๐Ÿข as it was the annual water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง festival celebration ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ , so SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was forced to cancel โŒ the Kampot visit plan, hence no โŒ chance to have her 1๏ธโƒฃst visit to a salt farm ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜”

Everything happens for a reason, then this Take Me Tour booking ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ›’โœ… has now fulfilled ๐Ÿ†’๐Ÿ†— her wish to visit a salt farm, so happy ๐Ÿ˜ƒโ€ผ๏ธ

Salt farming is seasonal & visiting during the dry season between January to April would capture the best view ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜

Sea water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง is 1๏ธโƒฃst being pumping into the farms.ย  Then, the sea water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งwill be evaporated over a period of time, the layers of salt will be manually collected by the salt farmers ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has met with the salt farmers ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ’ family, learnt & discovered how the salt formed & also enjoy a home cooked lunch ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดwith the top ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปnotch salt & fresh seafood ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ served from the salt farm to table ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

Do click inโ˜๐Ÿปto SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป’s IG photos album ๐Ÿ“ธ of her salt farm visit & delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค home cooked seafood dining ya ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ

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Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ Do enjoy this photos ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ album (swipe left โžก๏ธ for more) as @siennylovesdrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป time with local expert cum friend now, Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ (also photographer ๐Ÿ“ธ) from #TakeMeTour during her recent #SamutSakhon day trip ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ . . Places ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“she has visited, activities & met the local communities just so fulfilling ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป @girlslovetravel . . โœ… Mangrove forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณwith its mini museum (Hmm…Hope will have English information soon in the near future for foreign tourists ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ, translation from tour guide always different from reading ๐Ÿ“– on your own ya, personal preference ๐Ÿ’—) . . โœ… Salt farm, lots of hard works in producing salt for consumption, please donโ€™t waste the sweats ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ฆ of the salt farmers ya (Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ Her dream to explore salt farm fulfilled โœŒ๐Ÿปas she was sad she has missed her Kampot salt farm visit in Nov due to lack of time) . . โœ… Salt storage & holder the different salt grading as well as different usage of the salt grading too. Just learnt so so much about salt . . โœ… How the local people handpicked the salt & managing different salt grading by eyes ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘, definitely good eye sights ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘€required . . โœ… Enjoyed home cooked seafood with top notch salt & direct from the salt farm ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค Freshness the top ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปby just steam the seafood โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ Her 1๏ธโƒฃst experience of eating the seepweed leaves ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฟ(only grows on salt farm). She has tasted the raw seepweed leaves at salt farm visit, the purple ๐Ÿ’œ plant defines the highest salt contains in it as shown in 1๏ธโƒฃ of her photo ๐Ÿ“ธ . . More updates ๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“Œ FB page & #vlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ @ her YouTube channel named SiennyLovesDrawing & her #blogging ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“, link ๐ŸŒ at profile . . Interestedโ“โ‰๏ธ Enjoy a 500 THB discount โฌ‡๏ธ for your 1๏ธโƒฃst booking via ๐ŸŒ http://takeme.tours/r/sienny-y ๐Ÿ˜€ . . Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปas exploring hidden gems in outskirts area in @Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ with local expert really an amazing experience I had โœŒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸปTry it once & you will know ya ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ . . #LocalTableTH #AmazingThailand #OpentotheNewShades #TakeMeTour #Thailand #LostinThailand #ReviewThailand @localtableth @takemetour_thailand @thailandinsider @tourismthailand #travel #travels #bloggers #influencers #siennylovesdrawing @mekongminis @tourismmekong @mekongmoments

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Curious ๐Ÿค” about the home-cooked dishes that she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has enjoyed ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคคโ“โ‰๏ธ

Salt-Baked Seafood ~ Flower crab ๐Ÿฆ€ , prawns ๐Ÿฆ & sea bass ๐ŸŸ

What’s the best ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿปway to enjoy fresh seafoods๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸโ“โ‰๏ธ

Of course not โŒ to fried them, but to steamed them โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

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Hmm…Not just that, SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has just learnt a new ๐Ÿ†• home cooked style i.e. to salt-baked the fresh seafoods ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ

Her 1๏ธโƒฃst salt-baked dining experience ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค & she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— so much as she gets to taste the original sweetness of the seafoods ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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How to eat the flower crab ๐Ÿฆ€ the local way ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญโ“โ‰๏ธ

Do click inโ˜๐Ÿปto this short clip ย ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅย captured while Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ was explaining to her how to enjoy crab ๐Ÿฆ€ the local Thai way ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— this dish the most as she loves to enjoy fresh seafoods ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ

Ohh ya…No need โŒ to worry as this salt-baked style will not make the seafoods taste too salty to dine ya ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

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Fresh & tasty delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค , she has missed this dish the most from this day tourโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜€

You may opt to enjoy the seafoods either by dipping with the home made spicy ๐ŸŒถ sauce or not

Seepweed Leaf Salad ๐Ÿฅ— with Sauteed Dried Shrimps ๐Ÿฆ

This seepweed aka suaeda plants ๐ŸŒฟ only grow next to a salt farm, wow ๐Ÿ˜ฒโ€ผ๏ธ

Another 1๏ธโƒฃst tasting ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค experience of this green vegetable ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿฅ—, actually not just green, it’s also in purple colour ๐Ÿ’œ

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The darker the purple ๐Ÿ’œ of the seepweed ๐ŸŒฟ, it signifies the higher โฌ†๏ธ of the salt concentrate as observed from her salt farm visit ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

A special local Thai ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ way to enjoy this salad ๐Ÿฅ— dish, do click inโ˜๐Ÿปfor a short clipย ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅย captured from Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ’s demo during the lunch๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด

The coconut ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฅฅ milk ๐Ÿฅ› & lime juice ๐Ÿ‹ blends well ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป with the seepweed๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿฅ—, then the crispy crunchy dried shrimp ๐Ÿฆ add the boost โฌ†๏ธ to its overall taste in a spoonful ๐Ÿฅ„ So satisfied to enjoy this salad ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿคค๐Ÿ˜‹

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Seepweed ๐ŸŒฟ Leaf Curry with Oysters ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿš

Very appetitive ๐Ÿคค curry fragrance to enjoy, especially the fresh oysters ๐Ÿš taste so sweet in this curry๐Ÿ›

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป not really an oyster fan, however she loves ๐Ÿ’— the original sweetness of the fresh oysters in this dish ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

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Fried Rice ๐Ÿš with Crab ๐Ÿฆ€ Roes

It served with a small bowl of spicy ๐ŸŒถ seafood dipping sauce, specially for spicy lovers โค๏ธ

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has enjoyed the original taste of this fried rice ๐Ÿš , as you all are aware she is never a spicy lover โŒ๐ŸŒถ

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Fresh vegetables ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฅ’ & fresh Thai mangoes served with sea salt dip too

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After satisfied delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค tasty local homemade seafood lunch ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ served, she went to have a walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธin the salt farm with Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Ohh ya…A reminder ๐Ÿ“Œ for sun โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒž protection during this tour, do wear comfy clothing ๐Ÿ‘š๐Ÿ‘–, bring a hat ๐Ÿ‘’/ cap ๐Ÿงข, sun โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒž screen, sun glasses ๐Ÿ•ถ, sandals ๐Ÿ‘ก/ washable shoes ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Or you may borrow from the salt farmers ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

Definitely worth your time to enjoy a slow pace walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธin the salt farm, you will observe the a few of the salt farms with salt starting to crystallize ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ˜ Wow ๐Ÿ˜ฒโ€ผ๏ธ

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During her visit, no small pyramids ๐Ÿ”ผ of salt being piled up as it was in between dry โ˜€๏ธ & raining โ˜”๏ธ๐ŸŒง season, so the salt harvesting not as great this season

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also personally observed how the locals handpicked ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿป & performed the salt grading ๐Ÿ”ข too. Definitely great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป eye sight ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ is required for this manual process โœ…

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She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also visited a traditional salt storage & learning how the salt farm is being formed & then harvested from the salt farmers/ local communities ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ

Before you left the salt farm & headed back to Bangkok city ๐ŸŒ†๐Ÿ™, you may shopping ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ› for some salt products e.g. sea salt, soap etc. which produced by the locals as souvenirs ๐ŸŽ for friends & family members ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ

Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ is very friendly, willing to share & helpful as she has patiently helped SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป to askโ“& communicate ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ‘ฅ a numbers of questionsโ“โ“in Thai ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ to the villagers during this day tour ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ

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Highly recommended๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปif you are looking for a quick getaway fromย Bangkok, a peaceful village, to observe & experiencing the local agriculture ๐Ÿ’š lifestyle at salt farm, then dining for fresh home cooked seafood ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ, this day tour would be your pick โœ…

You may experiencing a natural sea ๐ŸŒŠ salt foot ๐Ÿ‘ฃ spa here by just walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ in the salt farm bed with bare foot ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

Do sign up โœ… this day tour with Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ, it definitely worth your time ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

Truly an eye ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ opening experience to discover & learnt much more about the secret of sea salt production as well as an exclusive โค๏ธ chance to savour the homemade seafood ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸfrom salt farm prepared by the local villagers๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has created her vlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ about thisย perfect ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป slow pace private tour ๐Ÿš™ with Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ, the local expert with an escape from the busy Bangkok city ๐ŸŒ†๐Ÿ™to a less travelled province in Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ , do enjoy her visual ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“น experience captured ya ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

Are you now interested for a tour with local experiences, to support nature ecotourismย ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’šย & local communityย ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซโ“โ‰๏ธ

If yes, do enjoy a 500 THB discountย โฌ‡๏ธย for yourย 1๏ธโƒฃst booking viaย ๐ŸŒhttp://takeme.tours/r/sienny-yย ๐Ÿ˜€

Also welcome ๐Ÿค— to check out SiennyLovesDrawingย ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย โ€™s top contributorย ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปย account viaย ๐ŸŒhttps://www.tripadvisor.com.my/members/siennylovesdrawingย forย her recent reviews on the Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ โ€™s tourist attractions, food & accommodation stay yaย ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“

