Woke up in the morning and had a chat with the Royal Belum Resort hotel manager and he gave some suggestion on where to stop by along the way to Kota Bahru. Started driving and immediately detours after 200 meters when I saw the sign public jetty. Jetty was not accessible by car but driving to the end I saw a rubbish dump being attacked by wild pig and her piglets. That was a sight worth detouring.
Back on the Grik highway and it was not as I remembered. Those crazy drops and amazing scenery are not there anymore. Most parts covered by trees and roads not as windy anymore.
I stopped at Titiwangsa rest stop as suggested by Andrew and the Belum staff and it was a great view .. the highest point of the Titiwangsa Mountain Range in Malaysia they say or at least by driving. Also the tasty lunch of Ramly burger was worth the stop.
Back on the road again and no detour till I reached the border of Thailand … Rantau Panjang. So this part of the border town it was a duty free zone and I drove pass in ave that this would be the way to go next time into Thailand if I manage start my 2 year road trip around south east Asia.
All the way to Kota Bahru … nothing of interest but the drive was relaxing if not tiring … almost 5 hours on the road and I decided another two to get to Kuala Terengganu would not be a good idea.
Travelled on: Dec 2016
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| Belum Lake |
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| A Quiet Drive .... Watch out for Wild Elephant Crossing - Grik Highway |
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| Titiwangsa Reststop - Grik Highway |
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| The Virgin Tropical Forest of Malaysia - Banjaran Titiwangsa |
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| Me at Banjaran Titiwangsa |
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| A work of Art - Ramly Burger |
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| Scenic Drive - Northern Malaysia |
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| Logging Activity .... - Malaysia |
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| Entrance to Border Town of Malaysia - Thailand - Rantau Panjang |
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| Border Town - Rantau Panjang |
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| Entering Thailand ..... ( ... but I did not go in ... no passport ... cries ... ) |
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| Bus Stop at Rantau Panjang - All you need tickets & Insurance vice versa |
Travelled on: Dec 2016
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