{"id":366,"date":"2023-01-20T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T09:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/?p=366"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:35:26","slug":"sea-cameron-highlands-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/sea-cameron-highlands-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Highlands, Malesia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hypp\u00e4simme j\u00e4lleen bussin kyytiin ja l\u00e4hdimme hetkeksi pakoon Kuala Lumpurin helteist\u00e4 s\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4 Cameron Highlands-nimiselle seudulle Malesian puoliv\u00e4lin paikkeille. T\u00e4m\u00e4 alue on tunnettu viile\u00e4st\u00e4 ilmastostaan sek\u00e4 teeviljelmist\u00e4, jotka ovat iso osa t\u00e4k\u00e4l\u00e4ist\u00e4 maisemaa. Matka Kuala Lumpurista Tanah Rataan kest\u00e4\u00e4 bussilla 4,5h. V\u00e4limatka ei ole kuin v\u00e4h\u00e4n reilut 200km, mutta koska loppumatka pit\u00e4\u00e4 tehd\u00e4 kapeaa mutkittelevaa vuoristotiet\u00e4 pitkin, on ajoaika yll\u00e4tt\u00e4v\u00e4nkin pitk\u00e4, vaikka bussi ei pys\u00e4hdy matkan aikana kuin lyhyelle vessatauolle.<\/p>

Alueella sijaitsee kolme suurempaa asuinkeskittym\u00e4\u00e4: Ringlet, Tanah Rata ja Brinchang. Tanah Rata on niist\u00e4 keskimm\u00e4inen ja erityisesti l\u00e4nsimaalaisten reppureissaajien suosiossa. Muuten t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 on paljon paikallisten omia loma-asuntoja, jotka ovat usein viikot tyhjill\u00e4\u00e4n, mutta viikonlopuiksi ja loma-aikoina nekin t\u00e4yttyv\u00e4t, ja kyl\u00e4ss\u00e4 n\u00e4kyy enemm\u00e4n paikallistakin v\u00e4est\u00f6\u00e4.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Jo ensimm\u00e4isen\u00e4 iltap\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4 huomasimme iloksemme, ett\u00e4 auringon laskettua l\u00e4mp\u00f6tila laskee t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 huomattavasti, eik\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4ll\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n ole liian kuuma. Kun lapset leikkiv\u00e4t pimenev\u00e4ss\u00e4 illassa paikallisessa leikkipuistossa, l\u00e4mp\u00f6mittari n\u00e4ytti + 16C. Ihanaa vaihtelua jatkuvaan +30C:n helteeseen!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mehil\u00e4isfarmi alhaalla notkelmassa<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mehil\u00e4isill\u00e4kin oli oma Buddha-patsaansa<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Siin\u00e4 ne ovat - kamalat mehil\u00e4ispes\u00e4t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ensimm\u00e4isen\u00e4 kokonaisena p\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4 vuokrasimme itsellemme taksin kolmeksi tunniksi 90MYR:n (20\u20ac) hintaan, ja ajelimme katsomaan paikallista ruusutarhaa sek\u00e4 mehil\u00e4isfarmia. Sen lis\u00e4ksi tarvitsimme taksia siihen, ett\u00e4 l\u00e4hin kunnollinen ruokakauppa sijaitsi Brinchangissa, jonne on Tanah Ratasta matkaa noin viitisen kilometri\u00e4. Mehil\u00e4isfarmi ei ollut suuren suuri, mutta siit\u00e4 huolimatta farmin alueelle oli saatu viritelty\u00e4 melkoinen m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 mehil\u00e4ispesi\u00e4. Kiertelimme hetken puutarhassa sulassa sovussa mehil\u00e4isten kanssa ja lopuksi ostimme paikan kaupasta muutamaa eri hunajalaatua. Onneksi t\u00e4m\u00e4 n\u00e4ht\u00e4vyys oli ilmainen, sill\u00e4 olisi ehk\u00e4 hieman harmittanut maksaa t\u00e4llaisesta \u201dn\u00e4ht\u00e4vyydest\u00e4\u201d. Risto ei arvostanut mehil\u00e4isfarmivierailua lainkaan, vaan ilmoitti, ett\u00e4 h\u00e4n ei puhu en\u00e4\u00e4 meille koskaan, kun kidutamme h\u00e4nt\u00e4 t\u00e4ll\u00e4 tavalla. Taas olivat siis hymykuvat hieman kortilla, koska Risto pelk\u00e4\u00e4 kaikenlaisia lintua pienempi\u00e4 lent\u00e4vi\u00e4 otuksia aika paljon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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T\u00e4m\u00e4n kiukkuinen kasvilaji j\u00e4i tunnistamatta<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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T\u00e4m\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n ei ole ruusu<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ruusutarhassa Ristokin jo rentoutui hieman. Toki h\u00e4n varmisti, mahtoiko siell\u00e4kin olla mehil\u00e4isi\u00e4 kukissa p\u00f6rr\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4. Ruusutarha ei ollutkaan paikka, jossa kasvatettiin pelk\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4n ruusuja, vaan sielt\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyi niiden lis\u00e4ksi vaikka mink\u00e4laisia erilaisia (oletettavasti) paikallisia kasveja. T\u00e4ss\u00e4kin paikassa olisi ollut oma myym\u00e4l\u00e4ns\u00e4, mutta sen me onnistuneesti v\u00e4ltimme kokonaan.<\/p>

