We had the delight of a 7am taxi ride to Kuantan with a great local taxi driver. Another font of knowledge and a hoot as well. Dropped at the bus station with time to spare we then walked past abandoned food halls and outdoor markets (because of Ramadan) in search of a chinese food court [...]
Having promised the kids that we wouldn’t make them travel for two consecutive days, and knowing that the beach held no special delights we headed off to one of the batik schools. Found one closed but the other, Matahari, was open. The guy in charge, only 16 years old, was phenomenal at helping us and [...]
We had an early start and then up and out to catch the fast boat to Kuala Besut - smooth seas but zero visibility - and then a bus down to Cherating. All went smoothly enough but when Lonely Planet describes the place as melancholy they’re not joking. You see the place advertised often enough [...]