I’ve knew it all along what always draws us to Kuantan. It is its enticing food scene, especially when the sun goes down and the road leading from Balok to Cherating lightens up with neon from the restaurants. The catch is, be prepare to eat spicy as chinese food in this area is certainly not something I […]
Kuantan Trip part 1
Lo and behold, it’s finally the itinerary for our Kuantan trip. We have always wanted to take Mum for a trip and I voted for Phuket, my sister suggested Bali but in the end Mum didn’t want to fly. We had done Langkawi, Penang and Ipoh so naturally Kuantan came to mind, a place where […]
Hotel Review: Swiss Garden Beach Resort Kuantan, Malaysia
Meet the most average hotel that we had ever stayed. Both its hit and missed marks are so balanced that sometimes we hated it yet sometimes we yearned to return to it. Our first stay at Swiss Garden Beach Resort Kuantan was in 2007. We were two amateur traveler and haven’t build an expectation for hotels so […]
A Tale of Two Sara Thai Kitchen.
Sara Thai is a restaurant renowned for serving authentic Thai food in Kuantan and I have heard for more than once that it’s the best Thai restaurant in town. A Thai food lover like us couldn’t let go of the chance of testing the theory ‘is it really good’? Just as we thought it will […]
Hoi Yin Curry Mee, Pantai Chempedak, Kuantan
Wake up, dear..Let’s have Hoi Yin curry mee for breakfast!” In my dreamy state, all I could remember was I was stuffing myself with ikan bakar and satay the night before. So who’s the owner of the desperate voice? Of course, it’s the unrelenting king of gluttony, CS. I silently grateful that CS woke me […]
Satay Zul, Kuantan
The moment CS suggested a detour on the pretext of burning off our dinner by going around Kuantan town. Seriously, by riding in a car? I knew what he had on his mind. He had caught wind that Satay Zul is the best satay in town and well, you know the rest of the story. […]
Awang Ikan Bakar, Kuantan
Within 4 years of absence from Kuantan, this once leisurely town (and seaside) had bloomed so much, almost unrecognizable, especially with the cars rushing swiftly along Jalan Beserah. We even had to speed up to avoid a big truck tailing too closely to us. The road was dark but Awang Ikan Bakar still stood out […]