Have Perut Will Travel...: CAM Day 3 │ TANAH RATA Morning Walkabout

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Friday, 15 March 2024

CAM Day 3 │ TANAH RATA Morning Walkabout

It’s My Birthday

The birthday boy overslept, and by the time we were ready for breakfast, it was already 9:15am. Thankfully, our breakfast destination was only a ten minute walk away.

We left Cameron Fair, headed south, then turned right onto Jalan Mentigi Utama, walking southwest. After a while, we crossed the road and continued along Jalan Royal Lily 4/2. At the end of this quiet street sat Uncle Chow Kopitiam.

By the time we finished breakfast, it was almost 10:30am, so we decided to explore Tanah Rata properly.

Exploring Tanah Rata

We doubled back along Jalan Mentigi Utama and returned to Cameron Fair, stopping by the CS Travel Liner ticketing counter to ask about printing our bus tickets for tomorrow’s trip back to Kuala Lumpur. It turned out the system here is quite basic — all we needed to do was tell the bus inspector our seat numbers, and we’d be checked in.

We then continued our walk along Jalan Camelia heading north. At the end of the street, we crossed Jalan Besar and turned right, walking southeast along the main road. The pedestrian five foot way was lined with shops and eateries, and we stopped at the Cameron Bharat Plantations Retail Shop to pick up souvenirs.

We ended up with ten boxes of flavoured tea bags at RM13.50 each (≈ USD/EUR3).

We continued walking along Jalan Besar to the very end before doubling back. Then we crossed the road and walked east for several hundred metres before turning onto Jalan Camelia Utama 1, which led us back into Cameron Fair.

Here, we browsed for sweaters and ended up buying one each for Brendan and Cat, priced at RM55.00 each (≈ USD12/EUR11).

Back to the Airbnb

With our morning adventure complete, we made our way back to the Airbnb to rest and freshen up.

What’s Next

Stay tuned — we’re heading to a swanky restaurant later for my birthday lunch!