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What a feast @siennylovesdrawing! โ € Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ Do enjoy this photos ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ album (swipe left โžก๏ธ for more) as @siennylovesdrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป time with local expert cum friend now, Khun Hansa ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ (also photographer ๐Ÿ“ธ) from #TakeMeTour during her recent #SamutSakhon day trip ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜โ € .โ € Places ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“she has visited, activities & met the local communities just so fulfilling ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿปโ € .โ € โœ… Mangrove forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณwith its mini museum (Hmm…Hope will have English information soon in the near future for foreign tourists ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ, translation from tour guide always different from reading ๐Ÿ“– on your own ya, personal preference ๐Ÿ’—)โ € .โ € โœ… Salt farm, lots of hard works in producing salt for consumption, please donโ€™t waste the sweats ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ฆ of the salt farmers ya (Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ Her dream to explore salt farm fulfilled โœŒ๐Ÿปas she was sad she has missed her Kampot salt farm visit in Nov due to lack of time)โ € .โ € โœ… Salt storage & holder the different salt grading as well as different usage of the salt grading too. Just learnt so so much about saltโ € .โ € โœ… How the local people handpicked the salt & managing different salt grading by eyes ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘, definitely good eye sights ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘€requiredโ € .โ € โœ… Enjoyed home cooked seafood with top notch salt & direct from the salt farm ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค Freshness the top ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปby just steam the seafood โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ Her 1๏ธโƒฃst experience of eating the seepweed leaves ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฟ(only grows on salt farm). She has tasted the raw seepweed leaves at salt farm visit, the purple ๐Ÿ’œ plant defines the highest salt contains in it as shown in 1๏ธโƒฃ of her photo ๐Ÿ“ธโ € .โ € More updates ๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“Œ FB page & #vlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ @ her YouTube channel named SiennyLovesDrawing & soon via her #blogging ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“, blog link ๐ŸŒ at profileโ € Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปas exploring hidden gems in outskirts area in @Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ with local expert really an amazing experience I had โœŒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸปTry it once & you will know ya ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜โ€ https://buff.ly/2CC884d

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Glamping @ The Jungloo, The Kabiki, Phnom Penh

Hey ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป What’s glampingโ“โ‰๏ธ

It means for glamorous camping ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ•โ›บ๏ธ, aka camping โ›บ๏ธ๐Ÿ•in glamorous style ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has participated for the Jungloo project at The Kabiki hotel ๐Ÿข during her holidays at Phnom Penh, Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ earlier. It was her 1๏ธโƒฃst glamping ๐Ÿ•โ›บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ, awesome stay๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปโœŒ๐Ÿปโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

A nice ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป experience being welcome by its friendly staff named Mr. Pisey ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ & he was very politely & patiently explain the tourist destinations๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“, what to do/ explore around The Kabiki (Where she has opted for her glamping stay) with a map ๐Ÿ—บ

Do reading ๐Ÿ“– till the end as she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also sharing about her stay with The Kabiki ๐Ÿข in a Superior Double room with private terrace. She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also will share her enjoyable complimentary ๐Ÿ†“ sunset ๐ŸŒ… cruise โ›ด with Le Tonle wooden boat from her stay with beautiful ๐Ÿ˜ sunset ๐ŸŒ… of the day ๐Ÿ˜Š

Also the 1๏ธโƒฃst Jungloo which currently located ๐Ÿ“in the gardens ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒณ of The Kabiki ๐Ÿข, the next one will be soon available at Templation๐Ÿ˜€

Not just that, it will be also available at Mekong Bungalows – Floatation๐Ÿ˜€

If you wish to enjoy a Jungle Igloo stay, more choices soon available within Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ with MAADs Asia ya ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜ƒ

What’s the Junglooโ“โ‰๏ธ

It means the Jungle Igloos which are being designed specially for the tropical environments of South East Asia (SEA) ๐ŸŒŽ Jungloo with their shape & structure aims as an advanced natural climate control solution for very hot ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ”† & humid weather settings. The Jungloos are quick to deploy & eco-friendly ๐Ÿ’š i.e. in line with the glamping travel style which currently trending & high โฌ†๏ธ demanding across the SEA region ๐ŸŒŽ

 

It’s an option being created for semi temporary & at remote sites, the Jungloos are with low โฌ‡๏ธ investment, low โฌ‡๏ธ impact, easy to install & mobile around. This definitely a secure & sustainable ๐Ÿ’š approach to hospitality development for areas๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“previously considered unthinkable / inaccessible ๐Ÿค—

It’s built with natural materials i.e. bamboo๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ‹, wood ๐Ÿšช& rope as well as with natural colour scheme. Brown, orange ๐Ÿงก & green ๐Ÿ’š colours are used to complement the nature & then to add to the jungle ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ nature feel for this modern & glamping-style accommodation ๐Ÿ›Œ

Do check out the below clip ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ to learn more about the Jungloo structure concept ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

 

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really loves ๐Ÿ’— & had an amazing stay ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค with The Jungloo, an eco-glamping ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ•โ›บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ Really cooling to sleep ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค in this pioneering, bio-climatic tent with air-conditioning as well as air-flow control ๐ŸŒฌ๐Ÿ’จ, ceiling fan & bathroom ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿšฟ

Do click in for her IG photos album to enjoy more beautiful photos ya ๐Ÿ˜

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Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ #throwback #PhnomPenh trip, @siennylovesdrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป nature ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š quiet ๐Ÿคซ #glamping ๐Ÿก๐Ÿก with @thejungloo in @kabikiphnompenh by @maadshotels #kabikiphnompenh #maads #asia . . Swipe left โžก๏ธ to enjoy this whole photo album ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ of her likes โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’— from this #thejungloo #junglooproject #maadsglamping ๐Ÿ˜ . . โœ… Complimentary ๐Ÿ†“ breakfast๐Ÿนโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿณat her private poolside ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ of her jungloo stay . . โœ… Rain โ˜”๏ธ๐ŸŒง drops on her jungloo which very much similar like #camping ๐Ÿ• in the jungle ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ . . Full vBlog ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“น via her YouTube channel named #siennylovesdrawing & #blogging ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ up later today at #WordPress, #blog link at profile for your reading ๐Ÿ“– pleasure ya ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ˜ . . Definitely worth a #glamorous camping stay ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’คto #livingcambodia & enjoy #metime & reenergise ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜ƒ from your hectic #lifestyle during #travelling to @visit__cambodia @capturing_cambodia @tourismcambodiaasia . . @tourismcambodia #Cambodia #CambodiaTourism #tourismcambodia #solotravel #backpacker #phnompenhtrip #travel #travels #bloggers #influencers #BluincIWD2019

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She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also have a private pool ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ by herself & right in front of her Jungloo โ›บ๏ธ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ, she has enjoyed her morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† & evening ๐Ÿ™ swims ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ as well as quiet ๐Ÿคซ reading ๐Ÿ“– by the pool side ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

Just so so relaxing ๐Ÿ˜Œ , definitely a money ๐Ÿ’ฐ can’t buy me time moments ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปโœŒ๐Ÿป

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป rarely left the Jungloo once checked-in ๐Ÿ” except for lunch & dinner ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป spent her time enjoyed the nature surrounding ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ as well as comfy interior of the Jungloo โ›บ๏ธ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

 

Do enjoy her vlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ captured from SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป’s 1๏ธโƒฃst glamping stay ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ•โ›บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ at The Jungloo with a short testimonial shared as below,

Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป& you have to experience glamping ๐Ÿ•โ›บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉonce too, do exploring for your discovery stay ya ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค

Website๐ŸŒ: https://www.maads.asia/jungloo-project

FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheJungloo/

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also had a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป nature ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š quiet ๐Ÿคซ stay ๐Ÿก๐Ÿกย in a Deluxe Double room with The Kabiki ๐Ÿข, Phnom Penh, Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ

The Kabiki ๐Ÿข is a family-friendly garden ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณhotel ๐Ÿข located ๐Ÿ“ in a quiet corner of Phnom Penhโ€™s historical district. It’s within walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ distance to the Royal ๐Ÿ‘‘ Palace, Wat Botum โ›ฉ, the Riverside ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งetc.
It’s in aย historic colonial houseย ๐Ÿก on Oknha Peich Street & with 3.5k sqm of a landscape grounds & with approximately 500ย treesย ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณbeing planted around this hotel๐Ÿข Many of the trees ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณare being labelled with descriptive tags to help all its guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ to identify & learnt more about the greens ๐Ÿ’š
Do click in for her IG photos album to enjoy more beautiful photos ya ๐Ÿ˜

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Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ @siennylovesdrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป nature ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š quiet ๐Ÿคซ stay ๐Ÿก๐Ÿก with @kabikiphnompenh by @maadshotels #kabikiphnompenh #maads #asia @mytefl_teachntravel . . Swipe left โžก๏ธ to enjoy this whole photo album ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ of her likes โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’— from this short stay ๐Ÿ˜ @girlslovetravel . . โœ… Located at a historic district with its well maintained restored properties ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ“ . . โœ… With a security guard house outside the street lane to ensure privacy & safety . . โœ… Planted with more than 5๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ trees ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณat its surroundings. Definitely a secret mini forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ within Phnom Penh City ๐ŸŒ†๐Ÿ™ Spot the little red โค๏ธ elephant ๐Ÿ˜โ“โ‰๏ธ . . โœ… Complimentary breakfast ๐Ÿนโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿณat poolside ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ & next to the Kabiki tree ๐ŸŒณ . . โœ… Antique lovers can opt for airport transfer with its Jaguar with a fee . . Full vBlog ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“น via her YouTube channel named #siennylovesdrawing & #blogging ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ soon up at #WordPress, #blog link at profile . . Definitely worth a stay ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’คto #livingcambodia & enjoy #metime & reenergise ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜ƒ from your hectic #lifestyle during #travelling to @visit__cambodia @capturing_cambodia @tourismcambodiaasia . . #Cambodia #CambodiaTourism #tourismcambodia #WaterFestival #solotravel #backpacker #phnompenh #phnompenhtrip #trip #travel #travels #bloggers #blogger #influencer #influencers

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Once in a while, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— to opt for a quiet ๐Ÿคซ comfy ๐Ÿ˜Œ stay during her travels to re-energise, having good rest ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค & great me time ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

Do enjoy her vblog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ captured from SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป’s comfy relaxing ๐Ÿ˜Œ stay ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค as shared below,

