Bukit Keluang Sunrise

 Bukit Keluang aka bat's hills is a good location to catch sight of sunrise. A 15-20 minutes hike atop will give a magnificent view of the South China Sea in contrast of bat's hills. There are several trails that accessible to top of the hills.  Find a good spot and wait for the sun to rise.  It's a few kilometers from Kuala Besut jetty and about 10 minutes drive from Tok Bali.

Tips:

shoe : comfortable shoe for hiking 

water : adequate water to prevent dehydration

tripod : for steady time lapse shooting 

friends: this is remote area, so a group of friends is better 

sunrise: look for sunrise time and arrived atop approximately 15 minutes before sunrise, to setting all your camera equipment and find a good spot. 

cliff : the cliff is about 30 m high so be careful while shooting 

coordinate: 5.796575,102.610799

wildlife here including wild boar, monkey, birds, squirrel, etc. 

Bukit Keluang Part I

Bukit Keluang Sunrise

 Bukit Keluang twilight

Panoramic view of South China Sea

 Beautiful Bukit Keluang Sunrise

 HDR Bukit Keluang Sunrise

 mushrooms 

 road to the other part of Bukit Keluang 

The other side of  Keluang Beach

Seongsan Ilchulbong (성산일출봉), Jeju Island, South Korea.

Introduction:

Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak (성산일출봉)   also called sunrise peak (日出峰)  is formed 100,000 years ago from volcanic eruption. It's located on the eastern of jeju Island, on top of the peak there is a huge crater (600m in diameter and 90m high).During spring Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak is surrounded by bright yellow colored rapeseed flowers. Sunrise from the peak is magnificent where can observe it from top of the mountain. Hike from the foothills to the top take about half an hour, from the top there you will see a huge crater and scenic view of Jeju-do.It worth the hike. 

Tips:

During summer please apply sunscreen as the sun might burn you.

Wear some  wind breaker as the wind might get strong.

Light wear for hiking.

Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydrate

Attraction:

Hiking, seaside, UNESCO Heritage Site, panoramic view from top, sunrise

Contacts:

Address: Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Seogwipo-si Seongsan-eup Seongsan-ri 114

call center : +82-64-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) 

• For more info: +82-64-710-7923, +82-64-783-0959 (Korean)

Admission Fees:

Classification	Adults	Youths	Children
Individual	2,000 won	1,000 won	1,000 won
Group (over 10)	1,200 won	600 won	600 won

Nearby Attractions:

Seopjikoji ( a beautiful beach)

Trick Art Museum, jeju-do

Gimnyeong maze park ( I'm lost Here)

Panoramic view of Jeju Island seaside

Manjanggul cave ( the largest lava cave in the world) 

Coordinates: 33.458227,126.941945

Map:

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References:

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264207

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seongsan_Ilchulbong

 Panoramic view from Seongsan Ilchulbong

  Panoramic view on Seongsan Ilchulbong

  Panoramic view from Seongsan Ilchulbong

 Panoramic view of Seongsan Ilchulbong

 Seongsan Ilchulbong from bridge 

Seongsan Ilchulbong from small town 

 Seongsan Ilchulbong

 with mummy mei and jie

 Seongsan Ilchulbong- entrance

 Seongsan Ilchulbong- horse riding 

 Seongsan Ilchulbong view from top

Penang 2012

Visited Penang ( Pearl of the Orient) again, as usual hunting for foods and Durians in Penang. But still don't have luck to taste the "real" red prawn aka "ang he" durian due to durian season just begin. But we manage to eat "ho lo" durian which cost us RM58, it taste good. Besides durian tasted most of delicious foods in Penang like cha kuey teow, laksa, cendol, lo bak,etc.  Thanks David, xian and your sis for bringing us around. 

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Balik Pulau Sunset

Panoramic of Balik Pulau

BP Anjung Indah Seafood

 Panoramic view from kek lok shi

clay pot crab rice at Bukit Tambun.

 kek lok si

 kek lok si

 kek lok si

 kek lok si

 lasksa

 laksa

 durian ( ho lo) RM25 per kg

Tang Kuan Hill, Songkhla

Visited Tang Kuan Hill during 2012 lunar New Year. It is  near  to samila beach just a few minutes drive will bring you there. One you reach there you will see lotsa of monkey around the lift station they just playing around and be careful with your food, "they" will rob you. The entree fees is free but you need to pay 30 baht for adult  and 20 baht for children for the lift ticket or you can go up by foot for free. The lift is 136m in length and carry up to 20 persons a time it took about 3 minutes to reach hilltop. Once you reach the top you can saw magnificent 360 degree panoramic view of songkhla with sea, bay, mountain, lake and the town. It's just beautiful and breathtaking. Besides the view there is some old brick ( used to be surrounded Phrathat Chedi Luang) , stupa  protected in designated area for public viewing 

Details:

 Tangkuan Mountain located 105 meters above sea level, the ancient monuments located on top of it is stupa ( Phrathat Chedi Luang), rest house of King Rama IV and a fire house. The ancient stupa Phra Chedi Luang was restored in 1886 under king Ram IV command, it is one of the important monuments in Songkhla.

Contact:

Tel. 074-316330

Nearby Attraction:
Hatyai Municipal Park

  

beware of Monkey, they do rob and injure peoples

 panoramic view from hilltop ( click to ENLARGE)

the 30 baht lift ticket

 view from hilltop

 view from hilltop

 the incline lift

 old brick

Jeju Island seaside panoramic.

Here a panoramic view of Jeju island seaside, South Korea. White sands with blue seas. 

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Seongsan ilchulbong breathtaking view 

Nearby Attractions:

Seopjikoji ( a beautiful beach)

Seongsan ilchulbong ( scenery of mountain and sea must visit)

Trick Art Museum, jeju-do

Gimnyeong maze park ( I'm lost Here)

Manjanggul cave ( the largest lava cave in the world) 

WeeLing Ng