Joha Rahman

Are you a sun lover? Do you like to unwind yourself, take a stroll in the empty beach and bask yourself in the warm of the morning sun. Then pick up your bags and come to visit Kuantan, Malaysia, where you can enjoy walking on the pristine sand and playing with the warm waves of the tropical sea.

Teluk Cempedak is located about 10 km from central Kuantan.

Tekek is a small a village, almost centrally located, situated on the west shore of Tioman. Due to its central location, and its natural shelter from the rough open sea, it was rightfully chosen as the entry point to the island. It has the only immigration terminals for the island, serving the incoming as well as the out-going traffics to Mersing, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Medang is a traditional Malay Village situated on the bank of Jelai River in Pahang, about 200 km from Kuala Lumpur. It located at the edge of a large untouched jungle in the middle of peninsular Malaysia. The village has been promoting the Malaysia home stay tourism, drawing visitors, especially the youth from Japan and Korea. These young visitors like to experience the traditional life style of the rural Malays and personally involved in their daily routines.

What sort of holiday you are looking for? Do you enjoy the outdoor adventure of trekking in the heart of Malaysian tropical jungle, meeting the friendly local peoples and a visit to the British heritages buildings in a quiet tropical town, away from the hassle of big city? If you are, then Kuala Lipis has these to offer.

Kuala Lipis is situated at the center of peninsular Malaysia, about 200 km from Kuala Lumpur.

Pahang's Royal town of Pekan is located on the bank of the Pahang River, about 50 km south of Kuantan. It is the home of the state's royal family headed by Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mu'adzam Shah, one of the nine Sultans in the small country of Malaysia. The town prides itself as it has produced two of the Malaysian Prime Minister, the late Tun Razak and his son, the current Prime Minister Najib Razak.

If you are living with the daily hassle of a big city, always in the continuous fight for time and speed, you may like to give it a break. Unwind yourself, and revert to the natural living. Go over to the jungle in Malaysia to taste the nature. How would you like to live for a few days without television and newspapers or your portable phone?.

When I told my children that my parents did not have the TV and newspaper or electricity in Kuala Lipis, Malaysia in 1960s, they were amazed.

One of the fascinating holidays that I ever had was in the Island of Bali, in Indonesia. If I were asked for a reason that made it outstanding, I would be searching for the answer. It think it is the natural blends of the scenic beauties of the island, the rich cultural heritage and the friendly people that had make the different. On the night of our arrival, we decided to visit the famous of the Bali dance, the Kecak Fire Dance.

A visit to China will not be complete without the tour to the Great Wall. For thousands of years, the wall had been the symbol of China, its great historic and powerful past, and later, its isolation under the era of bamboo curtain, and now, it symbolizes China's rise to become a dominant worlds power, both militarily and economically. The best way to visit the wall is from Beijing.