Wow ๐Ÿ˜ฒโ€ผ๏ธ During her stay, she got to know about the Aquagym @ The Kabiki ๐Ÿข, it happens every Monday & Thursday to rejuvenate in the pool ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿป with the trained instructors ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Ohh ya…From 1๏ธโƒฃ Jan 2018, The Kabiki guests ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ are entitled for a complimentary ๐Ÿ†“ sunset ๐ŸŒ… cruise โ›ด (With a voucher ๐Ÿ”– upon your hotel ๐Ÿข check-in ๐Ÿ”). The guests ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ will board to Le Tonle, a wooden traditional rice boat to cross over to Floatation Lounge & to enjoythe nice breezesss ๐ŸŒฌ๐Ÿ’จ, the beautiful sunset ๐ŸŒ… view, an experience of enjoying drink ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿป๐Ÿท & snacks ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ (With fee ๐Ÿ’ณ๐Ÿ’ฐ) while cruising โ›ด / having a dinner ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด right where the Tonle Sap & Mekong Rivers join their majestic flows ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งduring the beautiful sunset ๐ŸŒ… moment ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

This boat โ›ด departs twice a day i.e. 5๏ธโƒฃpm & 7๏ธโƒฃpm from the Phnom Penh main passenger port โš“๏ธ However, guests ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ are required to be at the Jetty โš“๏ธ for it on own expense, โŒ no pick up or shuttle ๐Ÿš๐Ÿš– from The Kabiki ya ๐Ÿข

Do enjoy her vblog ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“น๐Ÿ“ captured from her beautiful ๐Ÿ˜ sunset ๐ŸŒ… cruise โ›ด with Le Tonle as shared below,

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Website๐ŸŒ: https://maads.asia/kabiki

FB: https://www.facebook.com/KabikiPhnomPenh/

Hmm…If you’re planning to travel to Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ , do planning to have your comfy stay ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค experience with MAADs Asia via ๐ŸŒ https://maads.asia/

#TheJunglooย #MaadsHotelsย #JunglooProject #Maadsย #MaadsGlamping #Cambodia #KabikiPhnomPenh #LivingCambodiaย #PhnomPenh #hotel #stayvacation #holiday #holidays #metime #accommodation #luxurycamps #blog #blogging #blogger #bloggers #siennylovesdrawing #influencer #influencers #travel #travels #travelling #Asia #SEA #SouthEastAsia #travelogue #sunset #MAADsAsia #LeTonle #HandcraftingHospitality

Impressive Bon Om Touk ~ Cambodian Water Festival 2018

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ SiennyLovesDrawingย ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย is gonna sharing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ here about her impressive ๐Ÿคฉ & unforgettable experience gained from the annualย Cambodianย ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง Festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ, Phnom Penh, Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ

So, it was all started withย a short queue to get her ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป cheap โฌ‡๏ธ flight ticket โœˆ๏ธ during the AirAsia BIG Xchange & BIG Fest event โค๏ธ in Sept (as shown in the short clip ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅbelow). It was with only a limited choice of destinations๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“available

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has chosen โœ… for Phnom Penhย ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ under Lane B with a very 1๏ธโƒฃst intention to meet & visit 1๏ธโƒฃ of her girlfriend ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ who is working there as an expatriate currently. However, sadly ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ that her friend ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ wasn’t around โŒ Phnom Penh ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ during her travel dates ๐Ÿ—“ Sigh…From a friend visit๐Ÿ‘ญ, then she had it as 1๏ธโƒฃ of her annual solo travelsss ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿงข๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ

๐Ÿ’— ~ Everything Happens For A Reason ~ ๐Ÿ’—

Also initially she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป did plan to let go this solo trip because of a clash to a tourism event ~ MITA Sarawak, Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ that she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has always supporting ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸปโœŒ๐Ÿปthe tourism authority ๐Ÿ˜Š in Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๏ธ

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

Her trip is gonna be during the annualย Cambodian ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง Festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠย named Bon Om Toukย in local Khmer language ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ from 21 Nov to 23 Nov 2018 ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ It also known as The Pirogue ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Racing Festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠย or Water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง & Moon ๐ŸŒ‘ Festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ & Boat Racing ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

http://cambodia-tourism.org/plan-your-trip/events/cambodian-water-festival/

It was really a coincidentโ€ผ๏ธ Once she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย has decided โœ… to stay with this solo travel ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿงข๐Ÿ‘Ÿ due to the complicated & difficult flight change ๐Ÿ˜Ÿโœˆ๏ธย Also this gonna be her 1๏ธโƒฃst visit to Phnom Penh, Cambodiaย ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ

This biggest celebrationย marks a 12th century naval victory with boat ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ racing along the Sisowath Quay ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง with the boat ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ racing on the Tonle Sap River, in particular the area stretching from street 104 to street 178 of Phnom Penh city centre ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ

Many hostels ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜, hotels ๐Ÿข, restaurants ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด & bars ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿป๐Ÿธaround this area ~ Very convenience for all visitors ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

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In the morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† & before the race ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ starts during this 3๏ธโƒฃ-day festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ€, the riverside & streets were much more peaceful ๐Ÿ˜Œ

Once the race starts around ๐Ÿ”Ÿam, the huge crowd ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ at the riverside will be observed ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

However, in 2015 this celebration ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ was cancelled โŒ due to the low โฌ‡๏ธ water level ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

Hurrayโ€ผ๏ธย She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป always wanna appreciating & experiencing a country’s tradition culture during her travels โœˆ๏ธ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿงข๐Ÿ‘Ÿย This is just so a lovely ๐Ÿ’“ coincidenceย ๐Ÿ˜‰

So, what’s this water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง festival ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰ all aboutโ“โ‰๏ธ

It’s a 3๏ธโƒฃ days non-religious celebration ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ & symbolised as an ancient appreciation ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป for centuries to the river ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งfor providing a source of livelihood to the farmers ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŒพ & fishermen ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŽฃ

Hmm…It’s a kind of local Khmers ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ thanksgiving ๐Ÿ™ celebration ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ

The Cambodian boat crews ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ were face forward. Many of the boat crews ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ were complemented with a colorfully-costumed lady ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธat the prow dancing to the beat of the drums ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅ

However, from her observation, majority of the boats now don’t really practising this tradition though. Hmm…From her 2๏ธโƒฃ days visits to the festival, she only noticed for 2๏ธโƒฃย boats with a colorfully-costumed lady ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ at the front of the boat ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

For the 1๏ธโƒฃst 2๏ธโƒฃ days, races ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ are run with 2๏ธโƒฃ boats ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ›ถ each, with the big race ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ happening on the last day, when all the boats ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ›ถ take to the river ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง to compete ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

There were carnival, rides, traditional music ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต performances, dances ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ•ด๐Ÿปetc. in the evening ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒƒ๐ŸŒŒ

There were many stall vendors, definitely food ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด& drink ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿป๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿธ๐Ÿนoverflow on the streets, Khmer pop bands ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽตentertaining the crowds ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ etc.

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Personally, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was impressed how the local vendors actually earn their living ๐Ÿ’ฐby selling drinks ๐Ÿฅค& snacks ๐Ÿฅก๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฅช to the huge crowds ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ at the riverside during the boat racing ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

There were approximately 300 boats ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ›ถ with 19k pax of boat rowers ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Wow!!

Hmm…๐Ÿค” How about the huge crowd ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌattended for this 3๏ธโƒฃ-day festival celebration ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ in Phnom Penhโ“โ‰๏ธ

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It was about 4.5million people ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ including expatriates, foreign visitors, local Khmers from all provinces etc. as shared at the closing ceremony ๐Ÿ˜

Ohh yeahโ€ผ๏ธ This year, 2018 i.e. The 3rd great successfull year with Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ has handbuilt the world ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ—บ ‘s longest rowing boat ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ at 87.3m long & 1.99m wide with cost of $60k. It was completed successfully ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป in Sept by more than 14k local Khmers ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ in 192 days ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

Another Guinness World ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ—บ Record ๐Ÿ† won (It’s the 5๏ธโƒฃth one) by Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ as this long dragon boat ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ is capable of carrying 179 boat rowers ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ on itโ€ผ๏ธ Wowโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฒ This great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป news was anounced on 12 Nov at Prey Veng province of Phnom Penh ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ

From her own experience, a few points ๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“Œ to note if you’re interested to be at Phnom Penh or Siem Reap for this great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป annual celebration ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰

Ohh ya…A pair of comfy shoes ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ is essentials โœ…ย because itย was vehicles free ๐Ÿ†“ย i.e. No public transport โŒ๐ŸšŒ๐Ÿš•๐Ÿš— ๐Ÿš being available to theย festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ ground๐Ÿ“, more details via ๐ŸŒ https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50551697/city-hall-issues-vehicle-ban-for-water-festival/

In this connection, the only option would be just getting around by your own foot ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป got her sun โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒž protection from theย ๐Ÿ†•Petal Velvet Sunawayย SPF50 ordered & purchased ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ›’ fromย Althea Koreaย ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท You must remember to put up your sunscreen to avoid sunburn

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Next, do bring an umbrella ๐ŸŒ‚โ˜‚ (You may loan it from your hotel, it can be a weapon if needed)/ wear a cap ๐Ÿงข

Do dress up in a light modest clothing ๐Ÿ‘š to enjoy the boat ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ race cheerings with the local Khmers ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ at the riverside under the hot sunny ๐Ÿ˜Žโ˜€๏ธ day

Ohh ya…Do remember your refillable water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง bottle to avoid dehydration ya ๐Ÿ˜Œ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was with the local Khmers ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ on her 1๏ธโƒฃst visit & then 2๏ธโƒฃnd visit the next day at the designated area by Tourism Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ for the foreign tourists ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญย (Served with free ๐Ÿ†“ flow of drinks๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿฅคavailable)

The riversides ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง were extremely packed & crowded ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ with both the local Khmers ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ & foreign tourists to cheering for their favorite โค๏ธ boats๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธduring the races, so suggest you to bring only the bare necessities & hold on tight to what you have. Also being alert with your surroundings too while in the huge crowd ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ

Whyโ“โ‰๏ธ

Hmm…You never know whether you will be being targetted by any pick-pockets/ bag-snatchers ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ‘ฟ whom may just roaming around the crowded festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ riversides ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง& streets. So, even thoughย this festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ is a free ๐Ÿ†“ celebration ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ , however it can get really expensive if you make a mistake by carrying valuables into the crowds ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ

