It was time to head to Cameron Highlands, slightly, if not the only cool (temp) in whole of Malaysia (except the shopping malls). About 250km south east into the mainland from Penang.As we head south and inland we are surprised to see how green the whole landscape is. The highways and roads are of amazingly high standards, just as in western Europe.To reach Cameron Highlands we had to leave the main north-south highway and head east through winding country lanes through, what mostly looked like tropical rain forest.The Highlands were named after William Cameron, a British colonial government surveyor who discovered the plateau during a mapping expedition in 1885. The fame of Cameron Highlands then grew during the colonial era when British planters realised the potential of its fertile mountain slopes for growing tea, then a prized commodity. The Cameron Highlands are still home to many tea plantations (image ), being Malaysia's largest tea-producing region. The area is also known as a major supplier of legumes and vegetables to both Malaysia and Singapore with its many farms, and with its cool temperature through out the year, it is one of Malaysia's prime tourist destinations. Actually it felt very cold during the night while we were there.
(image 3)Narrow sealed track leading to the one of the highest points in Malaysia