I found this description in a travelogue about the Cameron Highlands. Indeed, much of it seemed very British to me.
A hundred years ago the British began setting up a Colonial Hill Station. While the rest of Malaysia has a tropical-moist rainforest climate all year round, the temperatures here reach a pleasant 25 degrees during the day and drop to 10 to 15 degrees at night. The fact that tea can also be grown here made this area an attractive living space and popular holiday destination for the British. Many Malaysians from the hot coastal areas also enjoy the cooler mountain air on holiday weekend today.
In the photo you can see the rolling hills of the Cameron Highlands, which are covered by tea plantations. Of course I bought tea there. I still have some of it. A cup of BOH Cameronian Gold Blend at a quiet hour is wonderful. I like the taste, the smell and the colour.
This is an exquisite scene. Those distant hills and the sky’s color are breathtaking, oh my. I going to write down the name of that tea so that I can learn about it.
Gorgeous landscape, so neat and tidy too. Interesting that tea seems to be grown on slopes. We visited tea plantations in Sri Lanka and some of the slopes were very steep indeed. What a shame that so much of the Malayasian farmland is now covered in oil palms.
@shutterbug49 Well, this landscape doesn't look British. I found the houses from the colonial era to be very British. I lived in a colonial bungalow that was converted into a hotel. It has retained the style of an English countryside home with a beautiful garden. The furnishing and the atmosphere in this house seemed very British to me. There is something very British about the idea of using the hills primarily for growing tea. Some even say that the frequent rain in this area is "British".
@golftragic Yes, you are right - I drove through huge palm oil plantations. It was depressing. Ecologically devastating, bad for the locals, the monotony a blatant aesthetic impoverishment. However: Western consumerism is to blame for this situation.
I've never been to Sri Lanka. It has to be a fascinating island. I would very much like to visit her. In general: Asia is a great continent.
@louannwarren Great that you want to try this tea! When I relax at home with a cup of Cameron Highlands tea, the images of the green hills come to life in me - with all the smells, the voices and the light. - Nice daydreams...
@jerome I completely agree with everything you say. The best thing we can do is to try our best to avoid products using palm oil. Not easy but once you start reading labels it becomes easier. I try to buy much of what we use from our local wholefoods store which is very fussy about product origins and sources as much as possible from local producers.
@jerome what lovely memories. I found that I can purchase the tea here (on Amazon) and look forward to enjoying it. The Cameron Highlands photos on the tea’s website are gorgeous. The best thing about travel are the memories we always have with us when we return home.
@golftragic I agree with you in all matters. It is up to us what and where we buy. Like you, I try to buy regional products as much as possible and separate the necessary from the unnecessary. There is no need to buy grapes from South Africa in our store in winter.
When it comes to food, there are usually a lot of alternative, palm oil-free products. And I don't think palm oil needs to be turned into biodiesel. I think the state should do more to protect the environment.
@louannwarren How nice that you can soon enjoy this tea!
You're right - the memories of a travel are a treasure inside us. The pictures help us to bring them to life.
I've never been to Sri Lanka. It has to be a fascinating island. I would very much like to visit her. In general: Asia is a great continent.
I hope you are fine, my friend.
Thank you very much for your nice comments!
When it comes to food, there are usually a lot of alternative, palm oil-free products. And I don't think palm oil needs to be turned into biodiesel. I think the state should do more to protect the environment.
You're right - the memories of a travel are a treasure inside us. The pictures help us to bring them to life.