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Isabella Bird & Taiping

Posted on November 18, 2020 by janstu
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In several earlier posts I have mentioned Isabella Bird, who visited Taiping in 1879. In this post I will describe in somewhat more detail the visit of this intrepid English traveller. Isabella Bird was born in 1831. Already at a … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Malaysia, Taiping | 5 Replies

Taiping, August 2020

Posted on August 31, 2020 by janstu
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After our trip to the Cameron Highlands had shown us that traveling in Malaysia was possible again after the lockdown, a visit to Taping was of course my first priority. I booked four nights in my favourite hotel Furama, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Friends, Social, Taiping | 12 Replies

Taiping, July 2018

Posted on July 22, 2018 by janstu
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After my visit of the Gunung Rapat Cave Temples, I drove to Taiping, my 2nd hometown…:-). I arrived just in time for a forum discussion organised by the Taiping Heritage Society. When I checked in in my usual Furama hotel, … Continue reading →

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Taiping Waterfalls

Posted on January 27, 2017 by janstu
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During a recent stay in Taiping I have revisited two waterfalls, the Maxwell Hill Fall and the Kamunting Fall. Here is a GE map of the region with my GPS data. When the English explorer Isabella Bird visited Taiping in 1879, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Malaysia, Waterfalls | 3 Replies

Taiping & more

Posted on August 14, 2016 by janstu
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By now my interest in the history of Taiping, my 2nd hometown,  must be clear to followers of this blog..:-). I am a member of the Taiping Heritage Society , which has about 600 members. It is a closed group, but you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Ipoh, Malaysia, Taiping, Waterfalls | 1 Reply

Taiping, my 2nd hometown

Posted on June 15, 2016 by janstu
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The last time I visited Taiping was during CNY 2016 , before my trip to the Netherlands. As I was missing what I jokingly call my 2nd home town, I went back last week, staying with my friends George and Jenny. We started … Continue reading →

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Shame on Taiping!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by janstu
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Now that Malaysia has become my second home, I can say that Taiping is my second hometown..:-) I am a frequent visitor and became a member of the Taiping Heritage Society. Taiping is rightly proud about its many historical firsts: … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Malaysia, Taiping | 2 Replies

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