I was travelling by coach along the East Coast Highway from KL to Kuantan in November 2013. Having made this trip many times before, I decided to document it through photographs on this occasion, showing the landscape, scenery and other interesting things.
All photos were taken on the coach with no flash. The quality is therefore not of the highest order, but tells the story of the journey I want to share with you.
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| Vehicle scrapheap in KL |
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| Last glimpse of the KL Tower before we turned east towards Kuantan |
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| A Hello Kitty bus! |
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| Sitting comfortably for the 3-hour journey east |
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| The winding roads shortly after leaving KL for Kuantan |
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| View of the highlands |
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| The tunnel separating the winding roads outside KL with the straight highway to the east coast. My wife and I continue our tradition since 2005 of sneaking a quick kiss while on the bus going through this dark tunnel! |
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| Fluctuating altitudes in the highlands make my ears blocked each time we pass through. The weather is often cold, wet and very dangerous |
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| A view of the scenery around the highlands |
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| Rest station one hour from KL |
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| Approaching one of the many tolls that dot the highways of Malaysia |
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| Toll booths |
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| A welcome rest station on the way to Kuantan |
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| An open field with a vast expanse of palm trees approaching |
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| Exit to a small town on the way to Kuantan |
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| The Pahang River near Temerloh |
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| Taller dropping trees stand amidst smaller palm trees |
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| A pylon sits in a palm tree plantation |
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| More open fields |
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| Tried to seize a chance to wave at this lorry driver, but he was rightfully concentrating on the road! |
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| Heavy trucks can be frequently seen on the east coast highway |
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| Huge stone walls looking like cliff faces line sections of the east coast highway |
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| Scenery along the east coast highway approaching Gambang |
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| A landscape on the east coast highway near Gambang |
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| Arrived at the exit to Gambang |
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| The Gambang toll. Just 25 minutes until we reach Kuantan |
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| Some people waiting at a bus stop outside UMP |
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| A house stands alone on an empty piece of land near Gambang |
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| The distinctive yellow and red steps leading to a temple 5km from the Gambang toll |
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| A helicopter sits stationary at the Kuantan airport |
Great idea to document your journey. Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing an otherwise fleeting scenes that will go unnoticed.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant journey, thanks Duncan.
ReplyDeleteIt's fine this photographic document. Nice and interesting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful virtual journey!!
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to see that the road are not so different from ours, but almost everything else is!
ReplyDeleteThere are some amazing things to see on this journey.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had an interesting journey!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.
Thank you so much for the trip Duncan, its always so much fun to see someone else's journey. I'm so glad that as yet we don't have tolls on our roads.. they do in Sydney.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you gave us a peek into this trip. Great shots!
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