Cameron Highlands - Marrybrown Fried Chicken

One of the most elusive fastfood chains in Malaysia ... I know of one in Genting, and it is rumoured there is one in Puchong! Yay, there's a Marrybrown in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands!
Delicious fried chicken, original recipe ...

Cameron Highlands Resort - Lexus

Seem to be a lot of 'pairs' of cars at CHR ... first I saw 2 new E60 5-series arriving together ... then these guys ... same Lexus GS300 ... same gunmetal grey ... but one's from KL and one's from Perak!

Wikipedia, "The Lexus GS is a series of mid-size luxury sports sedans / executive cars sold by Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota. The first GS, based on the platform and running gear of the Toyota Crown, was introduced in 1991 in Japan and two years later in the United States, Europe and selected markets in Asia."

Cameron Highlands Resort - Steamboat farewell dinner

Dinner on our last night ...
Steamboat certainly tastes better in the cold weather aka highlands!

Cameron Highlands - Tea @ Smokehouse

A trip to Camerons would not be complete without TEA at Ye Olde Smokehouse!
The best scones I have EVER eaten ... even better then the ones in the UK! At RM$7.50 each, not cheap, but oh so delicious ... nice warm and moist ... fabulous! Delicious Strawberry Jam (well worth the $18 per jar to takeaway ... and we sure did!) to go with it too, yummy!


The Bangers and Mash were OK, and so was the apple pie .. but the highlight had to be the Scones!

Cameron Highlands - Ye Olde Smokehouse

Ye Olde Smokehouse in Cameron Highlands, just down the road from the golf course (On the roadfrom Tanah Rata heading towards Brinchang), is a luxurious English inn, with ivy-covered stone walls, multiple fire places, and timber frames.
Closing my eyes, I could imagine I was back in England! SERIOUSLY!
Even got to tour a couple of the rooms, with rates ranging from just under 400 ringgit to over 800 bucks for the even more well appointed rooms, which have fireplaces!


The interior ... and a couple of the rooms


The vintage phone booth adjacent, and the gardens

Cameron Highlands - Classic Mercs

On the windy road leading to the Sg Palas Boh Tea Plantations ... 5 vintage Mercedes taxis, including this one. Look at the car registration, sure looks like 'AVIS' aka the car rental company!

Cameron Highlands - Boh Tea Plantation (Sg Palas)

BOH Plantations was founded in 1929 by J.A. Russel, a British businessman during the British colonial era in Malaya. He was optimistic of the tea plantation business due to huge demands despite of the world-wide Great Depression at that time. As a result of the potential, he applied for and was granted a concession of land for his first tea garden in Habu, Cameron Highlands.
Today, BOH Plantations owns three tea gardens - the first garden in Habu, Fairlie Tea Garden and Sungai Palas Tea Garden. To ensure the freshness of its tea products, BOH Plantations also set up a packaging factory near its main garden. BOH tea products are distributed both in domestic and international markets.

Following the visit to this beautiful plantation, I now have a soft spot for Boh Tea ... Hmm, maybe I should re-do the Blind Test Tea Challenge :-)



Tea ... tea... everywhere!