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TnG card top up via Self-Service Kiosk

April 16, 2022 by yenkai Leave a Comment

In the past, you used to be able to top up your TnG card at manned booths. Not anymore, a lot the manned booths don’t perform topping up anymore. Instead you could do topping up at petrol stations, convenience stores and various other shops. The complete list of topping up with and without fee is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Malaysia, North-South Highway

North-south highway lunch stop – Yong Peng 688 coffee shop

June 8, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Yong Peng remains the best lunch stop, timing wise, when traveling down to JB from KL. 688 coffee shop is a lively place with 5 stalls, which is considered a high stall count for Yong Peng. There is the drink stall that also sells Bak Kut Teh, Assam fish and porridge. There’s also a chicken … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

North-South Highway lunch stop – Tangkak revisit

February 17, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I started off from KL fairly early in the morning and i wanted to have a quick lunch stop. Well, more like a snack stop. As with Yong Peng, Tangkak is just a short distance from the Toll booths, so it is good for a quick stop. Everyone probably goes to the beef noodle shop. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

North-South highway lunch stop – Kampung Serom

June 19, 2018 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Having passed by Kampung Serom 3 after having lunch at Sungai Mati not too long ago, I vowed to check out this place, and so i did. Except for a Char Kway Teow stall, there was no other food to be found here, so it’s not recommended for lunch, unless you just want to check … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, Malaysia, North-South Highway

North-South highway lunch stop – Sungai Mati

May 31, 2018 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Sungai Mati means dead river, literally translated. Only now that I’ve read the Wiki entry do i understand why it is named so. You can see the Ox-bow lake from Google Maps (see below). The detour from the North-South highway into Sungai Mati takes about 25 minutes, which is quite acceptable for a lunch break. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, Malaysia, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

North-South highway lunch stop – Jasin

March 29, 2018 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Jasin is probably the furthest from the toll station among the lunch places i have checked out along the North-South highway (not counting Kluang which is considered an intentional detour). I was pleasantly surprised by how historical the place is. Jasin is located in the state of Malacca, and you can tell when you see … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Malaysia, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

North-South highway lunch stop – Seremban

March 26, 2018 by yenkai Leave a Comment

If you are heading to KL and you had your breakfast in JB, then Seremban would be the ideal lunch stop. It takes almost 3 hours to get there from JB, and by then, you should be ready for lunch. We used Google Maps to look for a lunch place and chose Keong Kee Recipe … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Malaysia, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

North-South highway lunch stop – Simpang Renggam

February 14, 2018 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Simpang Renggam is less than an hour from JB, so it makes sense as a lunch stop when driving up north from JB if one were to leave JB before noon. There are ample eateries in Simpang Renggam, and we chose Restoran Tai Kai Hock (大家福酒楼) since they are quite highly rated on Google. They … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, Malaysia, North-South Highway

North-South highway lunch stop – Bukit Gambir

December 20, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Bukit Gambir is under 2 hours from KL and 1.5 hours from JB, so it could work as a lunch stop from either direction. It is a sizeable town, comparable to Yong Peng, and offers quite a few dining options during lunch time. It is very near Panchor, and easily accessible from the Toll booth. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, Malaysia, North-South Highway

North-South highway lunch stop – Panchor

March 29, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Today i found my new favourite lunch stop along the North-South highway – Hin Thoy restaurant at Panchor. It is easily accessible from the North-South highway – merely 8 minutes from the Pagoh toll exit. Panchor is a quiet village by the Muar river, and i love the sense of serenity here. This was much … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, Malaysia, North-South Highway, Travel Tips
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