Ganoderma Mushroom Plantation Tour

3 months old ganoderma mushrooms

It is just fitting that we end our Asian trip to the place why this trip was made possible, visiting the business that started it all. Our last day in Malaysia ended with a tour inside the Gano Excel Plantation in Alor Setar. There we  get to appreciate our business more, with the plantation tour headed by no less than the founder himself, Mr. Leow Soon Seng. Below are photos I took during the day tour. We also visited the headquarters  afterwards where we also had our lunch.

Malaysia Hotels: Alpha Genesis, First World, Hotel Royal and Leverage Hotel

night view from our Alpha Genesis Hotel room

It's been years since I drift off in a luxury hotel, that's why my trip to Malaysia was nothing but pure bliss as me and the rest our tour group were provided with great rooms from four different hotels during our 4-night stay (we stayed the last night at Alor Setar and KL airport for our 10pm and 1am flight back to Manila). It’s always a treat to retire to a soft comfy bed and clean inspiring rooms like those good quality vacation rentals being offered by Airbnb. Fellow travelers will surely agree that there’s nothing quite comforting than resting your tired muscles after a long day’s walking trip. Without further ado, let me share those Fab 4 Hotels.

Malaysia - Georgetown, Penang

view of Penang as seen from our hotel room

After a chilly night at Genting Highlands, we packed our bags just before lunchtime, drove down the zigzag road they fondly call "bituka" and made our way to a butt tiring long hour drive to the charming town of Georgetown, Penang. 

Malaysia - Batu Caves

staircase leading to another cave full of monkeys

Sharing this set of photos during my visit to the Batu Caves in Malaysia. It's one religious tourist attraction nature lovers will surely love. After climbing the steep 272 steps and feeling tired but proud of the small accomplishment, I can't help but admire and be mesmerized at this religious site and its Hindu Community.  

Malaysia - Genting Highlands

Foggy Genting

Right after our Batu Caves exploration, we drove up the hills and dropped by Genting Skyway where we are scheduled for one big ride of our life. Personally, that was my first ever cable car experience and I totally fell in love with the whole experience. Being up there is pretty exciting yet also calming as you fly above forest trees while being surrounded by misty fog. I will be blogging more about this trip in my travel blog. Meantime, here are some more photos of Genting highlands:

Malaysia Trip - Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Twin Towers

Being the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is rated as an alpha world city, and is the only global city in Malaysia according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network. During my recent stay, I find KL pretty welcoming, clean, conservative yet vibrant progressive city. Furthermore, it is known to cradle the famous and now the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers. Kuala Lumpur is a centre for finance, insurance, real estate, media and the arts of Malaysia. Below are some more photos I captured along the city center (daytime and night time) in the course of my short 2 day KL stay.

Malaysia Trip - Putrajaya

Seri Wawasan Cable Suspension Bridge

Got the chance to visit Malaysia last week and stayed there for 5 days touring Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Genting Highlands, Penang and Alor Star. For this post, let me share with you some pictures I took in Putrajaya (read my blog post - An Afternoon Trip to Putrajaya). We visited a few tourist spots, among which were the Seri Wawasan Cable Suspension Bridge, Office of the Prime Minister and Putrajaya Royal Palace.