Fraser's Hill is chilly... and lovely

greetings muggles. just got back from a weekend at fraser's hill, situated deep in the mountains of pahang. its about 2 hours to get to lower gap, the entry to fraser's hill. mind you, as the road up from lower gap is only one way traffic during the day, it would be good to plan the journey. traffic going uphill is during odd hours, and downhill on the even hours. we arrived at the lower gap at 5:10 pm which is just perfect.

the temperature up there is on the low twenties. in the morning its pleasantly warm but as noon approaches, mist and cloud will make the temperature drop. some of the activities we took part was jungle trekking along hemmant's trail, horseback riding for the kids and archery for moi. and a stop at the playground plus just mindless roaming around fraser's hill. we also drove to jeriau waterfall, where the water was too cold for a dip. the town square is by the roundabout actually, where you can find eateries, souvenirs and the golf club. i got myself some ASAM RONG, sold on lady guillemard road, across from shahzan inn.

we stayed at silverpark in a nice 2 room apartment. fraser's hill was discovered by mr fraser while he was searching for tin ore (what else?). he disappeared one day and a search by his friend, a mr bishop could not determine where or how fraser went missing. this reminds me a of james thomson disappearance in cameron highland. i think i'll look this story up some more.

if you care for a trip to fraser's hill, its a nice quiet town. if you enjoy outdoor activities or appreciate a place to immerse yourself in a good book, then fraser's hill is for you.