On Kukup Island, there is a bellhop or porter service to move your luggage through the rickety pathways that connect the houses converted into hotels or homestay. I think many of the guests are group tourists from China when I was there.
I created a Kukup Hotels page here: Click on text link if banners don’t load as normal. Or contact me for help.
http://www.mycen.my/kukup-hotel-deals-finder/
#kukup #johor #ferryterminal #fishingvillage #pontian #travel #mycenhotels
It saddened me to see a forlorn cat in Kukup. With water everywhere, a swamp ain’t no place to keep a cat or dog. Without sterilization, the stray population grows and many became feral.
I know we can’t save the world always but we can be empathetic and help educate ignorant pet owners.
#strays #animals #cats #dogs #animals #swamp #kukup #johor
Children playing at the courtyard of the village temple. Not many open spaces on the mangove island as every track and lane were on planks built on stilts.
At Chinese fishing villages, it is common to see Taoist temples dedicated to deity Mazu, under different name variations. Mazu is the revered Chinese Goddess of the seas and guardian protector goddess for fishermen.
I was obsessed with 16: 9 widescreen format in year 2010. It was more for Full HD video than stills. It was a challenge to compose and to fit many subjects. Some subjects or scenes such as this one were made for the ratio. I added the ‘letterboxing’ to fit Instagram’s square format.
I will create a Kukup Hotels page later. Meanwhile, try the hotels in Pontian Kecil nearby:
http://www.mycen.my/pontian-kecil-hotel-deals-finder/
#kukup #johor #ferryterminal #fishingvillage #pontian #mazu #deity #chinesetemple #taoist #widescreen #anamorphic #fullhd #hd
Muo.
Muar, so far, is the top city in terms of domestic bookings at MyCen Hotels. The royal town of Johor is cozy, charming and has plenty of great food. Muar now has at least 3 new boutique hotels and many other hotels and homestay places. Find one here:
http://www.mycen.my/muar-hotel-deals-finder/
1. Muo Boutique Hotel
2. Bei Boutique Hotel
3. Ikan Asam Pedas at Parit Jawa
4. Satay for breakfast in Muar town.
5. Chinese kopitiam with Malay food.
6. Famous Sai Kee or Cap Gajah 434 Coffee of Muar
7. At Sri Murugan Hindu Temple, bell ringer Mr Chandra had just cut some coconuts.
8. Muar’s superb prawn otak otak (grilled fish custard. This was prawn.
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#muar #johor #muo #homestay #royaltown #bandarmaharani #mycenhotels
More esoteric pics of Batu Pahat by Dr Lowkp Pakar Sakit Puan, obstetrician and gynecologist at the New Putra Specialist Hospital in Batu Pahat. Batu Pahat or BP is a nice mixture of heritage buildings and country lifestyle. Dr Lowkp Pakar Sakit Puan is at https://www.facebook.com/obgy.lowkp on Fb.
1, Doc doing yoga with a dinosaur at Taman Rekreasi Tasik Y Batu Pahat.
2. Surau Arab which he described as the shophouse mosque.
3. Ancient door at old shophouse in town.
4. Boat docking bay at Pantai Teluk Wawasan fishing village
5. Crystal Temple in Pantai Minyak Beku. Sea Dragon God deity.
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#batupahat #johor #bp #penggaram #muar #muo #jb #smalltown #rural #mycenhotels #streetphotography
