Heard quite a bit about the scuba diving in Pulau (island) Tenggol, off the coast of the state of Trengganu on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia...
Made a trip there in 2009... and found out that the diving was not much to shout about...
Furthermore, my underwater photos were totally washed out as I was trying out to figure out how to operate the (then) new camera...
So, it was not surprising that the pictures above the water was better...
This peanut-nibbling squirrel came really close to us when we were relaxing in the bungalow... perhaps about a meter away?
Don't really know the name of this flower...
It was quite big, and the tree was thriving at the sandy beach...
After dinner one day, we strolled along the beach...
The scene from this distance was not too bad...
On the return leg, spent a whole day at Kuala Trengganu city...
The interesting parts of the city was within walking distance from our hotel...
The shot above is the city market...
I was, as usual, looking for durians...
We had enough time to take a ferry to the other side of the Trengganu River...
The specialty of the folks there were fish cakes and shrimp paste aka 'belacan'...
My missus suggested that we try the fish cakes...
Tried we did, and almost immediately, I found myself groaning... serious diarrhea attack... ooh...
The hotel is like a resort.
ReplyDeleteI always visit markets when I travel somewhere because I can know the culture of food in the area.
I want to try to eat durians but I heard that some people don't like it because of the smell??
Some of my Japanese friends cannot take the smell, but other Japanese friends love it... you should try it when you have the chance...
Deletediarrohea during a vacation... not good.
ReplyDeleteWhat fish cakes did you try? Keropok lekor? :)
Yeap, keropok lekor it was...
DeleteI'm always prepare myself for tummy aches & pains during any vacation by hauling Po Chai/Chi Kit Teck Aun pills with me. Always. ;p
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip... I suppose the pills do work... no?
Deletework like a charm. ^^
DeleteOh I love those old-looking and designed boats! Sorry to hear about your diarrhea attack :-(
ReplyDeleteMe too, boats to me are always 'irresistible' when it comes to photography...
DeleteBeautiful Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures of your holiday. The emerging flower looks so pinky sweet. Not a pleasant episode of tummy upset. Hope it didn't ruin your stay.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, it didn't ruin our stay although it was real bad...
DeleteI'm sorry your underwater pictures didn't turn out well, but your above water photos are excellent. I'm also sorry to hear about your 'problem' after eating the fish cakes.
ReplyDeleteThat's a close shot of the cute squirrel!
ReplyDeleteThat flower is familiar in sandy area, have seen it many times before, but do not know it's name either.
I have not been to Pulau Tenggol before.
Wish you a lovely week!
Looks like a great trip, nevertheless! Did you meet up with Rainfield?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos to share!
Icy... no, did not meet up with Rainfield... would be a delight to do so in the future...
DeleteOh i am sad about your underwater shots, but i am sure you will be posting still, you will be able to make them more vivid.
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