If you follow me on Instagram or Snapchat (@sarahtirona), you probably already know that I just arrived back home after representing our country at the Malaysia Tourism Hunt 2015...
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| mini malaysia |
So what exactly is the Malaysian Tourism Hunt?
It's a program created by the Minister of Tourism and Culture YB Dato' Seri Mohmed Nazri Abdul Aziz to provide a new and exciting perspective of Malaysia as a tourist destination and also to promote Malaysia as self-drive holiday destination.
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| nyonya magic show |
The fun run had 4 delegates from participating Asean countries driving around Malaysia in sponsored
Proton cars to go on a
"Treasure Hunt" where we had to take part in local cultural activities and challenges while visiting various tourist attractions.
(very much like the Amazing Race)
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| malaysia tourism hunt 2015 |
To further promote Malaysia, we were also required to upload several "wefies" and "selfies" at pre-designated locations for a photography contest.
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| citrawarna 2015 |
There was a total of 10 participating countries with 4 representatives each from Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and of course, us, The Philippines.
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| citrawarna 2015 |
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| citrawarna 2015 |
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| malaysia tourism hunt 2015 |
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| the grand swiss hotel malacca |
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| malacca trishaw |
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| traditional batik painting malaysia |
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| sarah tirona at malaysia tourism hunt 2015 |
I clocked in some
200km of driving on the left side of the road to get to Malacca from Kuala Lumpur.
Some of our stops included: The Palace of Justice at Putrajaya, the Muzium Tentera Darat at Port Dickson, The Grand Beach Resort, PD Ostrich Farm, Mini Malaysia and Jonker Street among several others.
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| philippine team at malaysia tourism hunt 2015 |
Of all the places I've been to my favorite would have to be Malacca which is gorgeous at every angle.
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| proton cars malaysia |
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| rano 360 |
Follow me over the course of the next few days as I share with you the challenges, heartaches and strong friendships forged during our 6 day stay around Malaysia.
Up next: Day 1 and 2 of the #MalaysiaTourismHunt2015
Hope you guys stay posted!
for more info, you can also visit: http://www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my/
Comments
Represent! :)
How's the weather? Actually - kamusta food? :) Hihihi...
(shempre, pagkain ang inuuna ko. hahaha!!)
xoxo
MrsMartine