Due to busy workload and a build up of stress, i needed a trip somewhere and wanted it to be by the beach. Initially, i thought of heading to Bali as it has been a while and would be good to submerge myself with some great food and the beach.Well, unfortunately, that was not possible đ as there were some events which i had to be around for. After brainstorming with the intended travel group, we locked in Port Dickson. Malaysia is just at the doorstep and it has not been explored too much. I was excited as i have never been there and heard from friends that its an amazing place.
After looking at some hotels and resorts, we booked Thistle which was just by the beach and had a huge pool. Yeah, ideally i would love to have a private pool but this was fine.
We reached SG customs around 8am on Saturday (about an hour odd later than expected) and there was a jam build up. It took ~ an hour to clear up and we passed both immigrations.
I stopped by the petrol kiosk to pump petrol before heading off and spotted about 15 Maclaren – which was quite a sight to hold. Perhaps one day i could have the opportunity to drive one. đ
Doesn’t it look good?? Oh it was an awesome Nasi Lemak which hit the spot well.
About an hour odd after driving, we reached Machap R&R that was an ideal stop. I had a hidden agenda though. It had a real power nasi lemak which i had during the last trip to KL.
After a good breakfast and a coffee, the drive continued for about 2hours before reaching Thistle @ Port Dickson. I didn’t realise that Waze was set to “Avoid Toll Roads” and it took a scenic drive thru the kampung areas.
Finally, we reached Thistle.
While waiting for the rest of the folks to arrive, we had a beer which was much needed. I had 2 beers which quenched the thirst very well.
As we were rather hungry as it was past 12, we decided to head for lunch before checking in to the room. We headed for Cowboy Town which was a Malay’ish with texan BBQ spot. Oh the food was so damn good. It is something about food in Malaysia which makes it a challenge to find food which is not so good. ;p
After lunch, we returned to the hotel and checked into our rooms and had more beers in the room as the sun decided to come out in full form. Towards the evening we decided it was time to take a stroll in the resort.
Here is the best photo of the resort as i did not take too many pictures for this trip.
When i walked down and toward the beach, i just felt a sense of calm and relax. I felt as if all the stresses just vanished into thin air. We just walked to the beach and walked around before dipping into the pool while having some drinks by the side. The rest of the evening and night was spent chilling out in the pool, by the beach or pigging out.
The next morning started with pigging out for a nice breakfast in the hotel and just walking on the beach. Shortly after we packed our stuff and put them into the car before heading out for lunch nearby before parting ways. Oh i might not have mentioned that just a minute from the hotel there are a row of eateries which makes dining so convenient if you don’t feel like having a meal in the hotel.
Overall, i find that it was a really well spent trip as the resort had a relaxing vibe with friendly staff around. Would i come back again to Port Dickson? Hell yeah!!
Perhaps next time, i might stay at Hibiscus as it seems to have a much better view. Let’s see how it goes…
That’s all for Port Dickson this time round. Stay tuned!