Ruokakauppa oli todella hyvin varusteltu. Itseasiassa se oli paljon suurempi, kuin olimme t\u00e4m\u00e4nkokoiseen kyl\u00e4\u00e4n kuvitelleet. Vaikka kauppa olikin kookas, ei sielt\u00e4 l\u00f6ytynyt lainkaan juustoa. Tai l\u00f6ytyih\u00e4n sielt\u00e4 niit\u00e4 yksitt\u00e4ispakattuja juustosiivuja, mutta eiv\u00e4t ne kyll\u00e4 ihan oikeaa juustoa vastaa. Malesiassa juusto (tai ilmeisesti muutkaan maitotuotteet) ei ole kovin suuressa suosiossa, koska sit\u00e4, tai jugurttia on usein aika hankala l\u00f6yt\u00e4\u00e4 ainakaan kovin suurissa pakkauksissa. Toinen, mit\u00e4 t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 ei juuri n\u00e4e, on leikkeleet. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 ei kai sy\u00f6d\u00e4 kovin usein ihan tavallisia voileipi\u00e4.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Teepensaita kasvaa rinteill\u00e4 paljon.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Toiseksi p\u00e4v\u00e4ksi varasimme opastetun retken paikalliseen sademets\u00e4\u00e4n, teeviljelmille sek\u00e4 perhospuistoon. Starttasimme aamusta jo klo 8:30, sill\u00e4 iltap\u00e4ivisin t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 saattaa usein sataa. Kun ryhdyimme kaivelemaan autosta itsellemme turvav\u00f6it\u00e4, kuski tokaisi “There’s no need for seatbelts, you’re here to relax.” Noh, takapenkill\u00e4 niit\u00e4 turvav\u00f6it\u00e4 ei olisi edes ollutkaan. Ajoimme suoraan alueen korkeimmalle kohdalle Gunum Brinchang-kukkulan huipulle, jossa sammaleinen sademets\u00e4 sijaitsi. Koska huippu oli 2000m:n korkeudessa, ja s\u00e4\u00e4 pilvinen, saimme tarpoa todella kosteassa sademets\u00e4ss\u00e4 pilvien keskell\u00e4 vajaan tunnin verran. Onneksi olimme varustautuneet viile\u00e4mp\u00e4\u00e4n s\u00e4\u00e4h\u00e4n, joten pahemmin ei siell\u00e4 tullut kylm\u00e4 tuulesta ja viile\u00e4st\u00e4 s\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 huolimatta. Sademets\u00e4ss\u00e4 k\u00e4velless\u00e4mme oppaamme kertoili meille sademets\u00e4n kasveista, ja niiden eri k\u00e4ytt\u00f6tarkoituksista. Saimme my\u00f6s kuulla, ett\u00e4 t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 ylh\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 sademetsiss\u00e4 kasvaa todella v\u00e4h\u00e4n hedelm\u00e4puita, joten siksi el\u00e4imist\u00f6 siell\u00e4 ei my\u00f6sk\u00e4\u00e4n ole kovin runsas. Erilaisia hy\u00f6nteisi\u00e4 sademets\u00e4st\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyi toki paljonkin. Hyttysi\u00e4 t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 sademets\u00e4ss\u00e4 ei juurikaan ole, koska ylh\u00e4\u00e4lt\u00e4 kukkuloilta ei l\u00f6ydy juurikaan seisovaa vett\u00e4, jossa hyttysentoukat kehittyv\u00e4t. My\u00f6s iljett\u00e4v\u00e4t iilimadot puuttuvat kokonaan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Teeviljelm\u00e4t sijaitsivat hieman alempana pilvien alapuolella. Vierailimme skotlantilaisomistuksessa olevan teefirman, BOH:n (Best Of Highlands) tiluksilla. Siell\u00e4 tuotettavasta teest\u00e4 95% j\u00e4i Malesian omille markkinoille, ja loput 5% kuljetettiin myyt\u00e4v\u00e4ksi Singaporeen. Tee ei kuulu alunperin malesialaiseen kasvillisuuteen, mutta Malesian ollessa Britannian siirtomaa, toivat britit teenjuontikulttuurin mukanaan my\u00f6s t\u00e4nne. Koska Cameron Highlands -alue sopii erinomaisesti ilmastoltaan teen viljelyyn, ovat isoimmat teeviljelm\u00e4t keskittyneet juuri t\u00e4nne. