Old World Charm
Coming to Ipoh as a 23-year-old rugby player representing the Royal Navy in a tournament hosted at the Ipoh Padang in 1962, and enjoying the sausages and mash at a … Read More
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Culture Keeps Him Coming Back
Although not unfamiliar with Malaysia, when travel writer Lloyd Salac, 25, was invited to go on a media familiarisation trip to Selangor, he quickly took up the offer, excited to … Read More
Merchant Sold on Malaysia
Several months after losing his job to downsizing cuts, and with time on his hands plus a neat retrenchment compensation package in the bank, U.S. native Chad Merchant decided to … Read More
At Home in Ipoh
“It’s a little different from Sydney here, but where else can you be surrounded by all this natural beauty everyday?” asked Litsa Francis née Ikonomidis. The 30-year-old originally from Sydney, … Read More
From Iran With Love
Travelling around Malaysia since 2008 to produce a Tourism Malaysia-endorsed pictorial travel guidebook in the Farsi language which has a market of 120 million people, Iranian Jaleh Chegini, 42, has … Read More
Heating Up Kitchens Around the World
After spending almost 24 hours travelling from Sagres to Lisbon in Portugal and from there to Dubai, Singapore and finally by car to Malacca, Micael Valentim’s first proper meal, that … Read More
Oasis Amid Growing City
For digital nomad Gael Hilotin, 32, Ipoh was a rather elusive city to visit! The Filipina who blogs at thepinaysolobackpacker.com and contributes regularly to Yahoo! Southeast Asia Travel as well … Read More
Adventurous Thomas
Having spent his whole life in Singapore, German Lau Thomas, 23, actually prefers living in Ipoh compared to Singapore. He explained, “Singapore, as you know, is a concrete jungle. Ipoh, … Read More
TV Man Can’t Get Enough of Ipoh
As the Managing Director of MQTV, a television channel in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Eka Budiman Sumadji travels extensively in the course of his work that includes the production of … Read More
Around The World With The Benders
Floating under the stars in the hot springs of the Lost World of Tambun, life couldn’t have been more perfect for the Benders. Originally from Perth, Australia, the family of … Read More
Price for Ipoh’s Best
As an avid caver, Perak is a natural hunting ground for Liz Price. The British lady who resides in Kuala Lumpur uses Ipoh as her base to explore other areas … Read More
Tranquil City Wins Bucher’s Heart
In 1998, Peter Josef Bucher and his wife, Irene, bought a house in Ipoh Garden East so that when they eventually settled down, it would be in Ipoh. Having lived … Read More