Always better be safe then sorry ya โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‰

There were several types of rowing ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ styles observed from her visits, i.e. sitting down & manual rowing, standing up & manual rowing, standing up & auto rowing etc. She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป is curious ๐Ÿค” how the marks will be allocate within each different styles as well as the determining factors of winning ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽ– tooโ“โ‰๏ธ

Perhaps logically the shortest time ๐Ÿ•› of completion from the start till end time of each boat at the finishing line (The 2๏ธโƒฃ red โค๏ธ boats ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ as captured in the photo ๐Ÿ“ธ & vBlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅbelow)

There were live announcement during the boat racing ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ, however in local Khmer ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ language & โŒ no English translation. It would be good to have a live English announcement in the next year festival onwards ya ๐Ÿ˜Š

The King Norodom Sihamoni ๐Ÿคด๐Ÿป, Prime Minister Hun Sen ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ& some senior officials ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ have all attended the closing ceremony on the last day of this festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has observed from the TV screen ๐Ÿ“บ at the foreign visitors designated booth

Ohh ya…She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has enjoyed the longest & the pretty ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ fireworks ๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ‡ so far from the closing ceremony of this water festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ

Really amazing beautiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ & with the boats ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ›ถ decorated with LED lighting๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’กscreens represented by each relevant authorities of organising & managing this water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง festival ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰ e.g. Tourism, Justice, Ministry of Art & Handicrafts etc. to name a few noted ๐Ÿ˜‰

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has captured a vBlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ for sharing here, do click in to enjoy it ya ๐Ÿค—

Ohh ya…Some of the eateries ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด & shops ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ›may close โ›”๏ธ during this water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง festival ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ (All 3๏ธโƒฃ days) & resume their operation then ๐Ÿค—

This festival ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰ also ended with lots of clean up & tidy up at the riverside by the local Khmers ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

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SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was blessed ๐Ÿ˜‡ that she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป stay with her decision to continue with this solo travel & really enjoyed this water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง festival celebration ๐ŸŽŠ ๐ŸŽ‰ & highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปto all travellers that would like to appreciating & participating local heritage & cultures celebration. Definitely worth your time to learn the unique local Khmers๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ’ lifestyle better

More details,

๐ŸŒ https://www.tourismcambodia.com/tripplanner/events-in-cambodia/water-and-moon-festival.htm?fbclid=IwAR32x21NsTrdH3CScoy8ayDq4oyS0T0bRYkXBh-TAOKoARcCXNc8d7_2P5k

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๐ŸŒ https://publicholidays.asia/cambodia/bon-om-touk/

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National Park Pahang, Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธย SiennyLovesDrawingย ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย has recently travelled to Taman Negaraย ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณย (aka National Parkย ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณย ) Pahang, Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ with MITA business networking trip & enjoyed her back to nature ๐Ÿ’šย stay ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค at Han Rainforest Resort ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a privilege to meet & enjoyed an inspiring chat ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ‘ค with the founder of the resort๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก, Mr Kenny Ng ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ(Uncle Kenny) about his nature ๐Ÿ’šย ๐Ÿ’šย passion & resort busines journey

Oppsss…SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has forgot ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ to have a photo ๐Ÿ“ธ with Uncle Kennyย ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผย during this trip

He ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ has generously shared an article โœ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ“œwrote by him & SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป would like to share ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ it here, inclusion of her favourite โค๏ธ emojisss & capturesss ๐Ÿ“ธ in between ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿค—ย ~ Sharing is caring as always ~~ ๐Ÿค—

Taman Negara๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ, situated in the heart โค๏ธof Pahang, Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ , is 1๏ธโƒฃ of the oldest rainforest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ in the world ๐Ÿ—บ๐ŸŒ at 130 million years old

Within it, lays a geographical ๐ŸŒ wonder of permanently untouched & protected habitat for flora ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒบ & fauna ๐Ÿฆ“๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ˜ to florish to all its glory

As such, this a perfect ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป platform for the development of a hub towards the education of conservation of the ecology surrounding Taman Negara & rainforests in general ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ

We strongly believe that Taman Negara ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ has the potential to be a global ๐Ÿ—บ๐ŸŒ platform for the both Eco & Adventure education tourism centre ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

My ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ humble beginnings of 30 plus years specialising in tourism at Taman Negara ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ & the handling of some 1๏ธโƒฃ million over tourists ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ since day 1๏ธโƒฃ, has led me ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ to the formation of 2๏ธโƒฃ travel agencies (NKS & Han Travel) & a resort ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก with the biggest room capacity at Kuala Tahan. We average 30k tourists ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ a year & 90% of them are from Europe ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ—บ

It has come to a time, where I ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ feel personally, having been in this trade for 30 odd years, it is time to educate the younger generation ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป & anyone from all walks of life willing to learn about the conservation ๐Ÿ’š of the ecology & its surroundings

We at Han Travel, have formed 2๏ธโƒฃ new ๐Ÿ†• arms in our corporation to execute the upcoming programs called Eco Adventure Tourism ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

This will be encased with the educational arm named the Eco Educational Tourism, headed by Mr Frank Kee & his team ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ & in support ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป with the activities provided by the Adventure Management Tourism headed by Mr Kevin Bateman & his team ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Just 1๏ธโƒฃ of our examples for the educational program is the re-planting of bamboo ๐ŸŽ‹๐ŸŽor specific trees ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ by badly eroded areas in the effort to prevent further damage to the riversides ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

This is just an example of what we would provide as a CSR initiative ๐Ÿ˜€

We shall be working closely with the Sultan Ahmad Environmental foundation ๐Ÿ’š in its efforts, participate & uphold its values ๐Ÿ˜Š

Alas, with our planning & preparation, we now realise that we face a huge stumbling block ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜“ We do not a permanent site to conduct our activities in a conducive & safe manner ๐Ÿ˜Œ

Also, current rules & regulations by the government sectors should be looked at & revised to enable operators like us ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ to introduce & execute the mutually beneficial conservational education programs ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

In the extended period, the efforts will benefit not just the environment ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š but also creating employment opportunity to the locals within its surroundings ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ

I๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผnow urge, the Pahang state Government, Ministry of Tourism & other related government agencies to assist us in paving the way into this journey with us ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

Other Asian countries are already promoting their countrysโ€™ tagline, for example;-

  • Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ~ Culture tourism
  • Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ~ Art tourism
  • Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ~ Diving tourism
  • Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ ~ Eco & Adventure tourism

All told, our Ministry of Tourism Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ have also set their vision ๐Ÿ’ญ on Eco Tourism ๐Ÿ’š with its plans & implementation of its program from 2025 & continued focusing till 2050

Han Travel Sdn Bhd, is now at the final phases of the planning & is almost ready to launch our initial program on Eco & Adventure Tourism ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š The launch pad & operations will be at the Han Rainforest Resort, Kuala Tahan ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก

We hope our efforts will promote & drive the state of Pahang to be model state & also the centre of Ecological ๐Ÿ’š Awareness & the centre for the Education on Rainforest Preservation ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ

Once again, I ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ believe that our vision is in line with the Pahang State governmentโ€™s. Developing a fully functioning centre where the education of the ecology ๐Ÿ’š can spread to all walks of life through an experiential process where participants ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ can touch, feel, smell, see and hear the importance of the ecology ๐Ÿ’šaround us & the threats to its and our existence ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

Thank you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

Written โœ๐Ÿป by,ย Mr Kenny Ng ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ, founder of Han Travel Resort ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก

Website๐ŸŒ:ย https://han.travel/

FB:ย https://www.facebook.com/hanrainforestresort/

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธย SiennyLovesDrawingย ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย is wishing Uncle Kennyย ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ a successfulย initiative of Eco Educational Tourism

From her stay ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค experience, the room is spacious & clean with attached bathroom ๐Ÿšฟ (Hot shower ๐Ÿšฟ with shampoo & body gel are provided) & toilet ๐Ÿšฝ She loves ๐Ÿ’— the comfy bed ๐Ÿ› & pillow too

The room is with a balcony with coffee โ˜•๏ธ table & chair with a glass sliding door ๐Ÿšช to view the surrounding

The resort ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก is equipped with dipping pool ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ , iron area at corridors within the rooms for its guests ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ, rabbits ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿฐ farm, river fish ๐ŸŸ pond, a natural fish ๐ŸŸ head stone of millions years, jungle fowls ๐Ÿ“ farm, quail ๐Ÿค farm etc. Definitely an educational opportunities ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปfor the kids ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป to touch, hold & get to know the animals ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŸ๐Ÿค

A relaxing ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Ž back to nature ๐Ÿ’š at Taman Negara ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ She loves ๐Ÿ’— her short stay with exciting visits to,

Night ๐ŸŒƒ๐ŸŒŒ Jungle ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ Walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

About 1๏ธโƒฃ hour of relaxing ๐Ÿ˜Œ walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ in the dark jungle ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ with torch ๐Ÿ”ฆ light

Special thanks ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป to the nature guide ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ, Mr Panjang, plenty of insects, reptiles, birds etc. being observed ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

Canopy ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ Walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Itโ€™s approximately 540m long & 40m above the ground

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

Itโ€™s the world ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ—บ longest canopy walkway

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฒ We made it โœŒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Rapid shooting

Amazing ๐Ÿ˜‰ fun ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿคฃ 1๏ธโƒฃst experience she had & she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was 101% wet ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งwith ride through the rapids along Tembeling River ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

Luckily ๐Ÿ€ the valuable belongings & shoes ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ were kept by the nature guide ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธin the plastic bag , else all got wet & gadgets ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ“ทโŒš๏ธ may spoilt ๐Ÿ˜Š

Bateq Village Visit

The Bateq indigenous people are very shy โ˜บ๏ธ in welcoming guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

Learnt lots about their basic traditional lifestyle e.g. start a fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ, using blow gun to hunt for animals as foods etc.