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 teepensaista voi ker\u00e4t\u00e4 satoa ymp\u00e4ri vuoden sopivan ilmankosteuden ja viile\u00e4mm\u00e4n, mutta ei liian kylm\u00e4n s\u00e4\u00e4n vuoksi, toisin kuin kuumemmilla alueilla. Nyky\u00e4\u00e4n teelehtien poiminnassa k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n apuna koneita, joten poiminta on hieman nopeampaa kuin k\u00e4sin. Kone tosin muistuttaa litte\u00e4\u00e4 ruohonleikkuria, jota pari miest\u00e4 vet\u00e4\u00e4 v\u00e4liss\u00e4\u00e4n rinteill\u00e4 teepensasrivist\u00f6jen p\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4. Ett\u00e4 kovin automaattista poiminta ei edelleenk\u00e4\u00e4n ole. Jyrkemmill\u00e4 rinteill\u00e4 teelehtien poimintaan k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n v\u00e4h\u00e4n suomalaisen marjapoimurin tyyppist\u00e4 vekotinta. K\u00e4vimme h\u00f6rpp\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4 kupposet teet\u00e4 kakkupalasten kera firman omassa kahviossa, ja ostimmepa jopa mukaan paketin er\u00e4st\u00e4 heid\u00e4n teelaaduistaankin. Sen j\u00e4lkeen suuntasimme viel\u00e4 perhosfarmille.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Farmi oli ehk\u00e4 v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 nimitys t\u00e4lle paikalla, mutta yht\u00e4 kaikki isossa katetussa tilassa lenteli paljon erikokoisia ja \u2013n\u00e4k\u00f6isi\u00e4 perhosia. Suurimmat niist\u00e4 olivat Malesian kansallisperhosia, Rajah Brooken linnunsiipi\u00e4. Niiden siipien k\u00e4rkiv\u00e4li vaihtelee 15-17cm v\u00e4lill\u00e4. Sis\u00e4\u00e4n astuessamme n\u00e4imme pari t\u00e4llaista perhosta lekottelemassa rauhallisesti auringossa. Poimimme ne varovasti k\u00e4teemme, ja saimmekin niist\u00e4 muutamia kuvia, kun ne istuivat vaateissamme kiinni. Tosin vasta v\u00e4h\u00e4n pidemm\u00e4lle sis\u00e4lle k\u00e4velty\u00e4mme n\u00e4imme infokyltin, joka kielsi perhosten k\u00e4sittelyn, mutta se ohje tuli meille hieman liian my\u00f6h\u00e4\u00e4n…<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Viimeiseksi p\u00e4iv\u00e4ksi ei ollut suunnitelmissa mit\u00e4\u00e4n k\u00e4mpill\u00e4 oleskelua kummempaa, mik\u00e4 olikin ihan hyv\u00e4 juttu, sill\u00e4 koko p\u00e4iv\u00e4n sataa tihuutteli vett\u00e4 aina pitk\u00e4lle iltap\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4n asti. Kun sade v\u00e4h\u00e4n taukosi, l\u00e4hdimme lasten kanssa viel\u00e4 paikalliseen leikkipuistoon. Sielt\u00e4 sain vuokrata kaksi polkupy\u00f6r\u00e4\u00e4 20MYR:n (4,5\u20ac) hintaan, joilla lapset py\u00f6r\u00e4iliv\u00e4t ymp\u00e4ri puistoa hiki p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4. Liikuntatunti suoritettu siis. Py\u00f6rien kunnossa ei ollut hurraamista, ja kyp\u00e4r\u00e4tkin puuttuivat, mutta kyll\u00e4 ne t\u00e4ss\u00e4 tapauksessa ihan asiansa ajoivat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Briefly in English:<\/p>\n

