A Hill-top Park in Kuala Terengganu

There is a new park developed by the authority at the top of a hill in Jalan Cherung Lanjut. The site was formerly occupied by the State Secretariat building ( in the 1960's and 1970's ) which is now razed to the ground. The park is the latest addition to the vacant area.

One of the viewing platforms.

The playground.

View of the city from the hill.

 The new park is equipped with children's playground and a few viewing platforms for the visitors to see the overall view of Kuala Terengganu. On top of the hill, there is a building which is planned for restaurant.

There is a road going up the hill from the junction of Jalan Kemajuan and Jalan Cherung Lanjut, near the TNB building.

T-Lodge in Jalan Sultan Muhamad Kuala Terengganu is now closed

I like to update an article that I wrote in 2010 on T-Lodge and shop. It comes to my attention this week, it had been closed.

New Parking Facility in Kuala Terengganu

There is a new multi-level parking in Jalan Batas Baru, Kuala Terengganu being constructed by the local authority. This mechanical parking facilities is the first of its kind in Terengganu. When this facility is operational, it will add more parking spaces for the motorists.

Each unit has 10 car spaces and all in all this parking has 160 car spaces within its buildings

Each column has 10 units of car parking spaces.

The bottom space.

So, if you come to Kuala Terengganu, you can park your car at this Batas Baru parking spaces. Mind you, this parking is only for the normal size car.

Change of traffic flow at Kampong China, Kuala Terengganu

For years, the one way traffic flow at Kampong China Kuala Terengganu started at Kedai Binjai near Seri Malaysia Hotel towards Pasar Kedai Payang. Recently, the local authority  reversed its flow. It started from the central market to Seri Malaysia Hotel. If you come from Seri Malaysia Hotel, you have to take the back road adjacent to the river to go to the market.

Happy traveling.

Terengganu: An Affordable Destination

Malaysia is among the top 10 most affordable destinations in the world where Europeans can go a long way with their Euros for a memorable holiday, according to the German-language Yahoo Travel Magazine. Well done Malaysia!

Terengganu, one of the states in Malaysia is also an affordable destination. Located in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Terengganu has a beautiful 244 km long beach. Its white and sandy beaches were classified as superb beach. Majority of the Terengganu people stay along the coast where the towns flourish. The natural beach trees, casuarinas and coconut trees adorn the coastal beach.

 Terengganu has many interesting places to visit and Kuala Terengganu being the most populated city lies close the river mouth and the sea. There are many hotels here and the food too are superb. Many international events are taken place here: Monsoon Cup (yacht competition), Equestrian, and Arts Performance like Gamelan Music Festival.

You can plan your visit to Terengganu to experience the place, the food, the environment and the culture here. Your itinerary may take packages for 3 days 2 nights, 5 days and 4 nights and if you want to learn more you may stay for one month. Cheaper accommodation is available in the home stay or hostel. Home stay is mushrooming in Terengganu. Happy travelling.

Message to the Tourists: Beware of the Drug Smuggling

Many drug smugglers in the world now use the naive tourists to bring dangerous drug into the country. Some  tourists becomes mules to this syndicate. Malaysia is no exception. Malaysian law is very strict on this. If you were caught with the drug you will be severely punished and if the drug is more than a kilogram, if the court decided so, the punishment is death.

So, be careful with your bags. Always know what is in your bag. Never leave your luggage unattended and lock you luggage. If you need to go to the toilet, bring your luggage with you. Never trust people. If some one  you did not know ask you to keep his or her bags, do not entertain, say you are going off soon. Harsh? No, this is to protect you from unsuspected drug syndicate. I hope I do not frighten you. But it is important to be alert on this menace. Happy travelling.

Terengganu's Taxi: A Good Attempt to be Different

If you come to Terengganu, you will notice that Terengganu's taxi has a few colours that are different from other states. Airport taxi is blue and white in colour while the town taxi is yellow and black in colour.

 Blue and white airport taxi at the arrival hall.

Airport taxi is stationed at Sultan Mahmud Airport in Telaga Batin at the ground floor at the exit of the arrival hall. Before you get your taxi, you need to buy the coupon first at the counter which is located at the arrival hall. You can choose to rent the car or buy the coupon to go to your destination.

The taxi parking area waiting to ferry passengers to all places in Peninsular Malaysia.

For the local taxis, there are stationed in the town centre near the bus station. You have to be careful with the fare as some do not use the meter. Ask first before you go in. You can call the taxi to take you to the airport.

One interesting point to look at is the logo of the local taxi has a motto "Terengganu Hebat" (trans: the Mighty Terengganu? ). The motto is nice and if all the drivers follow rules and etiquette of good driving and play a good host, certainly more people are confident with their service. This will bring more business for them.

The motto: Terengganu Hebat, No Contraints but Opportunity...is written on the front doors.

Next time when you are in Terengganu, look for this taxi to bring you around. Happy travelling.