Betong Aug 2023

 2 Aug 2023

After breakfast, we hired a "tut-tut" to bring us to Piyamit Tunnel. These are jungle hideout of the MCP led by Chin Peng. It was used as an air raid shelter as well as food storage.. The tunnel stretches almost 1 km with many well hidden exits into the jungle. There are many military amenities in this camp to support the MCP. It  has now been turned into a museum, a tourist attraction.

Amenities in the camp

The tunnels system

Millenium Tree inside the camp is a prominent landmark. 

Around the jungle camp.

After touring the Tunnel, we made a short visit to Inthason Waterfall and nearby Bo Nam Ron  Monastery followed by a stop at Hot Spring. Here, we had a durian feast for lunch.

We returned to Betong and visited Wat Photisatto Kuan Im Temple.

In the evening, it was a delicious Seafood dinner.

Perak Betong Aug 2023

 1 Aug 2023

Sham my neighbour/colleague/friend joined me for a his long awaited home coming trip to Betong where he was born and Kampong Tasek in Perak was his second home after his dad move away from the communist is Betong

We rented a car around noon from Ipoh Airport and drove to Pengkalan Hulu formerly known as Kroh where the Thailand Malaysia border is just a few minutes north. 

Stopping by the town of Gerik for a quick lunch before heading to the Malaysian Immigration.

As it is troublesome to drive the car into Thailand due to insurance and permit, we parked at a designated car park near Malaysia Custom. A taxi took us to the immigration.

At the other end of the immigration, readily available Thai taxi brought us through the Thai immigration and took us on a 10 minute drive to Sweet Home Hotel in Betong. It was almost 5 pm 

My friend literally walked through memory lanes, visiting his childhood home and the vicinity he used to play. He managed to speak to a few childhood neighbours.

Betong is a small town with a very large Chinese and Muslim Malays population beside the Thais. It is well known for Chinese Hakka food. This town is quite dependent on tourism. We walked around the town and the prominent landmark here is the Betong Clock Tower. 

Perak Betong Jul 2023

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