During my stay at Colmar Tropicale, my friends and I took the shuttle to the Japanese Village further north. The journey took us about 15 to 20 minutes. I had expected the Japanese Village to be somewhat like the Japanese Garden in Clingendael Park in Den Haag. Unfortunately, it is not. There is no particular season to ... continue reading »

To escape from the heat of the lowlands, I found myself spending a night at Colmar Tropicale, the French-themed resort on Berjaya Hills - or Bukit Tinggi in Pahang. The resort is set amidst eighty acres of tropical rainforest, 2,700 feet above sea level. Fashioned after Alsace in the northeast of France, one is transported back to ... continue reading »