If you landed here to get some information about getting on top of the highest mountain in Southeast Asia, you’re right. As you maybe already found out by your research on the internet – it’s hard to do it on a shoestring. Especially since the permit changes after the earthquake in 2015. But it’s still possible and here are some tipps to get to the summit without spending hundreds of Ringgit.

At the summit just minutes before the sunrise

Complete trail map and details of costs will follow in next days…

Sure, not knowing the language of the land you’re travelling at the moment is sometimes really complicated. Ok, it sucks. But there is one big advantage: You’re only looking on the the shape of the letters, ’cause the meaning you do not get anyway. And one of most appealing shapes of foreign languages are the islamic letters.

Because of this fascination for islamic typography I knew that I have to go to the IAMM, when in Kuala Lumpur. The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is home to a huge collection of Qurans from all over the world.

Coming soon