Василя, Сегодня вычитал, что в Ипо идет фестиваль с разнообразной программой, продлится до 8 ноября.
What you may have not known about Ipoh
Few are the people who do not know Ipoh. With its colonial-era buildings, local cuisine, family-owned shops and walking paths, Ipoh Old Town is iconic.
But how well do we actually know Ipoh? What makes Ipoh unique?
The Other Festival (TOF) 2015 sets out to do just that, giving Malaysians the chance to discover the historic city anew.
Organised by Kakiseni, with support from the Perak government and Tourism Perak, the inaugural festival will take place over three weekends from Oct 22 to Nov 8.
Aptly themed “Mapping The City”, the festival is all about celebrating the history, food, arts – and most importantly – people of Ipoh through curated trails, guided tours, bazaars, performances and more.
With city-based festivals like the recently concluded Kuala Lumpur International Arts Festival and the George Town Festival, it just seems right that Ipoh has its own festival.
The city is rich with stories, history and hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. There is something – ticketed shows, free events and food trails – for everyone. The central attraction of the festival is most definitely the series of trails curated by local personalities like Patrick Teoh and Bernice Chauly, affording participants an intimate encounter and discovery of the city.
Bernice Chauly will draw upon her childhood memories captured in the memoir, Growing Up With Ghosts, as she leads groups on a journey of discovery down Jalan Bijeh Timah. Photo: Kakiseni
Author Bernice Chauly will draw upon her childhood memories – captured in the memoir Growing Up With Ghosts – as she leads groups down Jalan Bijeh Timah on a journey of discovery. Photo: Kakiseni
You get to meet and mingle with the people who live in or run their businesses there and discover the stories that lie behind popular landmarks.
You can also embark on your own trail around Ipoh with Abby Latif’s interactive trail book, where you can record your experience through drawings, writing and any other mode of expression that suits you.
If playing Indiana Jones is not your thing, the festival boasts an impressive line-up of literary events, including book launches, a writing workshop or Liyana Dizzy’s #GeraiPuisiSegera, where she will turn three selected words into a poem within minutes.
В общем, там много чего интересного , здесь по ссылочке
http://www.star2.com/travel/2015/10/20/ ... bout-ipoh/ Помнится добирался как-то раз из Сатуна в Куала-Перлис, был очередной визаран, ждал получения второй визы. Так вот, в лодке познакомился с каким-то бородатым французом, который ехал первый раз в Малайзию, и почему-то ехал именно в Ипо
Было очень странно, зачем ехать туристом в Ипо
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Но сейчас, видимо, правительство Малайзии стало активно развивать регионы. Это хорошо)
Еще слышал, что местная молодежь в шутку Ипо называют, не Ипо, а Айпо
типо Айпэд или Айфон , I-poh ))