Hari Raya Road Trip 4: Teluk Bidara Beach

It was Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Day,

Everyone I saw just back from the mosque for prayer.

After breakfast and check out in Cherating and drive heading to North. It took us another forever time to find a place to eat. During Hari Raya, everyone closes their business down to spend time with their family.

I am starving like mad.....

Along the road was empty like a dead forest, but I can't deny.

I really enjoy the scenery along, though. 

We stop at Teluk Bidara Beach.

It is about 20 min drive (with lots of lost) from the Dungun main road.

Not much thing I could say, but I am truly in Love with Terengganu from top to toe.

Pristine blue water without pollution along the shore

please bear with me,

I am uploading way too many similar picture

Just because...

Yeah, just because all of them too good  not to share

I can retire and stay here

jogging each morning and afternoon along the beach

enjoy the clean water and air

A bit sunburn, maybe

*silamuntah

x reti acaner nak rotate

Boat yang tersadai kat pantai pun maintain macam tu...

how good the view is

jarang-jarang jumpa yang macam ni,

we don't waste our time and start taking our pics here

one is not enough

Couple shot at least

I manage to snap couple sign boards of the guest house.

It must be nice staying there for a weekend. In a quiet place with nothing disturb you.

Just bring your own equipment, food, drink, gaz etc. The place is quite far from everywhere

after couple round, 

we are back to City Centre heading to Kelantan

Hari Raya Road Trip 3: Telok Cempedak

Lanjut - Kuantan - Cherating

Another long hours of driving (luckily wasn't me) from Lanjut to Kuantan. We were look for any restaurant and grocery place to fill up our cooler box. It was a nice drive because all the way were traditional village, beach, and jungle. The bad thing was we can't find any Hypermarket to buy canned drink and ice cube.

Kuantan is kind of friendly place to travel. The city is not so big, but the Govt is taking care their place  so well. 

Luckily Telok Cempedak Kuantan is a place i really familiar with. I knew every single corner where to find what. We stop at some Chinese Grocery Store in Kuantan and filled up our cooler box with plenty ice cubes, fruits, beer, water and canned juice.

awhh... suddenly I feel secure...!!

Then we continue to Hyatt Regency for room and lunch

Latte in Hyatt

I thought I could just land my back on the bed and relax, or snooze.... But Hyatt got no room for us.

After lunch we continue to drive up to north to Cherating. It was almost evening when we reach Cherating and none of the hotel available. Both Impiana, Holiday Villa, Legend... zero...

I was ready to sleep in the car with my air pillow and Air Asia emergency blanket but Mr. convince me that he will find a decent hotel for me to sleep.

From the Kuantan - Kemaman road, We turn right to one small hidden road we've never noticed before heading to the seashore.

We were surprised that along the road were plenty Guest Houses, Cheap Hotel, B&B with cheap pub and beer all the way. Remind me with Pantai Chenang Langkawi.

We found a nice cheap Chalet to crash tonight.

Chalet in Eastana Beach Hotel

Surprisingly nice compared to my expectation.

A clean bed, clean shower, good linen, nice towel

Just the pillows have been squarely weird.

In the afternoon we had free and easy by the beach with cooler box, chilled juice and chips.

Dinner at Panorama Seafood 

Cheap, good food, and nice like usual.

It is a Chinese style seafood restaurant just next to Legend Hotel Cherating.

Approx 10 min drive from our hotel.

We slept around 11:00pm before we continue the Journey to North without any proper destination.

And that was Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.

Hari Raya Road Trip: Part 2, Lanjut Golf and Beach Resort

From Air Papan beach resort, we were heading North to look for a place for lunch. It wasn't very easy because of Ramadhan, and we took the east coast remote road which barely people live around.

It took us a couple hours in driving without direction while we look for some place to eat and rest.

It was dark and we need a place to crash on.

We found a hotel near the sea called Endau Beach Resorts, it took us 30 min to drive there.

But when we reach the place. It was an EMPTY resort. Without any car or light on the guest room.

Scared to get disappointed with the surprise there, we decide to turn back and look for another hotel. Thanks to Google and Waze, we found another hotel after 15 minutes drive heading to North. Finally, we found out another random hotel to check-in.

After browse briefly and seems all the review in the Trip Advisor about Lanjut Golden Beach Resort was not good, but we got no choice and we have decide to just book and sleep. VERY EXHAUSTED....!!!

The hotel was in the middle of nowhere. I bet when it managed well, it will made an awesome getaway just to runaway from any noises, gadget, and just hiding. But I bet not... This hotel is falling apart.

Green Swimming Pool

The architect's fault for choosing a wrong tile color

A not so bad environment,

Just bad maintenance

a nice surrounding

The first time I saw a hotel charge from using the swimming pool.

Which not even a good pool..

ewwkk...

I can't deny the room is huge.

we got 2 queen size bed for 2 people, which end up with one bed empty.

I was so grateful for whatever bed or hotel I got that night, I was hungry and exhausted. Sleep like a dead person. In the morning breakfast was awful, Mr decide to let himself hungry and try to find a food somewhere (which later he can only eat after he reach Hyatt Kuantan... boo....!!!!)

Not a bad experience, at least I got a good deep sleep before we continue the trip.

falling apart golf place

We heading north now

To Kuantan for lunch..