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Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur 2011

September 26, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Malaysians are quite avid sports fans, although for most of them, the extent of participation would only be as a spectator, watching the action from the comfort of their living rooms. Ever so often, sporting events would be held and it is then that Malaysians tend to turn out in droves, especially if it is a sport that has a large following, like football.

Malaysia Open Kuala Lumpur 2011

One of the participants of the Malaysia Open Kuala Lumpur 2011 signing his autograph for a young fan

Another sport that has quite a large following in Malaysia is tennis, and the main tennis in Malaysia would be the Malaysian Open held in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Open is an official ATP World Tour 250 tournament and this year’s edition is taking place right now, from 26th September till 2 October 2011 at Bukit Jalil Stadium. The tournament will build up to the weekend with the Quarterfinals on Friday, 30th September, Semifinals on Saturday, 1st October, and culminate with the finals on Sunday, 2nd October.

For those who are interested in tennis and are interested to attend, do check out the Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur 2011 website for more information.

Photo (c) Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur

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Ronda-Ronda: Proclamation of Independence Memorial

The Proclamation of Independence is housed in the elegant old building that was built for the Melaka Club. The building was built in 1912 by the British and used to have a large field in front of it, suitable for polo or cricket. The field is now the site of the Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall.

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Travel & Tourism Fair, Mumbai

Travel Torusim Fair (TTF) is India’s leading exhibition for the travel tourism industry. Since 1989, it provides an annual opportunity for organisations from India and abroad to showcase their products and services to a large cross-section of the travel trade industry and consumers across major markets in India.

With more than 1500 Exhibitors from 61 countries and 35 Indian States, an ever increasing number of foreign country representations, and a committed visitorship of more than 186,000 visitors, TTF is the largest network of Travel Shows in India.

For more information, please visit: http://www.ttfotm.com

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Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest

“Also known as Lata Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, it is famed for its amazing seven-level cascading waterfalls that create seven pools of cool, crystal clear water.”

Located about 112km south-east of Alor Setar, deep in the forest of Gunung Inas in the Baling district is Peranginan Bukit Hijau, a great retreat for the locals. Also known as Lata Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, it is famed for its amazing seven-level cascading waterfalls that create seven pools of cool, crystal clear water.

Although picnickers come here during weekends and public holidays, its large camping ground with basic toilet facilities along the Sungai Mempelam (Mempelam River) is more than adequate for all. Activities available there include nature walks along the bridle path that leads to the forest reserve where one can see nature at its best.

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Roadhop – Bus & Train Travel in Malaysia

Bus  Train Travel in Malaysia

Bus Train Travel in Malaysia

We love to travel. Last year, we picked our next exotic travel experience – a grand tour to Terengganu. The first thing we had to do was to find out how to get there. That should be simple enough. Our parents would have picked up the phone book, and called many different tour agencies. But we are young and savvy, so we know that everything can be found on the internet.

We did a google search and found that we can leave from a few different places, with exciting names like “Bukit Jalil” and “Hentian Putra”. Now, we are Malaysians and it pains us to admit this, but we actually had no idea where these places were. So we had to check them out too. Of course, things don’t end here. We have to find out things like departure timings, fares. We heard horror stories about people being dropped off in the middle of the highway, so the companies have to be reliable. Being kiasu, we wanted to know all our alternatives, so we compared a few online travel agents, travel forums, and some individual company websites.

This was unfortunately starting to feel rather like homework.

Travelling Is Not Easy

This was made worse by our grand idea that it might be fun to go by train. So we decided to make a list of the train timings too. Then we found that there is no train stations on the East Coast, and abandoned the idea. Finally, an hour later, we were satisfied that we found the best option and called to book the ticket. We felt very pleased with ourselves until we went down to the bus station. There, we found that we didn’t actually get the best price after all. Being old, established companies, many coach operators still operate off the counters of the bus stations, with additional bus routes that the net savvy us overlooked. There are also many touts within each terminal giving us a lot of interesting advice.

It may have occurred to you by now that Kuala Lumpur to Terengganu is just an example. We are enthusiastic backpackers, and I have just described a problem that we have faced over and over again and many countries that we have been to. Alternatives are present for air travel. Yet what is overlooked is the large number of people who travel by land and sea transport.

Roadhop Is The Solution

Hence, our team realized that it doesn’t have to be so complicated, so we came up with roadhop.com. Roadhop provides comparisons of bus, train departure schedules and fares for long-distance travel in Singapore and Malaysia. We aim to help travelers find the best prices for the best rides. We believe our services will be greatly useful for any travelers to Malaysia. Do email us at contact@roadhop.com to tell us what you think!

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