Batu Cave, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Introduction:

Batu Cave Sri Subramaniam Temple (Tamil: பத்து மலை)  is located at the Gombak district about 12km away from Kuala Lumpur. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia. There is 270 steps of staircase to the cave, beware of the monkey, they are aggressive and  might rob your belongings . Inside the cave (natural chamber) is where the temple located, bright light pass through the top opening of the cave. There is some stalls selling souvenirs and drink in the cave. At the entrance there is hundreds or thousands of pigeon  around the ground waiting for people to feed them foods. Its a worth visit place in Kuala Lumpur.

Attraction:

Hindu Temple, religious place, monkey, cave, limestone 

Contacts:

Address: Jalan Batu Caves, 68100 Jalan Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia

Phone: 016-333-7328

Admission Fees:

Admission is free but if you go by car there is RM2 parking fees.

Map:

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References:

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

Murugan statue at the entrance of Batu Cave

the magnificent light from the top of Batu Cave

the staircases 

beware of monkey 

The natural chamber of Batu Cave

The light lighting up the cave

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

Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Introduction:

Wat Phnom (Temple of the Mountains)  is a Buddhist temple located at the city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was build in 1373 on a 27 meters man made hill. It's a important worship place in Phnom Penh. 

Attractions:

small park, Buddhist temple, religious worship place

Contact:

Address: Sangkat Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phone: (0)23 21 6666

Fees:

 free

Map:

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The staircase to Wat Phnom

The staircase to Wat Phnom

Stupa

stupa 

stupa

front

inside main hall

The nagas

Celery Mushroom spaghetti

Ingredient:

one stalk of spaghetti noodles

5 garlic ( minced)  

1 dill leaves

10 Fresh Mushroom

1 stalk Celery

Prego mushroom spaghetti sauce

oil

Recipe: 

Boil spaghetti noodles in hot water ( add some salt) for 13-15 minutes (when done set aside in a plate) while waiting for the spaghetti. 

 Heat up one teaspoon oil in a pan; fried garlic until the aroma is noticed, then add celery and mushroom stir fried for 3 minutes.

 After that add prego spaghetti sauce. Mix well , when the mixture boiled pour it on top of spaghetti noodle; decorate with dill leaves. Ready to serve 

Home process coffee bean

Here how i research, google and process the fresh coffee bean. 

Step :1 The coffee bean after 1 day soaking in water, gonna wet process it

Step :2 crack the coffee cherry skin and isolate the green coffee bean inside..

Step :3 After wet process the fresh green coffee bean's skin is peeled , it's flesh( mucilage) still attached on the bean. Fermentation begin to remove the mucilage .

Step :4 After fermentation the mucilage is removed . Here the fresh green coffee beans 

 Step :5 dry the green coffee bean under the sun. 

Step :6 Hulling-to removing the entire dried husk. Here show the green coffee bean and the removed husk.

dry the coffee bean untl about 11% then it can be roast and grind to serve as coffee.  

The after roasted coffee..ready to grind and serve as coffee..the coffee aroma is strong now

Zion National Park, Utah, United States.

Introduction:

Zion National Park is located in the Springdale, Utah, United States. It covered a total of 590 km2, which is 24 km long and up to 800 m deep. Located at parts of  Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park's unique geography allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. The unique life zones includes desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest consists of canyons, buttes, mountains, mesad,rivers, monoliths,slot canyon and natural arches.  It take about 3 hours drive from Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Attraction:

Hiking, canyoneering, climbing, biking, photography, birds watching , natural arches, canyons, rock climbing 

Animals: Rock Squirrels, Cougars, Mule Deer,Coyotes, Jackrabbits,  Whiptail ,Gray Foxes, Collared lizards, Pinyon Jays,etc.

Popular hiking trails: The Narrows, The Subway, Angels Landing, and Kolob Arch.

Rock climbing trails:   Moonlight Buttress, Prodigal Son, Spaceshot, Touchstone.

Contacts:

Phone: 1-435-772-3256 

Fax: 1-435-772-3426

Address: Zion National Park, Springdale, UT 84767-1099

Fees:

WEEKLY PASSES

Weekly passes may be upgraded to annual passes within 7 days of purchase.

Private Vehicle: $25. Valid for 7 days.

Motorcycle: $12. Valid for 7 days.

Admits one individual on a private, non-commercial motorcycle to Zion National Park including both the Zion Canyon and Kolob Canyon areas. Any passengers pay the per person fee not to exceed the private vehicle fee of $25.

Per Person: $12. Valid for 7 days.