Hmm ๐Ÿค” …SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป is planning for her cave overnight ๐ŸŒƒ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค trip next year

Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป to back to nature ๐Ÿ’š to National Park Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

More details viaย ๐ŸŒย https://han.travel/tour/taman-negara-tour/

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#TravelogueMalaysia: A Stay Vacation @ Belum Rainforest Resort

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป & her media friends ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ recently travelled ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿงข๐Ÿ‘Ÿfor a nature ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ comfy ๐Ÿ˜Œ stay vacation ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›‹๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป at Belum Rainforest Resort๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก, Perak, West Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

 

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really loves โค๏ธ the beautiful ๐Ÿ˜ nature of Belum-Temengor Rainforest ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š

Royal Belum State Park ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š is a 130 million years old rainforest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ & the untouched forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ is home to a large variety of flora & fauna ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

It’s 1๏ธโƒฃ of the attractions๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“not to be missed to searching for the precious bloom of the World ๐Ÿ—บ๐ŸŒ ‘s largest & arguably smelliest flower ๐ŸŒบ i.e. Rafflesia

It found all over Southeast Asia ๐ŸŒŽ i.e. from Southern Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ to Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Each species can be identified by the unique patterns on the petals. There are 8๏ธโƒฃ species of Rafflesias ๐ŸŒบ can be found in Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ with 3๏ธโƒฃ of them are endemic to the Malay Peninsula & of courseย can be found in the Belum-Temengor rainforest complex ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š

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Note: Photo ๐Ÿ“ธ above credit to IG @eddy_rush_fp ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฟโ€โ™‚๏ธ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has visited the 3๏ธโƒฃrd time in 2018 & her volunteering trip with Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)๐Ÿ’š, you may enjoy reading ๐Ÿ“– her ecotourism & hornbill ๐Ÿฆ conservation volunteering via ๐ŸŒhttps://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/ecotourism-belum-temenggor/

Sigh…She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป still missed a chance to personally view ๐Ÿ‘€ the blossom huge Rafflesia ๐ŸŒบย cry…cry…cry…๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ Happy ๐Ÿ˜ƒsafe arrival from a full of laughtersss ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜† of approximately 6๏ธโƒฃ-hour travel journey ๐Ÿš from Kuala Lumpur (KL) city ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒ† early morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† with Travel with Aidil to Belum Rainforest Resort ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก by Emkay Group as 1๏ธโƒฃ of the Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ โ€™s premier ecotourism ๐Ÿ’š destination๐Ÿ“

It offering the chance to get close to nature ๐Ÿ’š especially for nature lovers & travel lovers.ย You will definitely enjoy the complete relaxation ๐Ÿ˜Œ & serenity with its quiet & green nature surroundings ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š

Hmm…If you are driving ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿš™ through North East Highway towards Kelantan, you will pass 2๏ธโƒฃ scenic bridges ๐ŸŒ‰ i.e. you are actually passing on an island ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ

Lake Temenggor ๐Ÿž is Malaysia๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พโ€™s 2๏ธโƒฃnd largest lake ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง& home to more than 23 species of freshwater fish ๐ŸŸ & at least 5๏ธโƒฃ species of turtles ๐Ÿข๐Ÿข As the lake ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งcovers 117.5k hectares & contains 6k million cubic metres of water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง , who knows what other creatures live there that have yet to be discovered ๐Ÿ˜‰

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

Pulau Banding ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– in Belum Temenggor complex ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š i.e. the public jetty โš“๏ธ & Belum Rainforest Resort ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿก is located actually was not an island ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ Instead it’s 1๏ธโƒฃ Malaysian ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ historical & beautiful scenic location ๐Ÿ“

In 1970, due to the effort to fight communist & to build a hydro ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งelectric dam has resulted in part of the Belum-Temenggor forest complex ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š submerged in the water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งof Sungai Perak. It took 4๏ธโƒฃ years to build the 2๏ธโƒฃ bridges ๐ŸŒ‰๐ŸŒ‰ to providing the convenience of East North East travelling ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿš™ via a scenic ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ highway. The view of the 1๏ธโƒฃst bridge ๐ŸŒ‰ is spectacular from Belum Rainforest Resort๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿก๐Ÿก

Hmm…Why this resort๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿกโ“โ‰๏ธ

 

You have to venture into this 130 million years old rainforest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ & view mother nature ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š at its finest, so let’s plan your stay vacation ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›‹๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป too at Belum Rainforest Resort ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿก๐Ÿก

Definitely you will enjoy your stay ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›‹๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿปexperience in the comfort of a spacious traditional designed chalet style room ๐Ÿก in the middle of a rainforest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ setting with a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป view from the private balcony overlooking the Temengor Lake & lush surroundings ๐Ÿž๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

It’s not โŒ for luxury stay & your stay actually contribute to the rainforest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ protection fund ๐Ÿ’ฐ Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ A meanigful nature conservation ๐Ÿ’š stay with this resort ya ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has made a visit to the Pulau Banding Discovery Centre ๐Ÿ  to understand better ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป its nature ๐Ÿ’š conservation & rainforest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ protection efforts. Bravoโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

Curious ๐Ÿค” about its hotel roomโ“โ‰๏ธ

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was checked-in ๐Ÿ” with her media best buddy ๐Ÿ‘ญ in a spacious comfy Chengal Lake View Executive Deluxe room (with a balcony & bath tub ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป )

Oppsss…Her room not really seeing the lake view as the trees ๐ŸŒณย in front of her room just so tall…Ha…Ha…Instead she got a nice green view ๐Ÿ’š

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Hmm…As a go green ๐Ÿ’šsupporter, SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป wishes this ecotourism resort ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก can consider to set up some water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง dispensers within its resort compound ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก & then prepare the glass water bottles/ jugs/ flasks in hotel rooms, instead of plastic bottled water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง for all its guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ This definitely will reduce โฌ‡๏ธ lots of the plastic usage

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There are plenty of room types range from dorm, executive room, villa etc. for your resort ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก stay selection โœ…

 

Hmm…The resort ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก wifi ๐Ÿ“ถ connection was surprisingly slow & frequent down to connect ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ™ƒThough was provided with alternative Unifi connection๐Ÿ“ถ, however it required for long email ID & password to connect, hope this inconvenience for guests ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ can be enhanced soon

Dining๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด

Hornbill Restaurant

Upon arrival ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a simple fried rice lunch ๐Ÿฝserved here, it’s very tasty delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

Ha…Ha…Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had 2๏ธโƒฃ plates of fried rice ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿ›…Oppsss…surely exceed her rice ๐Ÿš quota of 1๏ธโƒฃ week ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ, time for more frequent morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† joggingsss ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Then, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really enjoyed her 2๏ธโƒฃ morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† buffet breakfast ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดโ˜•๏ธ during her stay ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป๐Ÿ›‹ here. The food selection were moderately good ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸปโœŒ๐Ÿป Hmm…Would be good ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป if they rotate some of the main dishes to excite its long term stay guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

Also a tasty table set dinner ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด for the 1๏ธโƒฃst night ๐ŸŒƒ๐ŸŒŒ, personally she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves โค๏ธ the stuffed beancurd dish & rendang ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

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Sidai Restaurant

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป & her media friends ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ had a Western dinner served in this restaurant. She had ordered for Salmon ๐ŸŸ steak, yet she also has exchanged & tried her media friends๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ’ dishes too, including some pasta ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ dishes for sharing

Hmm…1๏ธโƒฃst experience of having unique sweet taste Western dinnerย ๐Ÿฝย …๐Ÿ˜Œthe sweet taste of Salmon steak (orange ๐ŸŠ sauce), lamb chop (honey ๐Ÿฏ sauce) etc.

Her media friends ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ & herself ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป were all love & enjoyed very much the Kadok pasta (highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป), very delicious tasty๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค, not to be missed ya ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹

Oppsss…Just a plate ๐Ÿ for sharing & she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป forgot ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ to snap a photo ๐Ÿ“ธ for sharing here…Ha…Ha…โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š

Activities not to be missedโ€ผ๏ธ

Swimmingย ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Woowโ€ผ๏ธ A beautiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉstunning view ๐Ÿ‘€ to enjoy either morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† or evening swim ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ here

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Really love the view here ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ, the bridge that you have shared in the beginning of this blogging

Stingless Bee ๐Ÿ Farm

From this farm, you will have chance to observe the stingless bees ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ named Kelulut in action & learning the process of its honey ๐Ÿฏ production. There are plenty species of stingless bees ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ that each will producing a different-tasting honey ๐Ÿฏ

Ohh ya…The honey ๐Ÿฏ harvested from this farm are for sale ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ› to its guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ to bring home ๐Ÿก as souvenirs ya ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’

Hmm…Would be good ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป if the guests ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ are offering with honey ๐Ÿฏ tasting ๐Ÿ˜‹ during the farm visit, then it creates better ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป interactive session๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ‘ฅ๐Ÿ‘ค๐Ÿ‘ฅ , as well as an educational opportunities for the younger kids ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป

Gaharu ๐ŸŒณ Farm

A short shuttle ride ๐Ÿš to reach to the Gaharu ๐ŸŒณ plantation

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Gaharu trees ๐ŸŒณ aka Agarwood are 1๏ธโƒฃ the rarest trees ๐ŸŒณ in rainforests ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ It’s much sought-after by the pharmaceutical & cosmetic industries for their bark & resin ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

This is a conservation ๐Ÿ’š effort by the Belum Conservation Malaysia (BCM) by planting the gaharu ๐ŸŒณ trees in the Belum-Temenggor Rainforest Complex ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ with the celebrities ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•ด๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿพโ€๐ŸŽคas well as its resort guests ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ

How toโ“โ‰๏ธ

Do contribute RM๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฐ to support this Gaharu ๐ŸŒณ tree planting, do exploring for more details via ๐ŸŒ https://www.brainsfeed.org/bff

Frog ๐Ÿธ Hunting

Awesome 1๏ธโƒฃst experience she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had with her media friends ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ after dinner ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด

It was really a fun activity with friends ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฌ to hunt with torch light ๐Ÿ”ฆ & then help each other with lighting ๐Ÿ’ก to capture the frogs found ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has spotted the baby frogs aka tadpoles in a pond ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง from her hunting. Hurrayโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ƒ

It’s just within the resort ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก compound, yesโœ…, the various small ponds ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

Do enjoy the music/ song by the frogs ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธย being captured by SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย  for sharing ya

Sungai Ruok Waterfall ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

Initially this trekking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธto reach the waterfall ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง & Rafflesia ๐ŸŒบ spot site was called to cancel โŒ due to a heavy rain โ˜”๏ธ๐ŸŒง when the boat ๐Ÿšค about to reach

Special thank you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป to the responsible ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป boatman ๐Ÿšค๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ named Mr Mazlan, he ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ went himself 1๏ธโƒฃst to check & ensure ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธโœ… it’s still safe to do the trekking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ in the rain โ˜”๏ธ๐ŸŒง

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ He confirmed โœ… & all set with rain coat & trekking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ walked slowly in the jungle ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ

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Note: Photo ๐Ÿ“ธ above credit to IG @izrylwilson ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ

It worth ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป a walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธdefinitely, guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป was bare foot ๐Ÿ‘ฃ for this trekking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธas she refused to get her sport shoes ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ wet from the rain โ˜”๏ธ๐ŸŒง

Luckily she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย doesn’t hurt her feet (Yeah!! She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย is qualified to join as local indigeneous communities in this rainforest). No leeches attack too, hurray!!

