Pantai Tanjung Balau, Kota Tinggi, Johor

Tanjung Balau is the most popular beaches with beautiful fishing village planned by the same name nearby. Tanjung Balau is located about 70km from town and has a range of facilities including a food court and stalls, a children's playground and souvenir shop.One of the reason why you should pay a visit here it is because of the unique attraction that they have. Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum. The museum displays tools used by fishermen and at the same time it illustrates how the life of a fisherman. Out in the compound of the museum, you can see a few life-size traditional fishing boats which also testify to the artistic side of the fishermen community. A walk around the planned fishing village and a visit to the museum should enlighten visitors with more accurate knowledge of the community. There are also many comfortable resort and chalet that can help to ease the visitor that wish to stay a night there. The scenery of the beach is also beautiful and peaceful. It is suitable for family trip and school trip.

Pantai Desaru, Kota Tinggi, Johor

Desaru is located on the eastern tip of the Malay Peninsula, it has clean sandy white beach. This beach popular with tourists and locals. Activities largely provided including golfing, horseback riding, tennis, canoeing, swimming, boating, fishing, snorkeling, jungle trekking, and you can also have fun at the local theme park. You can also visit Tanjung Pengelih to see the relics of World War II and the legacy of the Malay Johor Riau Empire at Johor Lama to make your trip more memorable. Visitors need to remember that the area around is quite challenging, due to limited public transport and car hire are virtually none. It is highly recommended to arrange your travel and transportation before coming to Desaru.

Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Kelantan

Pantai Cahaya Bulan is one of the famous beaches in Kelantan , Malaysia . It is located about 10 km from Kota Bharu and it is the landing area of the Japanese that want to attack the British on December 8, 1941 . At one point , the beach is named Pantai Cinta Berahi , a name allegedly given by a British soldier while he was on shore at the time of World War II . At that time, the soldiers are suffering from unrequited love . Some local people still use the old name today, though they prefer to refer to this beach as PCBs .
This coast is about 1.2 km . This coastal area is known for its long and wide, with beautiful sand and clear water. Ru and tree-lined palm trees also add to the beauty of this beach. Therefore Pantai Cahaya Bulan has become a popular picnic spot among local families , especially on weekends. The beach is equipped with facilities for visitors , there is a choice of hotels, chalets, camping area , food stalls and kiosks, and public toilets .
Trips to the beach are from Kota Bharu will lead visitors through a traditional Malay town . This is an important area in the state of craft for batik printing , songket weaving , and the manufacture of kites and brass . I got all this information from Wikipedia sites. I used to come here once with my friends. It was really memorable moment. I saw a lot of people who brings their family to have a picnic and the beach looks wonderful. It is suitable for visitors who want some relaxation to rest their mind and bodies.

Rantau Panjang, Kelantan

Rantau Panjang is a border town between Malaysia and Thailand, located in the northern state of Kelantan in the west district of Pasir Mas. It is located 39 kilometers southwest of the city of Kota Bharu and is close to Sungai Golok, Thailand. Rantau Panjang known as the tax-free zone. It is known for its assortment of merchandise and souvenirs. Opened as early as 8 am to 6 pm. During the school holidays, the town of Rantau Panjang is the busiest and most crowded in Kelantan. Peak hours are between the hours of 11 noon to 4 pm. This is the most popular markets and most suitable if you want to buy cheap goods from neighboring Thailand. Here, you can get a lot of goods things from neighboring countries like toto, football jersey, levis jeans, shoes, handbags, pots and pans, mats, scarves, crockery, pans, bags, souvenirs and more. I usually came here with my friends when we have things to buy because at Rantau Panjang we have a lot of choices, plus the price are reasonable, especially for us as a student. In addition, compulsory things that I will buy here is Baba ice cream. In my opinion, the taste of the ice cream is quite different than others ice cream that we used to buy at the supermarket. The ice cream was made by the owner itself. How to create Baba ice cream : fill the container with the ice cream,enter the diced cut bread,corn,basil grain, and grass jelly, enter the ice cream again, sprinkle chocolate and nuts, lastly add milk. Some of the sellers will add sticky rice.

Baba ice cream

When you arrived there, you will see a lots of Baba ice cream sellers along the way. The price is RM2 only. Here is also a perfect place for fans football jersey. Although it was an imitation jersey, but the quality of the fabrics is good. Plus, the price they offer was also cheap. But some of the seller gave an expensive price.Friendly tips, if you wanted to buy something, you need to done a survey first. Because not all the seller put the same price. There were a lot of club jersey such as Barcelona, Manchester United or Chelsea. Make sure you choose the jersey grade A and let the owner knows. Things that I realizes when I shopping here, most of the seller can speak in Thailand. Maybe it is because it was near to Thailand border.

