Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Place to Visit in Perak:Memory Lane


Memory Lane IPOH (Sunday Market)

  










A free public Museum and place to hunt for retro item.
Memory Lane is a second hand street market located at Ipoh, the street was well known as a place to buy or find some retro item. If you are interest in retro item/antique , this is a good place to get some surprise. It is possible to get some valuable & historical item from the market with a cheap price as souvenir. Meanwhile Memory Lane also attracted large group of people who wanted to buy some usable 2nd item with low cost.

Admission:Sunday only (7am till 3pm)
Location: Alan Horley, Kampung Jawa, 30300 Ipoh, Negeri Perak.

👍Can get 2nd hand usable item with a really cheap price.
👍Different kind of retro item can be found,even antique from 80s
👎Only selling 2nd item
👎Not guarantee usable for item you purchase

Tips: Item sell at here does not have a fix price, you would need to bargain to get a better price.

News on Memory Lane


Friday, May 25, 2018

Place to Visit in Perak:Funtasy House Trick Art

Funtasy House Trick Art













Photo:(FuntasyHouse.com)


An art museum to let you take some unordinary picture, inside the shop there are 3D drawing and decoration, and indicator to direct visitor to take picture with special effect

👍a lot of props and background to let you take photo with optical illusion.
👎only have photoshoot activity.
* Since this outlet is located at concubine lane, travellers might drop by when visiting concubine lane.

Fees:Local RM 15  Foreigner RM19 Students RM10
Admission: Weekdays 9am to 6pm , Weekends 9am to 8pm
Location:16, Jalan Market, 30000 Ipoh, Perak

Travellers in group can contact Funtasyhouse to get group price instead.

Place to visit at Perak:Gua Tempurung




Gua Tempurung

(Visit Perak,KV Media)


Gua Tempurung is a lime stone cave located at Perak, it is the largest/longest lime stone cave located in Peninsular Malaysia. As It is now an attraction at Perak for travellers who prefer a trip to advent and explore the beauty of natural. Part of the cave had lights and walkways constructed to reduce the difficulty for visitor who prefer to explore the cave with an easier method.

👍Adventure Activities/Exploring the beauty of the nature
👍Different level of tour for beginner to expert.
👎Tour in group, might need to join with other people if less than minimum requirement. 
👎Not really a photogenic location.
👎Not much attraction for Travellers who dislike adventure activities


Location: Gua Tempurung, Pusat Pelancongan Gua Tempurung, 31600 Gopeng, Negeri Perak

Fees: Entrance Fees charge base on tour package
4 type of tour available.

Dry Tour (Easy)

Fees: Local RM8   Foreigner RM20
Admission: 9 am to 4 pm
Time Needed: 1 hour
Basically you will enter the caves in a group, individual travellers will have to join other group. You will follow the walkways until a certain area then turn back to return.


Dry Tour (Medium)

Fees: Local RM12  Foreigner RM30
Admission: 9am to 3pm
Time Needed: 2 hours
Same with the other dry tour but you will able to explore deeper/higher into the caves, since distance is longer, might need some stamina for you to climb all the staircase.

Wet Tour(Hard)

Fees:Local RM15   Foreigner RM40
Admission: 9am to 12pm
Time Needed: 3hours+
Minimum participants per trip:8 person
Wet tour travel further into the cave, according to the official site,you need to walk around 12km for the trip and  go through a river during the trip.You will be guided by ranger through out the trip.
Things to prepare:
Touch Light(waterproof,prefer headlight so you can use both hand)
Sport Attire(attire might damage during the trip) &Sport Shoes(prefer waterproof/rubber)

A bottle of water(500ml is enough)
a set of clothes(for you to change after the trip) 

Wet Tour(Insane)

Fees:Local RM30   Foreigner RM50
Admission: 9am to 11am
Time Needed:4 hour+
Minimum participants per trip:8 person
A full trip travel 19km toward the cave which require you to crawl through mud ,water and climb wall.
consume lot of stamina.
Things to prepare:
Compulsory Headlight(you have no extra hand to hold a torchlight)
Disposable sport attire(be prepare that the attire you wearing might get torn)
Avoid bringing non waterproof electronic device(at least put in a waterproof bag or container).
some plaster (useful in many situation)

A set of changing clothes
bottle of water.

You can keep your things at vehicle but if you want a locker, they provide locker service for RM5 (not reusesable)









Place to Visit at Perak: Kellie Castle


1.Kellie Castle
(Nsaadah ,Wikipedia)


Kellie Castle is a castle built by a Scottish rubber plantation owner William Kellie Smith on 1915 to celebrate the birth of his Son.The construction of the castle stopped at 1926 because Kellie Smith passed away due to pneumonia. The building became a tourist attraction due to it historical value.
👍Good place to get some nice picture (Good place for photo shoot)
👍historical architectural
👎Poor facilities &management (surrounding not tidy, washroom not clean)
Rumor: Some said the castle is haunted by one of Kellie Smith daughter.
Location: Kellie's Castle, 31000 Batu Gajah, Perak
Fees: Local adult RM5    Foreigner RM10
Opening: 9am to 5.30pm
Expected time needed: 1 hour