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Note: Photo ๐Ÿ“ธ above credit to IG @eddy_rush_fp ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฟโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Kampung Semelor Visit (Including the Toy Library ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ“Ž๐Ÿ“)

Do contribute RM๐Ÿ’ฏ before you check-out from your stay & your contribution will be used by the Yayasan Emkay to sponsor a school uniform for an indigenenous kid. Not just that, your contribution also provide an employment opportunity to the local indigeneneous as the uniforms are all being handsew by the them

More details via https://www.brainsfeed.org/bff

Ohh ya…Short getaway of 3๏ธโƒฃD2๏ธโƒฃN already enough to re-energise yourself from hectic city life here. Do click in below post ๐Ÿ“Œ for the itinerary suggestion of 3๏ธโƒฃD2๏ธโƒฃN

Or if you are visiting for the 1๏ธโƒฃst time, do click in the post ๐Ÿ“Œ below for some suggestions specially to 1๏ธโƒฃst visitor๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป

Hmm…Let’s sign up to be a Belum Forest Friend (BFF)โ“โ‰๏ธ

Then, participate & #GetInvolved the nature conservation & preservation activities ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Address๐Ÿ“: Belum Rainforest Resort,ย Pulau Banding, 33200 Gerik, Perak Darul Ridzuan, West Malaysia

Website๐ŸŒ: https://www.belumrainforestresort.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/belumrainforest/

#Coloursoflives #TravelogueMalaysia is organised by #Borakkitadotcomโ€‹ & supported by #BelumRainforestResort

Special thank you to #BelumRainforestResort for trusting & believing, also great thanks to #OriginaJusโ€‹ , #CanonMalaysiaโ€‹ , #Aluyakitchen for being the sponsors & #TravelwithAidilย #AidilTravelIpoh for being the main transporterย & travel advisor for a smooth & safe journey to complete this successful travelogue

Not to forget our cool lunch dining @ the River Besuk being sponsored by #CastellaCafeGrik ont her travel journey back to KL city, do click in to enjoy her vblog captured & more details for sharing ya

#belumrainforestresortย #royalbelumย #pulaubandingย #temengorlakeย #perakย #tourismmalaysiaย #tourismperakย #visitperakย #malaysia#malaysiatrulyasiaย #travelasiaย #holidayย #waterfall #travel #travels #BelumTemengor #DahKeBelum #travelling #blog #blogging #blogger #bloggers #influencer #influencers #siennylovesdrawing #nature #naturelover #naturelovers #rainforest #forest #conservation

6 Eco Tourism Must-See in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has recently participated in MITA business networking ๐Ÿค trip of 3๏ธโƒฃD2๏ธโƒฃN to Sabah state, East Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

It’s a collaborative ๐Ÿค efforts between MITA, MPC, Tourism Productive Nexus & Sabah Tourism Board๐Ÿ˜ Curious ๐Ÿค” about what’s happeningโ“โ‰๏ธ

Do click in the above main tweets ๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“Œ thread @ Twitter for a summary of all exciting activities ya ๐Ÿค—

Yesโœ…, Sabah tourist destinations๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“definitely more than just the famous ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปhiking ๐Ÿง—โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿง—โ€โ™‚๏ธsite, the summit of Borneo & the Malaysia๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ’s 1๏ธโƒฃst World UNESCO Heritage ~ Mount Kinabalu โ›ฐ or beautiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ diving site ~ Semporna Island ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŒด

 

So, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป is gonna sharing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ here the 6๏ธโƒฃ must-visit eco ๐Ÿ’š tourism destinations๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“in Sabah from her recent travelling experience to appreciate;

โœ… The rich heritage, art & culture of Sabah local indigenous communities ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

โœ… The precious natural ๐Ÿ’š eco environment with rich flora ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒณ & fauna ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ๐ŸŸ

โœ… The shopping (including online) ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ› ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป for Sabah locally produced souvenirs ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ

So, enjoy the details of each Sabah’s tourist destinations ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“

โœ… Heritage, Art & Culture of Sabah local indigenous communities ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

1๏ธโƒฃ Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) Cultural Village

This cultural village is a nonโŒ-political association of 40 indigenous ethnic communities of Sabah ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ & specially catered for the Kadazandusun tribes & 4๏ธโƒฃ major Dusun tribes in Sabah i.e. Dusun Tindal Kota Belud, Dusun Papar, Rungus & Murut ๐Ÿ˜Š

 

This village features 11 different ethnic tribes houses ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜ in 1๏ธโƒฃ village i.e. The Penampang Traditional House,ย The Tenom Traditional House,ย The Beaufort Traditional House,ย The Kota Belud Traditional House,ย The Kuala Penyu Traditional House,ย The Keningau Traditional House,ย The Tambunan Traditional House,ย The Papar Traditional House,ย The Ranau Traditional House,ย The Tuaran Traditional House &ย The Kudat Traditional House ๐Ÿ˜€

Do enjoy vBlog ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ created by SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป for sharing here,

Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปas after your visit, you will understand better the differences between todayโ€™s culture & the culture that the ancestorsโ€™ lived in years โœŒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป Also have an opportunity to witness the ancestorโ€™s lifestyle at their respective homes ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜ which are built exactly similar to years ago ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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Each of the houses ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜ with different hands ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿปon & interactive activities between the indigenous communities & the visitors ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ e.g. traditional games, traditional cooking demo & classes,ย  headgear (named Sigah) folding, block printing, blow pipe making & demonstration etc. ๐Ÿ˜€

It operates as a museum ๐Ÿ› to preserve Kadazandusun ethnic culture with aims toย share the knowledge, history, culture & tradition of Kadazandusun ๐Ÿคฉ

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Hmm…Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

You can also taste the “disgusting ๐Ÿ˜ฑ” (personally to SiennyLovesDrawing๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป) local delicacy named butod i.e. the sago worms ๐Ÿ› which the local indigenous communities believe high โฌ†๏ธ in protein ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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Do shopping ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ› for some local handmade souvenirs ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ e.g. necklace, bracelet, bag etc. from its souvenir ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ shop which indirectly will contribute to the local heritage & cultures preservation funding ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Admission fee ๐ŸŽŸ is required โœ…

Address๐Ÿ“: Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah, Hongkod Koisaan, KM. 8, Jalan Penampang, 89509 Penampang, Sabah, East Malaysia

Operating hours๐Ÿ•™: 9๏ธโƒฃam to 5๏ธโƒฃpm daily

Website๐ŸŒ: http://www.kdca.org.my/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/KDCA-Cultural-Village-KCV-RW-1882000735216642/

2๏ธโƒฃ Chanteek Borneo Indigenous Museum

This miniature museum ๐Ÿ› is a brainchild of the founder named Anne Antah ๐Ÿง•๐Ÿฝ She has started it with 7๏ธโƒฃ pairs of the most common costume dolls ๐Ÿ‘ซ creation in 2011 i.e. Kadazan Penampang, Kadazan Papar, Bajau Samah, Rungus, Murut, Lundayeh & Dusun Lotud ๐Ÿ˜

 

With the realisation that not โŒ many young generation ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป has adequate โœ… information ๐Ÿ“Œabout the traditional costumes, she ๐Ÿง•๐Ÿฝ has then build this miniature museum ๐Ÿ› as a centre for local Malaysians ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ, visitors & culture-enthusiasts ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ to learn the heritage cultural of the Borneans ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really impressed ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉwith this miniature museum & created a vBlogย  ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ for sharing here, do enjoy ya ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜

You have to be at this museum ๐Ÿ› personally to view with you own sight ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘€ the great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป detailed works done on each costumes

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

During your visit, you will gain in depth understanding about Sabahโ€™s people ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ & their heritage culture in miniature scenes & dolls ๐Ÿ‘ซ which all dressed up in traditional costumes๐Ÿ‘˜๐ŸŽŽ, houses ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ & structures which all scaled to depict scene based on local folklore & legend ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ

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Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปwhen you are travelling to Sabah, you have to visit to this ~ The Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ 1๏ธโƒฃst Book of Records ๐Ÿ“œ, the Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ ‘s 1๏ธโƒฃst miniature indigenous costume museum ๐Ÿ›

You may redeem an exclusive printed postcard ๐Ÿ”– as souvenir ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ from your visit too

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Admission fee ๐ŸŽŸ is required โœ…

All guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ are welcome ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป to dress ๐Ÿ‘˜๐Ÿ‘”๐ŸŽŽ๐Ÿ‘— up in the traditional costumes with accessories for photos ๐Ÿ“ธ / videos ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ opportunity

Not just with its physical souvenir ๐ŸŽ stalls within the museum ๐Ÿ› , this creative arts museum ๐Ÿ› also owns an online shop ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ›of local gifts ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ & souvenirs in particular the Kain Chanteek (locally made textile) via ๐ŸŒย www.shopinborneo.com , plenty of promotions avilable for your happy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ online shopping ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ›

Address๐Ÿ“: Kg Lakang, Tamparuli, 89208 Tuaran, Sabah, East Malaysia

Operating hours๐Ÿ•™: 8๏ธโƒฃam to 6๏ธโƒฃpm daily

Website๐ŸŒ: http://www.chanteekborneo.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Chanteek.Borneo/

โœ… Natural Eco ๐Ÿ’š Environment with rich Flora ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒณ & Fauna ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ๐ŸŸ

3๏ธโƒฃ Poring Hot Spring โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

Definitely a must visit place๐Ÿ“to de-stress ๐Ÿ˜Œ & soak away the sores & aches of your muscles in this spring ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งโ€™s hot โ™จ๏ธ sulphuric minerals especially for the healing properties which popular & believing among the local communities ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ญ

Also called as Poring Springs/ Poring, a hot water spring โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งwith its source deep under โฌ‡๏ธ the fertile ground of Mount Kinabalu โ›ฐ

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

It’s hot โ™จ๏ธ enough to boil an egg ๐Ÿฅš However she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป forgot to buy eggs ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅš & bring along during her recent visit ๐Ÿ˜Œโ˜บ๏ธ Oppsss…

Within the park, you may visit the butterfly ๐Ÿฆ‹ farm, the Poring Orchid ๐ŸŒบConservation Centre, the tropical garden๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒป, the Poring ๐Ÿฆ‡๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ‹ canopy ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณwalkway, the Rafflesia flower ๐ŸŒบ site etc.

