Sungai Luanti, Ranau

By Khairiah.

Hello everyone! Today I am gonna share some travel experience in my hometown Ranau, Sabah. I can post about all the exciting places to visit in one post, but I will just post about one place at a time, to keep the excitement moving! Ranau is really a suitable place to visit if you love the nature.

First off, let me take you to Luanti River, or Sungai Luanti where you can have fish spa massages in the flowing river. Sounds too good to be true? :)

Sungai Luanti is about 15 - 20 kilometres away from Pekan Ranau. Or about 3 hours away from Kota Kinabalu. With the entrance fee of RM3 per adult, you can have 15 minutes of playing with the fishes :) They are very big, mind you! So, it is normal to hear people screaming. hahaha...

see, they are very big!

you can choose to only put your feet into the river or have your whole body soaked together with the fishes. but you have to pay extra for that. besides, you can also buy fish food to feed them while playing with them. These fishes are called ikan pelian in local dialect. They are purposely bred for this service. The river is protected under an Act where nobody should go fishing here. in Dusun language, it is called "tagal" which means the same, tidak boleh memancing atau menangkap ikan.

From one angle of the river

It is sooo hard to resist the urge to jump and swim in the river!

they also have facilities like toilets, changing rooms, a pool, cafe, and stalls selling Sabahan hand-made craft. they also allow people to have picnics, but at the far end of the river where the group of fishes are not residing. Here, they also have a high hanging bridge - jambatan gantung. If you climb up there you can have the view of the river from above. :)

but i have to admit the river is not as clear as how i remember it the last time i came for visit. Maybe the effect of rainy season has got anything to do with it? i don't know but let's just all embrace the beauty of nature. :)

Muzium & Kota Lukut, Port Dickson

By Sarah.

Running out of ideas on what to do at Port Dickson? Don't fret, there are a lot of places to go! Since we have been staying at Port Dickson lots of times, (like. almost. every.school.break). we've been exploring things that we can do besides going to the beach and the pool.

Like this one time, where we randomly follow the signboard to Rumah Api Tanjung Tuan

http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumah_api_Tanjung_Tuan

Rumah Api Tanjung Tuan

Apparently, no cars are allowed to enter, so you have to hike up to the top. A long hike!! at least to the internet generation that never exercise (points to self). My slipper even broke?! True story.

Tip# Bring shoes if you plan to go here! (obviously) 

PROOF
November, 2009

Muzium Lukut

So recently when we went to Port Dickson, on the way back to Klang, we saw a signboard to Muzium and Kota Lukut. (before Shell petrol station) 

The signboard directions were pretty clear to Muzium Lukut, but not for the 'kota' Kota Lukut. It is further inside the housing area and by the look of it, it is closed/ deserted.

Free admission

Inside the museum

I find this funny.....  guess this is what people do before the internet :p

Nothing much, really. It reminds me of Muzium Kraftangan Kelantan. but without the entrance fee.

Outside the museum

Ever wanted to climb the Hollywood sign? Now you (kinda) can! with stairs lagi.hehh

These are some of the pictures i took. There are many other replicas being displayed around the area.

All in all, it was a nice 'pit stop'. They have surau, pondok-pondok and toilets, great for RnR. A nice place to take pictures too.

Melaka in 30 minutes

By Sarah.

So me and my family had a sudden short trip to Melaka. We went to Kluang for an errand that Ayah needed to settle and we tagged along. (we have nothing better to do, obviously.)

On the way back, we decided to visit Bangunan Stadhuys because Hussein, my little brother have been nagging to visit since the holiday started. It was probably due to the fact of excitement that he read from his history book -_-

If you are travelling by car, Melaka now uses parking coupon system where you can buy the coupon for RM0.40 for half and hour and RM0.60 for one hour. You have the option of buying a booklet too which costs RM3 for a mixture of half and hour and hourly tickets. We parked near the Stadhuys museums because all the museum attractions are just by walking distance. If you got tired from all the travelling, you can ride the 'beca'/trishaw that usually cost RM10.

Since it was a sudden trip, we arrived at 5pm. Most of the museums are near to closing/closed :( 

Tip# The operating hours shown is 9am - 5.30pm, but the ticket counter is closed by 5pm.

We have arrived!

To cool off our disappointment, we had the famous Clock Tower Cendol by the road. They have Cendol Pulut Durian!

My Fav: Cendol Pulut

We walked to A Famosa and passed by many museums such as Muzium Setem and Muzium UMNO. Since this trip is for Hussein, most pictures are of him '-_-

A Famosa fortress

Me and Hussein then climbed up the stairs behind A famosa with no clue of where we were heading.

The view from the top

To our surprise,
First stop: Dutch Cemetery!

Hussein posing as Weeping Angel

Second Stop: St. Paul Church

Ever wondered how they keep the buildings clean?

After 'touristing' ourselves taking pictures and reading the information boards, we discovered a secret trail to our car park without going back downhill to the fortress.

Tip# Instead of walking by the roadside from the Stadhuys to the A Famosa, there is actually a trail from the Muzium Pemerintahan Demokrasi on Stadhuys to St. Paul Church. This trail is less exhausting than the stairs...trust me

The kinda-sorta secret trail

If you skip all the museums, you can actually cover most of the tourist attractions in under one hour :D

hello!

Hello! We are Khairiah and Sarah who love seeing new places, and would love to share the experiences with you!

the one driving is Sarah and the one on the right is Khairiah.

 

We will be updating regularly, stay tuned! =)

~One who lives, sees. One who travels, sees more~