Admits one individual with no car to Zion National Park including both the Zion Canyon and Kolob Canyon areas. - typically used for bicyclists, hikers and pedestrians. Youth 15 and under are admitted free. 

Nearby attractions:

Glen Canyon Dam

Antelope Canyon

Horseshoe Bend

Bryce Canyon

Map:

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References:

http://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/hours.htm

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

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The magnificent view of Zion National Park Valley from a cave with melting snow waterfall fall on the right.The weather is still cold in the spring ( April ) but not cold enough to prevent the snow from melting. In spring there are many waterfalls around the park because of warm weather melting the snow.

Panoramic view of Zion National Park snow mountains

Panoramic view of Zion National Park at the car park

At the bus station, Zion National Park

panoramic view of the partly snow mountain 

The sign board to Zion National Park

The Zion National Park entrance

Lamb Chop with mashed potato

Lamp chop

Ingredient
1 sliced lamb shoulder
1 broccoli
1 pack of baby carrot
dash of salt
dash of pepper
meat tenderizer powder

Recipe:
Marinate lamp shoulder with salt and pepper left there for an hours ( add meat tenderizer powder to soften the meat)
heated the hot pan and ready to cook the meat cook for approximately 12 minutes. Then ready to serve.


Mashed Potato and Gravy


Ingredient
3 russet potato peeled and cubed
1/4 cup warm milk
40g butter or margarine
4 onions
flour
chicken stock

Recipe:

Cover potato with water in saucepan and boil for 25 minutes with cover. Drain well. Add  salt ,milk, butter and pepper; mash until fluffy.

Gravy:


In a pan, cook the butter and onions on medium heat until onions slightly browned

whisk in some flour into the pan, and add the salt and pepper. Then cook for 3 minutes

Add the hot chicken stock, and cook  for 5 minutes until it's thickened. Cognac can be added too.



Broccoli and carrot is boil and serve together with lamp chop and mashed potato

Lata Beringin (Beringin Waterfall)

Introduction:

Lata Beringin is a 120 meters waterfall located at Sungai Pas, Kuala Krai. Magnificent  view of the waterfall with lush green surrounding suitable for picnic and camping.   The location is quite remote and not easy to find . The first time went there we get lose and  only found the way after asking the villager there, the small road located near the bridge turn left  ( from Kuala Krai area) and go along the road until the end ( it's a tiny road which is one lane tarred road)  

Where:

 Lata Beringin waterfall / Sungai Pas waterfall

Attraction: 

Waterfall, campsite, picnic, nature,jungle trekking, nature photography, fishing,etc

Contact:

For more information, please contact the Kota Bharu Tourist Information Centre at +609-7485534.

Fees:

FOC - there is no one to collect any entrance fees ( because the facilities there are all broken- toilet is filled with fallen leaves and trees branches and with graffiti vandalism)

Nearby Attraction:
Telaga Bijih Waterfall
Lata Rex waterfall ( downstream to it) 

Gunung Stong ( Jelawang waterfall) - Purportedly the highest waterfall in South East Asia

Gps Point 

for Lata beringin is N5 26.847 E102 19.585

San Diego Zoo

Introduction:

San Diego Zoo is a 40 Hectares (100 acres ) zoo located in Balboa Park , San Diego. It housing more than 3,600 animal with 650 species. San Diego zoo grow from abandoned exotic animal exhibitions after the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. It's one of the zoo that housed giant panda, Galapagos tortoise, pygmy hippo, gorillas, orang utan, polar bear, etc.

Where:

 San Diego Zoo

Attraction: 

Varieties of animal, park, landscape and flowers. Besides that we still can learn more about animals there. There is lot of information available inside. Besides that inside the zoo we can ride Guided Bus Tour, Express Bus, Skyfari Aerial Tram.

The zoo is divided into : 

Polar Rim

Panda Canyon

Lost Forest

Asian Passage

Elephant Odyssey

Urban Jungle

Africa Rock

Outback

Discovery Outpost 

Map:

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Contact:

http://www.sandiegozoo.org

Fees:

 1-Day Pass $42

Nearby Attractions:

Balboa Park

Torrey Pines State Reserve

Enjoy the photos

San Diego Zoo entrance

San Diego Zoo Map

 Komodo Dragon

 Rattle snake

 Alligator snapping turtle

 colorful lizard

 Giant cave roach 

 bugs

 otter 

 Meerkat

 Macaw 

 otter

 Red blossom flowers at San Diego Zoo

 colorful lizard 

 tortoise

 Galapagos tortoise at San Diego Zoo

Galapagos tortoise at San Diego Zoo