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really enjoyed ๐Ÿ˜ this hot spring โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง& felt very comfy ๐Ÿ˜Œ & light after a good ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป dip โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งwith her friends ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ

Do remember to bring along your rubber sandals/ slippers๐Ÿ‘ฃ, change of clothes๐Ÿ‘š๐Ÿ‘•, towel & swimwear ๐Ÿ‘™ for your hot spring โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งvisit ya๐Ÿ˜

Also to remember drink more water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งafter your hot spring dip โ™จ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง ya

Admission fee ๐ŸŽŸ is required โœ…

Address๐Ÿ“: Poring Hot Spring, Sabah, East Malaysia

Operating hours๐Ÿ•™: 8๏ธโƒฃam to 6๏ธโƒฃpm daily

Website๐ŸŒ: https://wikitravel.org/en/Poring_Hot_Spring

FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poring-Hot-Springs/150838218299533

4๏ธโƒฃ โ€œTagalโ€ Sungai Moroli, Fish ๐ŸŸ Massage

Hmm…Why not a unique spa ๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ from your usualโ“โ‰๏ธ

Do enjoy an experience once for the fish ๐ŸŸ massaging ๐Ÿ‘ฃ session @ Kelah fishย ๐ŸŸ sanctuary, Kampung Luanti, Ranau

In the Local KadazanDusun dialect, โ€˜tagalโ€™ means โ€˜no fishing โŒ๐ŸŽฃ โ€™ & the main purpose of the โ€˜tagalโ€™ is to conserve & preserve the environment ๐Ÿ’š as well as the ecosystem to benefit the future generation ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป

โ€˜Ikan ๐ŸŸ Pelianโ€™ , ‘Ikan Kelah’ or Malaysian Mahseer ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐ŸŸ comes from the family ofย Cyprinidae. These fishes ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ are specifically trained by the villagers ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ to perform the healing massage ๐Ÿ‘ฃ activities. Wow ๐Ÿ˜ฒโ€ผ๏ธ

Ohh ya…The Kelah fishes ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ are huge here, not to worry as the fishes ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ got no โŒ teeth, so will not bite, instead lots of fish kisses to your feet ya ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

This fish ๐ŸŸ massage ๐Ÿ‘ฃ is deemed to have a curative effect on those who suffers from psoriasis. So, a regular fish ๐ŸŸ massages ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ‘ฃ& surely you will enjoy smoother & suppler skin ๐Ÿ˜ Hmm…One said simply like a baby๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป’s skin ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Admission fee ๐ŸŽŸ is required โœ…

Address๐Ÿ“: Kg. Luanti, Ranau, 89300 Sabah, East Malaysia

Operating hours๐Ÿ•™: 8๏ธโƒฃam to 5๏ธโƒฃpm daily

FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fish-Spa-Kg-Luanti-Ranau/207666489254559

โœ… Sabah’s Locally Produced Souvenirs ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ

5๏ธโƒฃ Desa Dairy Cattle ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ Farm

No need โŒ to travel โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ›ซ to New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ , Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ also owns a mini New Zealand. Hurrayโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

 

This farm ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ„ is located at the foothill of Mount Kinabalu โ›ฐ & offers beautiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ green ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ scenery. It’s definitely a breathtaking destination for pre-wedding ๐Ÿ‘ฐ๐Ÿป๐Ÿคต๐Ÿปphoto shooting ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ (a permit ๐Ÿ†— application is requiredโœ…) with breathtaking Mount Kinabalu โ›ฐ as backgroud with its cool breeze ๐ŸŒฌ๐Ÿ’จfrom Kundasang๐Ÿž

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

This cattle ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ farm is producing approximately 900k litres of milk ๐Ÿฅ› annually with its approximately 200 hectars farm ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ All the milking cows ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎhere are Friesians i.e. the highest โฌ†๏ธ milk ๐Ÿฅ› producers of all cattle ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ breeds imported from New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Not just that, many milk ๐Ÿฅ› lovers โค๏ธ will queue up long just to taste its fresh cow ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ milk ๐Ÿฅ› , fresh goat ๐Ÿ milk ๐Ÿฅ› , yogurt, gelato๐Ÿจ ๐Ÿฆetc.

Highly recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปit as an educational destination for with a family ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง getaway or a school ๐Ÿซ trips. Many exciting educational activities are available for the young generation ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป e.g. bottled milk ๐Ÿผ feeding the calves ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ„, fresh grass ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ feeding the goats ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ , milk ๐Ÿฅ› processing, milking ๐Ÿฅ›process, milk ๐Ÿฅ›making etc.

Feeding activities required a fee ๐Ÿ’ตโœ… to purchase the milk ๐Ÿผ/ grass ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ While there are specific timing/ schedule ๐Ÿ•› for the raw milk ๐Ÿฅ› processing. Do contact ๐Ÿ“žโ˜Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฑ& check out the details before your visit ๐Ÿ˜€

 

Before make a move from this farm๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ, donโ€™t forget to do a healthy shopping ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ› for some local produced milk ๐Ÿฅ› souvenirs ๐ŸŽ from this dairy farm ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ„especially the popular Desa Cattleโ€™s milk ๐Ÿฅ› in a box,ย  milk creamy ice cream ๐Ÿฆ etc.

Address๐Ÿ“: Ranau, Sabah, East Malaysia

Operating hours๐Ÿ•™: 8๏ธโƒฃam to 5๏ธโƒฃpm daily

Website๐ŸŒ: http://desaplus.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/desadairyfarm/

6๏ธโƒฃ Sabah Tea ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต Garden

1๏ธโƒฃ said no โŒ trip to the Sabah Tea ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต Garden would be complete without a taste ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคคof Sabahโ€™s finest tea โ˜•๏ธ ๐Ÿต Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ

Sabah Tea ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต Garden is the only organic tea farm ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿตin Borneo & 1๏ธโƒฃ of the few ones in the world ๐Ÿ—บ๐ŸŒ

She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a lunch dining ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดwith friends ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ here with a seat facing this 2.5k hectare tea ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต plantation for a beautiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉstunning view, as well as enjoy a cuppa of hot Sabah Tea โ˜•๏ธ Pandan ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ teh tarik. It’s smooth, fragrant & not too sweet to enjoy ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค

You have to enjoy a beatiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธinto this organic tea plantation๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต, apprecicate & touch the tea leaves ๐Ÿƒ, as well as snapping photos ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ธ & videos ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ for sharing in social medias ๐Ÿ˜‰

An educational visit to enjoy a variety of recreational activities e.g. obstacle-crossing in the Sapaon Recreational Area, trekking along the trails to the peak of Kamunsu Hill โ›ฐ / to embarking on a night ๐ŸŒƒ๐ŸŒŒ walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธto check out the unique insect ๐Ÿœ ๐Ÿž๐Ÿ•ท life

Guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ can also opt for a stay vacation ๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿ›‹ either in a traditional long house, a cosy bungalow / camping โ›บ๏ธ to enjoy the starry sky ๐ŸŒŒ etc. A variety of tour packages are available to cater for your choice, do exploring for your visit ya ๐Ÿค—

Free ๐Ÿ†“ admission ๐ŸŽŸ, however a small fee โœ… is required for a tea ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒadventure tour/ day tour (not available for public holidys) to its tea ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒfactory

Address๐Ÿ“: 17,ย Kg. Nalapak,ย Jalan Ranau-Sandakan, 89309 Ranau,ย Sabah, East Malaysia

Operating hours๐Ÿ•™: 8๏ธโƒฃam to 4๏ธโƒฃpm daily

Website๐ŸŒ: http://www.sabahtea.com.my/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/sabahtea/

Ohh yaโ€ฆDo check out SiennyLovesDrawing๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€™s top contributor๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปaccount via ๐ŸŒย https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/members/siennylovesdrawingย forย her recent reviews on the Sabahโ€™s tourist attractions, food & accommodation stay yaย ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“

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What’s New @ Desaru Coast

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป would like to sharing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ here about her amazing 2๏ธโƒฃD1๏ธโƒฃN getaway ๐Ÿš๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿงข๐Ÿ‘Ÿ to the Desaru Coast ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ, whichย spanning across a vast 3.9k acres along a 17km pristine beachfront ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ in the South-Eastern region i.e. Johor state of Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

So, what’s new ๐Ÿ†• in Desaru Coast ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ–๐Ÿย that she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปย has explored & experienced recentlyโ“โ‰๏ธ

A 4๏ธโƒฃ hours rideย ๐Ÿš from Kuala Lumpur via the North-South Expressway to Desaru Coast ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–ย & she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปtruly enjoyed her comfy ๐Ÿ˜Œluxury stay vacation๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป๐Ÿ›‹ @ย #HRHDesaruCoast๐Ÿข๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ, great fine dining ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿ˜€ย experience ~ #DesaruCoastGourmetSeries ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดย & #aSplashingGreatTimeย adventure water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง park play time๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

 

#HRHDesaruCoast ~ Hard Rock Hotel ๐Ÿข Desaru Coast ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–

Upon arrival ๐Ÿš๐Ÿข, had a great lunch ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด๐Ÿ˜‹ at this new ๐Ÿ†• hotel ๐Ÿข since its launch on Oct 2018, she really loves โค๏ธ the Malaysian flavours set lunch ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดserved here ๐Ÿ˜€

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Hmm…Though she was expecting ๐Ÿ’ญ for a Western lunch ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿฅ“

