Archive for December, 2008
MONTANE BIRD ESCAPE
Irshad Mobarak
I have just come back from a birding trip up Maxwell Hill in the north of the state of Perak. Developed in 1880 Maxwell Hill is the first hill station in then British Malaya. It was built by the British as a cool escape from the sweltering heat of the tropical lowlands. The drive up is and adventure in itself and worth every cent of the RM 6.00 ringgit I paid. We took the first schedule shuttle at 8 am. A state government operates this…
Posted on December 18, 2008 in Trip Report | No comments
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