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BOH ada Ummph!

The BOH Tea Plantation,  located at Cameron Highlands is the largest tea plantation in Malaysia making it Malaysia’s largest black tea manufacturer. We pay a visit to this famous BOH Tea plantation to see for ourselves!

This the is BOH tea plantation which as you can see, is situated in a valley, surrounded by acres and acres of, you guessed it, TEA!  The settlements you see are of the BOH tea workers where they eat, breathe and pick TEA!

This stylish glass enclosure is the BOH Tea cafe. Enjoy a hot cuppa with the cool breeze caressing your face whilst enjoying a 360 degree view of lush greenery. Perfect on a lazy afternoon.

Afternoon cuppa done, time for portraits, we’ll start with the ladies…:)

And the gentlemen…well, the pose looks oddly familiar…i’ll leave you to figure

My lovely family, with the exception of Dennis who is currently studying in Birmingham. Gotta love the breathtaking green hills of the BOH plantation behind us!

Last but not least, a group photo as we say goodbye to Cameron Highlands!

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Madeira is a Portugese Island located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It is located about 1000 km southwest of its capital, Lisbon. In fact, Madeira is closer to Morocco than Portugal itself.

Madeira was discovered between 1418 to 1420.

This is a view from our hotel balcony. Below are all photos from Fuchal which is the capital of the island.

Madeira is pretty unique due to its geographical location. They do have both Tropical weather and winter as well.

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Which European city is divided by canals into nine small islands? I AM Amsterdam, also known as Venice of the North due to its many canals and waterways.

Spring is definitely the best time to visit when the tulips in Keukenhof Park are in full bloom!

Windmills are home to Amsterdam, a must see as if you get the chance.

However, these windmills are located in the countryside so get sightseeing!

We took a cruise on a glass-topped boat for a tour of the city via the canals. Pretty much like Venice in Italy.

The houses here are very different from those in other European countries. They are more height than width in very disproportionate measurements making them look paper thin and very cardboardlike!

Amsterdam was once a fishing village but has evolved into one of the largest cities in The Netherlands.

I just love the canals. Pity the closest we have is perhaps a big monsoon drain?

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Some gargoyle in the New Town Hall.

Some buildings around the Frauenkirche. Very green indeed.

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Hello Munich! This was my second visit to Germany. My previous Germany trip was to Berlin during World Cup 2006.

Turn right you’ll get to the Hofbräuhaus which is a famous beer hall in Munich.

If you love the environment, avoid using vehicles.

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I know it has been quite awhile since my last post. That’s because I was busy with work and preparing for my trip back to Malaysia again! Yes I am back in Malaysia now. With family and so many friends here, it makes it even impossible to update my blog.

Will try to plan a couple of trips to places like Hong Kong and Singapore before I am back to London.

Anyway, here are the photos of the world’s largest flower garden, Keukenhof Park, Holland.

All photos were taken with Nikon D70s, in case some of you might want to know

The flowers in Keukenhof Park are mainly tulips.

The best time to visit this park would be around mid of March til mid April. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to see the tulips.

Keukenhof Park actually exports tulips to all over the world. You will see it shortly below.

The entirely park is just so beautiful, just imagine the park near you but its covered with tulips.

That is definitely one beautiful tree. Rarely see that colour elsewhere.

Purple, Red, yellow, green…. you name it….

This is one of the main canals that is used to water the flowers.

There is a Japanese garden too.

Flowers, trees, water and sunshine, what more you can ask for?

This is where they plant all the tulips. However, it is not accessible to tourist so we can only see from the other side of the canal.

Hope you guys enjoy

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When I was in Amsterdam about a year ago, I stayed in one of the barges in one of the canals near the city centre of Amsterdam. It was quite an unique experience for me.

Here are some photos taken from the barge i stayed in.

This was taken at the ‘golden hour’ of the day, you have to just wait for the right time and you’ll get very colourful clouds and skies.

Got up pretty early on the next day as I was very excited and eager to visit the city. Waiting for the rest to get ready was rather boring so I took this shot from a very low angle.

Then, I got even more bored so I decided to align the chairs and took another few shots.
A tips: always shoot away from the sun, the sky will always be more blue than shooting against the sun.

This is the barge I lived in during my stay in Amsterdam. Pretty cool eh? The rooms are ridiculously small and there are like 8-10 rooms on a single barge. Of course, there are toilets and bathrooms too.

Calm water gives the best reflection. Never forget to look for reflections during your trip.

Nothing great here, its just one of the busy Amsterdam street.

Unlike some European countries, shops and restaurants in Amsterdam do operates until mid night.

Teasers! This is where you get your ‘magic mushrooms’ and ‘space cakes’. For your information, those are drugs. It isn’t really legal in Amsterdam but its tolerated! So enjoy.

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Finally, I have got a bit of time to post some Oslo photos. We landed in Torp airport which is about 2 hours from Oslo by train. Took a free shuttle from the airport to the train station. The shuttle bus normally comes about 10 minutes before the train departs.

A single journey train ticket from Torp to Oslo city centre is 199 NOK (Norwegian Krone) which is about £20.

The weather was great when we were there, blue skies and dramatic clouds were everywhere.

This is a good thing about being far away from the city. You’ll get to see more green than buildings.

A field of wheat? This place is just next to the train station. Didn’t get to spend much time there as the train arrived very shortly when we got to the train station.

More photos coming up tonight.

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Pyrgos is a town in Santorini, located about 5 mins away from Fira. If you are going up north or towards Fira and coming from Perisa, Perivolos or any southern parts of Santorini, you will definitely pass by the junction that turns into Pyrgos.

Pyrgos is a small town, quiet however the scenery is pretty good.

Of course, there will be churches with blue domes and bells.

It is easy to get to the roof of the houses in Santorini. However, I was getting clammy hands as I climb to the rooftop to explore something nice.

This is another photo taken from the roof. Mind you, houses in Santorini are all cemented roof.

A footpath towards the castelli. You definitely need to go through residential area to explore for better angles and scenery.

They are pretty much the same though. Hope you are not bored with the blue domes yet.

Found another coloured bells which are not completely white.

Thanks for viewing, I’ll be off to Oslo, Norway for the weekend. Hopefully the weather is good. Catch you guys next week.

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I have been very busy this week. Spent my weekend in Cardiff, attending a friend’s granddaughter’s christening ceremony. Also, I will be going to Oslo, Norway this weekend till next Monday.

Finally, more photos of Santorini and I hope you are not bored of them just yet.

A Greece flag in a church compound.

The blue sea and church that peered from behind the doorframe.

These steps are everywhere in the residential area of Santorini. Most houses are built on the cliff therefore they are pretty uneven.

How beautiful is that? Blue sea, red flowers and white stairs.

In Santorini, you never will require a big gate for your house.

Having a nice flowerpot on your balcony enhances the look, however, having a balcony that overlooks the breathtaking view, is the icing on the cake.

I still have quite a bit of Santorini photos yet to post. Let’s hope I have time to do that. =)

Please feel free to drop me some comments regardless of whether its a good or bad one. Thanks!

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