Images of Ipoh: Buses before Planes

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Buses before Planes

Ipoh is a city without an international airport to connect the world. We feel inconvenient when having an overseas trip because we must take a ride to the nearest international airport at KL or Penang. If there is no personal transport that could send us there, express bus service is a better choice compare to taxi. Therefore, many bus companies are established in Ipoh carrying passengers to the airports, especially KLIA & LCCT. We must spend an average 3 hours ride to the airport before able to check in for the flight. It is easily an extra 5 hours to be spent for someone in Ipoh to depart from home to take an overseas flight.

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Ipoh, the capital city of Perak State, Malaysia, is the city that tin built. Located at the famous tin mining area, Kinta Valley, it used to be the world's largest tin mine since 19th century. Not only of its tin mine, but Ipoh also famous of its delicious food, beautiful mountain ranges, mysterious lime stone caves, attractive history & friendly citizen. Being the second in Malaysia that gain the status of city in year 1988 after Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh is one of the major cities in Malaysia with the population around 700,000. Began as a small village in 1870's, tin mine industry had brought in Chinese and Indian that boosted the town development since 1890's. The rapid growing town later upgraded to be the capital of Perak during the Japanese occupation at World War II. The rich tin resource had brought prosperity to many Ipoh miners that even make it once known as the City of Millionaires. Today, Ipoh has grown to cover a large area including the neighboring township such as Bercham, Tasek, Jelapang, Menglembu, Pengkalan, Simpang Pulai & Chemor. The city is still developing continuously while maintains its beauty of nature and harmony.