Malaysia
5 stories from 4 places visited between 2010 and 2019
- Johor, Malaysia An hour in a queue at a durian farm, and no durian A friend took us to an organic durian farm in Johor. We queued for an hour in the heat, left with nothing, and learned how the good durian actually gets picked.
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Durian in Malaysia
the varieties, and a farm we queued at for nothing Musang King, Black Thorn, Red Prawn, D24 and the rest. What the numbered durian varieties actually mean, how to pick a good one, and why you go to the farm at 7am.
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Johor Bahru, Malaysia
A summer of durian, mosques and banana leaf rice Johor Bahru across the causeway from Singapore: Masjid Sultan Iskandar, durian season on the roadside, temple prayer wheels and banana leaf rice for lunch.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A 42 metre gold Murugan and the monkeys guarding his stairs Kuala Lumpur in May 2010: the Batu Caves and their golden guardian, cheeky silvered langurs, lorikeets at the Bird Park and a night of Malay dance.
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Kuala Gandah, Malaysia
Feeding watermelon to elephants at the conservation centre A day at the Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre in Pahang, May 2010: feeding time at the rail, watermelon by the chunk and a bottle-fed baby.