After lunch๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿด, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป then checked-in ๐Ÿ” with her media friend ๐Ÿ‘ญ to the Deluxe King room, 1๏ธโƒฃst impression ~ a spacious & stylish room ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ Had a good night ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค rest with its comfy bed & soft pillows ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜‰

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The toilet ๐Ÿšฝ & shower ๐Ÿšฟ are separated (Hmm…No bath tub ๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿป ohh…๐Ÿ˜Œ) . The hair dryer, iron & toiletries are provided in the hotel room ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ

Ohh ya…When she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has switched on ๐Ÿ”› the tv ๐Ÿ“บ, she received a personalised welcome ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ“Œ message on screen ๐Ÿ“บ , then she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป started to enjoy the great selection of rock music ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ

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She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป loves ๐Ÿ’— the complimentary ๐Ÿ†“ non-alcoholic minibar๐Ÿน๐Ÿฅค& snacks ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฅœ which gonna be replenished daily if you are enjoying a longer stay here๐Ÿ˜

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There is a memorabilia exhibition of the Rock Stars ๐ŸŒŸโญ๏ธ Collection & a Sound of Your Stay music ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ ๐ŸŽผ program in a complimentary ๐Ÿ†“ audio ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽง experience for its guests ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ to either enjoy creating own personalised playlist, playing a music instrument๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŽท/ listening ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿปto ๐Ÿ”Ÿspecially-curated records๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถetc. It’s only available with specific schedule & she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป has missed โŒ her chance due to time constraints ๐Ÿ˜Œ though, wish she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป can enjoy it in her next stay ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ€๐Ÿคž๐ŸปโœŒ๐Ÿป

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All guests ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ can obtain respective direct access (Yeahโ€ผ๏ธย Re-entry allows ๐Ÿ˜ƒโœŒ๐Ÿปya) from the hotel๐Ÿข’s grounds to the Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’งย with walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ distance

A complimentary ๐Ÿ†“shuttle bus ๐ŸšŒ available to The Els Club, especially for golf ๐ŸŒ๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธโ›ณ๏ธ๐ŸŒ๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ loversย for a 27-hole & 18-hole golf course ๐ŸŒ๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŒ๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธโ›ณ๏ธetc. within Desaru Coast compound

Ohh ya…You will definitely enjoy its great spread of breakfast ๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฅชโ˜•๏ธ selection which complimentary ๐Ÿ†“ with hotel room the next morning ๐Ÿ”…๐Ÿ”† after a night of great rest ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค

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SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also got impressed ๐Ÿคฉ with its go green ๐Ÿ’š & eco sustainability initiative by having sensor light ๐Ÿ’ก at bathroom area ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿšฟ, recycle โ™ป๏ธ labelled rubbish bin in hotel room, as well as using refill water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง bottle & water dispenser to reduce โฌ‡๏ธ plastic water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง bottle for all its guests. Bravoโ€ผ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

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Hmm…When will be your upcoming check-in ๐Ÿ” to #HRHDesaruCoast ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–ย for a rock stay๐Ÿ›Œ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถโ“โ‰๏ธ

Address๐Ÿ“: Jalan Pantai 3, Desaru Coast, 81930 Bandar Penawar, Johor, West Malaysia

Website๐ŸŒ: https://www.hardrockhotels.com/desaru-coast

FB: https://www.facebook.com/HRHDesaruCoast/

#DesaruCoastGourmetSeriesย ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดย ~ A Malaysian ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Journey

It’s the 1๏ธโƒฃst edition aka for the 1๏ธโƒฃst time in Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ to present its very own signature ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป dining ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดprogramme namedย Desaru Coast ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ Gourmet ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸดSeries 1๏ธโƒฃst Edition whichย proudly presents Relais & Chateauxโ€™s award๐ŸŽ–-winning Michelin Grand Chef๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿณ,ย Emmanuel Stroobant

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It aims to introduce an exclusively ๐Ÿ’Œ curated 6๏ธโƒฃ-series dining ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดprogramme which offering a unique & holistic culinary ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดexperience for its prestige guests ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ Rediscover iconic flavours of Malaysian ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿฝ cuisines through new ๐Ÿ†• interpretations by award๐ŸŽ–-winning chefs ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ from around the world ๐ŸŒ

 

SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป really felt proud to be 1๏ธโƒฃ of the 1๏ธโƒฃstย to savour a 1๏ธโƒฃ-of-a-kind mouth-watering fusion flavour during her recent visit.ย She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a 6๏ธโƒฃ-course dinner ๐Ÿฝ, there are package available for travellers ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ who would like to spend longer in Desaru Coast ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ

Curious ๐Ÿค” about the fine dine ๐Ÿฝ dinner menuโ“โ‰๏ธ

โœ… Berinai ~ Nasi ๐Ÿš Kerabu (Really love ๐Ÿ’— the unique delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค mixture, so satisfied๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป)
โœ… Canapรฉs ~ Brinjal Buah Keluak, salted egg ๐Ÿฅš popiah & okra sambal

โœ… Abalone ~ Bang kuang & marigold (Superb๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ Her heart โค๏ธ melted for it ๐Ÿ˜‹)

โœ… Scallop ~ Coconut ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฅฅ & laksa (Very fresh & juicy ๐Ÿคค)

โœ… Cod ๐ŸŸ ~ White miso, turmeric & cauliflower

โœ… Cream ~ La cremeria vanilla ice cream ๐Ÿฆ , white chocolate, pop rocks & kaffir lime leaves ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ (Ohh my…Really love ๐Ÿ’— the great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป combination of the lime leaves ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ to the overall tasting ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคค)

โœ… Coconut ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฅฅ ~ pineapple ๐Ÿ, pandan ๐ŸŒฟ, mango, financier & gingerflower

โœ… Petite 4๏ธโƒฃ ~ emping berlinjau lime ๐Ÿ‹ dragee, rose ๐ŸŒน & raspberry bonbon, gula melaka peanut ๐Ÿฅœ nougatine & saffron & macadamia madeleines

Ohh wow ๐Ÿ˜ฒโ€ผ๏ธ She ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a privilege ๐Ÿ’Œ to meet & speak to the famous Celebrity Chef of Michelin, ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿณ Chef Emmanuel Stroobant at the launch,ย she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป truly inspired by his passionate & love ๐Ÿ’— of cooking. Bravo ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿปโ€ผ๏ธ

From this event, she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป also had an exclusive privilege to meet & enjoy the Asam Pedas ๐Ÿฅ˜ cooking demo by KOL chefs ~ Ms Ili Sulaiman ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿณ & Mr Adam Ismail ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿณ

Do enjoy the vblog clip ๐Ÿ“น๐ŸŽฅ captured by SiennyLovesDrawing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป for sharing here,

So, what are you waiting forโ“โ‰๏ธ

Without travelling โœˆ๏ธ to overseas, you get to try the fine dine ๐Ÿฝ by award๐ŸŽ–-winning Michelin Grand Chef๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿณ,ย Emmanuel Stroobant

Do exploring the next upcoming #DesaruCoastGourmetSeriesย ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿดย ~ A Malaysian ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Journeyย for your fine dine ๐Ÿฝ experience ya ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜Š

Website๐ŸŒ: https://desarucoast.com/Pages/Play/Events/Be-The-First-Gourmet-Series

#aSplashingGreatTimeย ~ Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง

Yeahโ€ผ๏ธ It’s 1๏ธโƒฃ of the biggest wave ๐ŸŒŠ pool in world ๐ŸŒ , she ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป had a great ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป time with her media friends ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ญ to enjoying the water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง park especially the unique mix of more than 20 wet & dry rides, 1๏ธโƒฃst-ever water coaster in the region, slides & attractions ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“

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The rides & attractions are located in 5๏ธโƒฃ zones namely the Penawar Falls, Penawar River๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง, Shipwreck Reef, Tidal Wave ๐ŸŒŠ Beach & Kids Ahoy. Each zone offering โ€˜splash๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง-tacularโ€™ experiences to its guests of all ages ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง”๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿป๐Ÿง“๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿป

Guess whatโ“โ‰๏ธ

It’s very recently soft launched ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ, congratsโ€ผ๏ธ

It’s holding more than 4๏ธโƒฃ million gallons of water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง over nearly 25acres of space & with capacity of 12k visitors ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ All its guests ๐Ÿ‘ญ๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿ‘ฌ can relax ๐Ÿ˜Œ & enjoy ๐Ÿ˜‰ the wave ๐ŸŒŠ pool views from the beachside ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ cabanas/ lounge along its 170m sandy shoreline of Tidal Wave Beach ๐Ÿ– ๐Ÿ Kids ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿป below 122cm height must be accompanied by parents/ adults ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

 

Before you leave the park, do check out your group photos ๐Ÿ“ธ from screen ๐Ÿ–ฅ, select โœ…, print & bring home ๐Ÿก as souvenir ๐ŸŽ ya

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So, definitely this water ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ง park not to be missed ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป to enjoy #aSplashingGreatTimeย yaย ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜„

Address๐Ÿ“: Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark, Persiaran Pantai, Desaru Coast, 81930 Bandar Penawar, Johor, West Malaysia

Operation hours๐Ÿ•™: ๐Ÿ”Ÿam to 6๏ธโƒฃpm daily

Website๐ŸŒ: https://desarucoast.com/en/Pages/Play/Desaru-Coast-Adventure-Waterpark/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/DCAWP/

Ohh ya…From her ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป recent visit, she has received some upcoming events by Desaru Coast ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ to celebrating the New Year 2019๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ

What are you waiting forโ“โ‰๏ธ

 

If you would like to plan a short vacation ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ’ผ to Desaru Coast๐Ÿข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–, do exploring by downloading its app ๐Ÿ“ฒ via ๐ŸŒ https://desarucoast.com/MobileApp

You can check out for Desaru Coast ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– destinations๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“,

  • Interactive map ๐Ÿ—บ with Point Of Interests ๐Ÿ“
  • A list & schedule ๐Ÿ“Œ of its latest events & shows
  • ย Latest promotions available
  • The park opening hours๐Ÿ•™, schedule & information on rides, attractions, dining, entertainment etc.

Website๐ŸŒ: https://desarucoast.com/en

FB: https://www.facebook.com/desarucoastmalaysia

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