We hopped on a bus to escape the heat of Kuala Lumpur and ended up in Cameron Highlands. The area is known for its cool climate and tea plantations. It\u2019s only about 200km north from Kuala Lumpur, but it took 4,5 hours to get there on the bus. The reason is that the last bit of the road is very narrow and winding, so the bus driver had to drive relatively slowly to get there in one piece.<\/p>\n

There are three bigger towns in this area right next to each other: Ringlet, Tanah Rata and Brinchang. Tanah Rata is the place for the backpackers, so there are plenty of them around. Many of the apartments here are empty right now, because they belong to the Malaysian people, who come here only during the weekends and holidays. Because now it\u2019s the long weekend for the Chinese New Year, we\u2019re expecting this place to be more crowded starting from tomorrow. So far it has been very quiet here.<\/p>\n

Already the first day we noticed that the weather is much more pleasant for us Finns here up on the hills. When the kids were playing at the local playground after the sunset, the temperature had dropped to +16C. It was a welcoming change to the +30 heat in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n

For the first day we rented a cab for three hours. It cost only 90MYR (20\u20ac), so it made sense to do so. Especially because we would have needed to take a taxi to the neighbouring town Brinchang anyway, because the closest proper grocery store was there. So we decided to get three birds with one stone and make a visit to the local bee farm and rose garden as well while we were on the move.<\/p>\n

The bee farm was very small, but nevertheless they had managed to put quite a few beehives there on the premises. We walked around the garden for a while and bought some honey from the gift shop, but other than that there wasn\u2019t much to see. Risto was more than happy that the visit was relatively short, because he is afraid of all kinds of flying objects that are smaller than a bird. He kept telling us that we were torturing him by making him walk among the bees.<\/p>\n

The rose garden was bigger, but technically it wasn\u2019t just roses. There were plenty of them too, but also all kinds of (apparently) local plants that we didn\u2019t recognise at all. It was a pretty place to walk around for a while.<\/p>\n

The grocery store was much bigger than we expected. We managed to find everything we needed except for cheese and ham (or any kind of meat slices really) to put on our toast. Apparently sandwiches or milk products in general aren\u2019t a big thing in Malaysia. It\u2019s often very had to find ham\/turkey slices, cheese or a family sized yoghurt pack from the shop.<\/p>\n

For the second day here we booked a trip to the local mossy forest, tea plantation and a butterfly farm. The mossy forest we went into was on a top of the highest peak in Cameron Highlands, Gunum Brinchang. It\u2019s at the altitude of 2000m, so it was rather cold there, because the morning was cloudy. On a clear day you can see far from there, but today it was just clouds.<\/p>\n

The walk in the forest was cold, slippery and wet. Fortunately we had prepared us for a cooler weather, so we weren\u2019t that cold really. The guide told us about all the different kinds of plants in the forest you can use for medical purposes. He also explained how in the higher altitudes there aren\u2019t that many fruit trees in the rainforest, so there are not that many wild animals there. You can find a lot of different kinds of insects though, but no leeches or mosquitos.<\/p>\n

The tea plantation was located a few hundred meters lower than the peak, so there were no clouds when we got there. We visited the most popular Malaysian tea company called BOH (Best of Highlands). It\u2019s a Scottish company and has been owned by the same family for three generations now. 95% of the tea they produce is for the Malaysian market, and the remaining 5% is exported to Singapore. Tea hasn\u2019t originally grown in Malaysia. It was the time when Malaysia was a colony of UK, when the brits brought tea here. The moist, but cool weather is well suited for farming tea, so the biggest tea plantations are concentrated in this area. Around here you can harvest tea all year round, whereas in other warmer areas you can\u2019t. Nowadays they use machines to harvest tea, but in the earlier days the tea leaves were picked by hand. When I say machines, I don\u2019t mean big, automatic things. The machine looks more like a flat lawn mower that is pulled by who men between them on top of the tea bushes. If the hill is very steep, they use a berry picker type of a thing to pick the leaves. We also tasted some of the BOH teas at the caf\u00e9 on the premises and ended up buying some too.<\/p>\n

The butterfly farm wasn\u2019t really a farm at all. It was just a greenhouse full of different types and sizes of butterflies. The biggest of them were the national butterflies of Malaysia, Rajah Brooke\u2019s Birdwings. Their wing span can be up to 15-17cm. When we entered the building we happened to see a couple of them sitting on the bushes. We carefully picked them up and held them on our hands and clothes. Only later we noticed an information board saying \u201cPlease don\u2019t try to pick the butterflies\u201d. Oh well, too late for that.<\/p>\n

For the last day here we hadn\u2019t planned anything special to do, which turned out to be a good thing, because it was pretty much raining the whole day until late afternoon. Then we went to the local playground, where the kids rented two bikes for 20MYR (4,5\u20ac) and cycled around for a good while. Another sports lesson completed, great success!<\/p>\n

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Cameron Highlands sijaitsee sis\u00e4maassa parin sadan kilometrin p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 Kuala Lumpurissa. Viile\u00e4mm\u00e4n ja kostean ilmaston takia yl\u00e4nk\u00f6alue on Malesian teentuotannon keskus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-oceania-2023-fi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8152,"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions\/8152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}