Malaysian family finds peace and quiet at Perak's Royal Belum State Park

One of the writer’s sketches at the Royal Belum State Park. — Photos: JAMIE SOLOMON

During the school holidays in June, my family and I headed up to the Royal Belum State Park in Perak for three nights of total immersion in nature; I was really looking forward to it.

We arrived late Friday night, all tired out after a long eight-hour drive from Selangor. We jumped out of our car, gave ourselves a good stretch, lugged all our bags and made our way into the houseboat.