On the way to Rantau Panjang, you will notice Beijing Mosque.The design of the mosque is mostly look alike to China building design. For the first time I saw it, I thought it was a Chinese temple. Than I realize it was a mosque when my friends said so. I stopped by to done my Asar there, the inner design of the building was also fascinating. I feel so comfortable and peace when I was there.

Tanjung Piai National Park, Pontian, Johor

This is the place where I get my first experience being chased by monkey and our camp site was "attacked" by monkey too! It all happened in 2005 when I was in Form 1. I went here because of the school trip that was organized by counseling club. The journey to Tanjung Piai National Park in Pontian, located 75 kilometres from Johor Bahru city centre is about an hour and a half away by car and about two hours by bus. Covering an area of over 926 hectares, the national park consists of coastal mangroves and intertidal mudflats. Almost 526 hectares of mangrove land here is while the rest is inter-tidal mudflats. According to Wetland International, Johor holds 28.7%  of mangrove forest in Peninsular Malaysia of 4.7%  of total mangrove forest covers in Malaysia. Gazetted as a Ramsar site in January 2003, the park is managed by the Johor National Park Corporation.* (* source: Johor National Park). 

"Congratulations! You are now standing at the Southern Most Tip of Mainland Asia." Well,as you arrived there, you already at the southern most tip of mainland Asia. I gain a lot of experience here. The view of the sea was so beautiful. I am spellbound by the scenery. On the evening, I got a chance to see the sunset and when the night comes, I could see the fireflies. I am so stunned and excited about the new experience that I had. And not forgetting the monkey that attacked our campsite, they left their poop in the tent. That is the worse thing I could remember. Don't be to friendly with the monkey.

Hutan Bandar, Johor bahru, Johor

Hutan Bandar covers an area of ​​50 acres , located at the confluence of the Jalan Tasek Utara and Jalan Yahya Awal, Johor Bahru, which is about 1.5 km from the city center . With the concept of ' Family Recreation Park ' in the cozy atmosphere of nature , comfort and harmony , it was designed to provide recreational facilities for the citizens of Johor Bahru. Public Recreational Park City Forest in Johor Bahru , has been selected as one of the destinations in the Healthy City program organized by the World Health Organization (World Health Organization WHO).

I often came here for variety purposed. Sometimes I came to relax my mind because the place is so calm and peace with the beautiful lake view. Sometimes I came here for recreational activities such as jogging and picnicking with my family and friends. When there is spare time, I will bring my little brother and sister for bathing activities because there is children's swimming pool for them to play.

Some of the facilities available at Hutan Bandar are:

• Lots of lush green flora.

• Seven scenic lakes.

• Children’s playgrounds.

• Jungle Trek.

• Exercise facilities.

• Camping site.

• Children’s swimming pool.

• Food court.

children's pool

lake view

children's playground

lake view

exercise facilities

Pantai Bukit Keluang, Besut, Terengganu

After our trip to Pantai Air Tawar, we moved to Pantai Bukit Keluang located about 3 kilometers from Pantai Air Tawar. The view of the beach was so beautiful and several islands can be seen from this beach. Pantai Bukit Keluang is a unique beach because there are rock formations on the beach and forming small caves. Plus, this beach was once famous for the story about pirate hideout, but now it stays with its own uniqueness. This beach is suitable for any activities with the family and friends since there are small caves which can be used for relaxation. The existing facilities here are public toilets, prayer room, food stalls and so on.

scenery of Pantai Bukit Keluang

scenery of Pantai Bukit Keluang

this is the hills that called Bukit Keluang

Pulau Rhu Hentian that can be seen in the picture

the small caves

Pantai Air Tawar, Besut, Terengganu

Assalamualaikum. This is my first experience writing on a blog. Well, as you know,this is my travelling blog. So, for the first destination I would like to share a little bit about the place that I went last month at Besut, Terengganu.  My tourism club at UMK has organized a program called G2G (Gathering to Gather) which involved 2nd year to 4th year students. All the activities was carried out at Pantai Air Tawar and Pantai Kluang.  First time I arrived I was very excited with the very beautiful beach scenery. Our activities are explorace where all the participants can enjoy the beauty of the beach at the same time.Usually the activities that were carried out at the beaches are picnics, bathing and sightseeing along the coast. This resort area  frequently visited by the locals in the evenings, weekends and holidays. There were a lot of facilities such as hotels, chalets, telephone booths, food booths, a children's playground and more. For your information, every year this resort area will held Culture and Arts Festival to welcomes the tourists here.