10 of the best places to visit in Malaysia: readers´ travel tips
(The Guardian Travel News)

Lunch with monks and a poignant war memorial park share equal billing with Penang´s street food and sundowner views over Kuala LumpurThe Mossy Forest of the Cameron Highlands offers the chance to get among gnarled, moss-covered trees, exotic plants, orchids and extraordinary wildlife. Near a low mountain called Gunung Brinchang, there is 150 metres of wooden boardwalk with platforms beginning by a clearing next to the road. At the end of the boardwalk is the two-hour hiking trail up to the top of Gunung Irau, the area´s tallest peak (2,110 metres). The entrance to the trail itself is free but local operators run tours and, if you haven´t hired a car, joining a tour is the easiest way to get up the very narrow mountain road. o Cameron Secrets´ Mossy Forest tour £10, including tea factory visit Paul Jones Continue reading...