Terengganu & Kelantan, Malaysia - Let's Go Local

Here's my first blog about local tourism. In my memory, I really couldn't recall whether did I travel to Terengganu before. No matter what, let's make this as the first time visit to Terengganu. We departed during night hour on the 28th & arrived in the midnight. Almost 5 hours of driving journey from Penang to Terengganu made us so exhausted!!! 

Short Getaway to Terengganu & Kelantan

Saturday, 29th April 2017
Day 1:

It's morning hour, I was wondering are the Malays in Terenagganu have the same breakfast with those in Penang? Nasi lemak? Nasi kandar or even some rendang chicken? 

We off to one of the local Malay stall to have our breakfast. Seriously I dislike to have heavy breakfast which means I don't really take rice as my breakfast. A cup of hot drinks with some biscuits / bread will do.

Since I was there, definitely I gonna "do as what the Romans do when in Rome". Just follow the culture & eat like a local. 

 Look at these meal & portion. To me, this was kinda heavy!!! What do you think then?

(P.S: They serve various flavour chicken, including the sweet & spicy one. Trust me, this really worth a try if you love heavy breakfast like this!!!) 

Food Stall Name: Warung Mek Aji Itik Serati

Located In: Kampung Padang Luas, Jerteh Terengganu
Contact No.: +6014-544 5376

Off we go, Marine Parks of Malaysia. End of April is the suitable season to visit this place! It's also the peak season where you'll find lots of visitors here.

What an awesome weather with beautiful sky!!!

Finally we arrived Perhentian Island. Here's the walkway to our chalet.

Oh yea, we gonna spend one night here!

Chalet Name: New Cocohut & Cozy Chalet
Address: No. 102-103, Jalan Besar, Pulau Perhentian Besar, 22300 Terengganu.
Contact No.: +609-607 4982

Look at the sea, it's so crystal clear! 

Just look at this view, you will find peace & serenity in you!

Ready to go!

How I wish I have a GoPro with me now as we only able to dive but not for photo taking under the sea!!! Arghhhh... 😭😭😭

One of the reason why we love about this island is because most of the chalets are built by the sea. Kids love to play with sand & it's definitely a great place to visit with family.


The sunset! Dinner view by the bays is the best. 💘

  Ah, of course this ain't our dinner. How can we miss out the seafood over here? Since the waiter told us it's still early for dinner, so we just ordered this as our snacks before our proper meal. 😂

 Finally, here's our main course, the grilled fish & squid! It looks not that attractive but for those who know, the simplest way to deal with fresh seafood is by grilling'em. Together with the smell of charcoal & by squeezing some of the lime juice over it, this becomes the best combination after all.

Good night, beautiful!

Sunday, 30th April 2017

Day 2:

It's time for us to leave Perhentian Island & we took the earliest boat to depart. Gonna say goodbye to this place.

A new day where the sky is so dim as it's still early in the morning.

Always love to feel the water splashing when having boat riding.

Ready to off to Kelantan for lunch? See my recommendation below:

What to have for lunch? Definitely gonna listen to what the local recommends. Here's the famous local restaurant that you should try in Kelantan. 

 Here're the "MUST ORDER LIST!". Seriously I never taste this when I'm in Penang.

I noticed that almost every table ordered this, so I classified this meal as a MUST TO EAT as well. The "Ikan Keli". It's so crispy on the outside & this is their best seller. One is totally not enough for me! Thumbs up for this!!!

Food Stall Name: Kak Mah Kedai Makan (Masakan Selera Kampung)
Address: Kampung Bukit Yong, 16800 Pasir Puteh, Kelatan.
Contact No.: +6012-901 2182

Monday, 01st May 2017

Day 3:

Last day spent in Terengganu. Just another local breakfast before we started our journey home.

 Terengganu laksa is totally different with what we have in Penang. The laksa over here is not spicy at all & it comes together with a very rich smell of fish. It looks "so so" but people here love it.

Owhhh.... And I'm going to miss this cutie pie so muchhh... 💙💚💛💜

Love, 

Alvira