Do you believe in ghosts, spirits or demons? Does the mere mention of them make your skin crawl or are you one of those people that turn to logic and reasoning and say that everything can be explained by science? Are you a sceptic or a believer?
Malaysia, such a beautiful and happy place. A place full of life and love where everyone lives together in harmony. How can such a scenic country be home to some of the most haunted locations ever?
Karak Highway
Who has not heard the legends that surround this mystical highway. The Karak Highway connects two very popular tourist attractions, Genting Highlands and Cameron Highlands. However, what most people think about when this highway is mentioned are the various spooky legends. The most popular one would have to be regarding the yellow Volkswagen. The story goes like this, you are driving along the long and lonely Karak Highway. Suddenly, you see a little yellow car driving slowly in front of you so you speed up and overtake the car. You are now driving on your merry way when you notice another yellow car in front of you. It looks like the same car from before but how can that be? You figure your mind must be playing tricks on you and you overtake the slow car. After a little while, there is that yellow car driving in front of you again. It is said that the yellow Volkswagen will continue to appear before the driver, causing him to keep speeding up to overtake the yellow tortoise car until eventually, he gets into an accident. Oh, and another fun fact, the impossible car does not have a driver.
Kellie’s Castle
This historic building is named after its owner, William Kellie Smith. The Scottish planter had intended to build the castle for his beloved wife, Agnes. Unfortunately, tragedy struck before his vision could be completed. William died from pneumonia and this caused construction to come to a standstill. Sadly, it was never continued and the castle looks more or less the way it did decades ago. Agnes never got to see the castle again either as she didn’t return to Malaya after her husband’s passing. The Perak State government has taken the initiative to make the place look a little nicer but no huge changes will be made in order to preserve this historic landmark.
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