Driving to Thailand from Kuala Lumpur is a fun family bonding activity


The writer and his brother stopped by Kellie’s Castle in Batu Gajah, en route to Hatyai, Thailand. — PHILIP WONG

It has been a long time since my family and I went for a holiday in Hatyai in Thailand, even though it is “only” about 500km from Kuala Lumpur. But the pandemic had stopped us from travelling overseas.

When my eldest brother, Pak Tiing, said that he had some free time last October, we quickly arranged to go on a road trip to Hatyai. However, we didn’t want to rush our trip. After all, we had about 10 days of holiday time so we decided to check out some of the interesting places and towns along the coastal road and the north-south highway.

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