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Cameron Highlands - tea, tea plantations, clouds, tea leaves, some more tea

I decided my next stop would be the Cameron Highlands which is in central peninsular Malaysia.
The elevation there is a lot higher so it was nice to cool down a little but from the heat that I have been used to every where else.

One of the main attractions is the tea plantations.


From here you can buy a cup of tea and watch them from the balcony harvesting the tea leaves and throwing them in a basket on their back.


Some very nice views.


You can also go walk among the tea fields where we tried cutting some leaves.


Very nice balcony at the cafe.


The other thing that people do is go to the look out point which is at the tallest mountain in Malaysia (so all the signs said)


When we got there we discovered that it was super foggy so we couldn't really see much.
 

And here are some clouds that I thought were interesting enough at the time to take a picture of.


On the way back to town we found ourselves becoming extras in a Malaysian soap opera called Cinta. But thats for the next post.

Remember to comment and pass on!
More photos in the album on the left.


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  1. interstate removalists SydneyFebruary 13, 2012 at 2:20 AM

    Tea ! i love it. Nice views. I loved it.

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  2. Margaret RobertsMarch 8, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    Great photos Hayden ... I'm enjoying them. Your mum tells me you got into UBC. Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment.

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