#3 Prose Non-Fiction - Travel Writing

The Unplanned Trip To Cameron Highlands

It was an unplanned trip. Unplanned yet awesome! It happened five months ago when everyone was home for holiday. My brother's idea: make a trip to Cameron Highlands and we made it!  After packing our clothes, we started our journey at 8 am early in the morning since we knew it would take about a five hours long-journey from Pasir Mas to Cameron Highlands. We (read: my mother, my brothers, my three sisters, my nephews and I) went there by three cars. Of course, I was the passenger, not yet a driver.L

I had such a picturesque journey there. There was nature like hills and caves that captured my eyes, especially when we were at the border between Kelantan and Pahang. I enjoyed myself, even though I was tired of sitting in the car for hours. My mother said the same. Haha. God bless our journey, and all of us with three cars arrived safely in the noon. We had our prayer at Tanah Rata before heading straight to the Big Red Strawberry Farm in Brinchang.

Gourmet Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

There, I looked around to read any directions or information that I could get. And yes, I saw the souvenirs shop! I pulled my sister and three of my nephews there. Once entered the shop, I saw everything in red. “Yeah, since Cameron Highlands is known for its strawberry”, I guessed alone. I managed to buy some keychains while my sister bought a small strawberry pillow. Later, we followed our family, sitting at a strawberry shop and there was a big spacious strawberry farm in front of us. My brother ordered Gourmet Chocolate Covered Strawberries for nine people of us. I enjoyed it. It tasted delicious moreover with the not so hot weather, made me more comfortable in my sweater.J

It was about 5 pm where we decided to find rooms for our night in Cameron Highlands. We searched around the Brinchang area and we were so lucky to get three rooms with a very affordable price. It was colder there in the evening. I shivered as I touch the water in the toilet. We cleaned ourselves and got rest. Everyone has to prepare for the next day's trip!

8 a.m, we went for our breakfast at the food court at the Brinchang city. We thought we were early enough but we were not. It was crowded with people until we need to wait for a few minutes to get sit. 9.45 a.m, we were at Bharat Tea Plantation. I was amazed by the scenery there plus the air in the morning; it was so cool and refreshing. It made me feel relaxed and I felt calm. Then, all of us paid RM3 per person to enter the plantation area. Luckily, it was free for children. We captured photos there, a lot! I feel like I do not want to go home. Before we leaving, I accompanied my mother bought some tea; original and flavoured tea. Later, before noon, we left Cameron Highlands.

It was an unforgettable memory for me since it was the first trip we did without a plan. Furthermore, during that travel, I enjoyed my time with my loved ones. There is nothing more blessed than that.

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