Ipoh

Our favourite Malaysian Museum There’s a lot of competition in Malaysia in museum terms with plenty of great and varied offerings in Kuala Lumpur, George Town/Penang and Sarawak’s Kuching in particular – while we’ve always liked Malacca’s unique Museum of Enduring Beauty – but the low-key, admittedly somewhat obscure, but fascinating Time Tunnel in Cameron Highlands’ Brinchang Town definitely weighs…

Kellie’s Castle When construction of Kellie’s Castle began in 1910, it would certainly have been rather remote – lost among the jungle and plantations of central Malaya – although today it’s rather conveniently placed aside Highway 8, just outside Perak’s booming state capital Ipoh. Nonetheless, the site is now well-preserved, set among gardens and lawns and the ruins still ooze…