Visit to By Grace, Trus @ Johor Bahru (CLOSED)

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Ice cream is one of the popular desserts to have in the all year hot weather country such as Malaysia.
Nowadays, ice cream is not just as simple served as a cone or a cup, and the flavour is not just limit to vanilla and chocolate.

By Grace, Trus ,which is one of the soft-served ice cream specialized in JB. Basically, soft-served is ice cream that is softer than the normal ice cream as the machine incorporates more air and doesn’t allow the ice cream to harden as much. Texture of soft-served ice cream will be smooth.
The location is just in the the old town of JB, walking distance from Tan Hiok Nee Culture Street.
The shop sells Earl Grey ice cream with different toppings. It can be served in cup or cone.
The fragrance of Earl grey melted on your tongue nicely. It's not very sweet. Ice cream is soft and made of fresh milk.
The owner spent time to try different ingredients to be used to match with the Earl Grey ice cream.
Most of the ingredients are made by themselves, and some even bring back from overseas.

One of the latest, unique flavour of topping- Sakura, which is the ingredients bring back from Japan. The pinkish sakura sherbet having a taste of little salty and sweet in the same time. It's my 1st time trying a sakura flavour ice cream, quite interesting~~


Personally, I like the Uji Matcha topping. Matcha powder is one of the ingredients which the owner need to bring back from Japan.
This cup of ice cream will not going to be just ice cream. It's actually full of surprise with all these topping ingredients--Matcha rice crisp, Matcha ice cream, Genmaicha espuma, Matcha ganache, and Matcha tulipe cookies in a cup, and not forget match with the Earl Grey ice cream.
It's very appealing for every toppings, both the look and the taste.


Can ice cream be an healthier dessert? With this topping, I believe it changes our perception on ice cream. Osmanthus topping with dried longan muffin, goji berries, osmanthus charcoal ice cream, rice crispies pop and osmanthus&goji berry jelly.



This is also another popular topping in shop- Tiramisu, with espresso meringue, mascarpone espuma, feuilletine, coffee jelly, and coffee ice cream. As you can see from the cup, all the ingredients are nicely arranged with layers.




Caramel topping-- with caramel espuma, pumpkin seeds,salted caramel ice cream, and caramel candies!






All the toppings will match with the Earl Grey ice cream as a base. Overall, the choice of ingredients are detailed and the best quality is used. The price may a bit more than other soft served ice cream, but it's worth the price.




More information:
Address: 9, Jalan Trus, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Opening hours: Mon-Sun, 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/ByGraceTrus



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Discover the beauty of Zanzibar

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As an Asian, the countries we choose to travel will be somewhere within the continent.
It's one of my travel goal to step my foot on the land of Africa.
With Airasia announced the direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Mauritius, I believe more people will start to plan their journey to Africa.


Did you ever heard of Zanzibar?
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous archipelago off the coast of Tanzania consisting of Zanzibar Island,Pemba Island and many smaller islands.
As I do some research on Zanzibar, it's take around 13 hours flight from Malaysia to Zanzibar, with at least 1 stop for the journey. The good thing about traveling in Zanzibar is no visa needed for Malaysian. That's save a lot of hassle on pre-departure to Zanzibar.


The attractions in Zanzibar
There are some fabulous beaches on the islands of Zanzibar, and many choices for an ideal spot to sit back and watch the white dhow sails cruising the startling blue waters of the Indian Ocean.
Besides the beach, one of the remarkable attraction in Zanzibar is Stone town, which has been included in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in 2000.

Stone town, Zanzibar.

The historic town in Zanzibar
Every historic town have their own story. Walking along the street and reveal the story in Stone town. Once the historic centre of the ivory, gold and slave trade, the ancient maze of narrow streets that make up Zanzibar's 'Old Town' are now a web of markets, shops and craft centres.
To have more understanding about the daily life of the Zanzibari royal family, there are  Palace Museum, which is the former sultan's palace.
There is Old Fort, which is a heavy stone fortress that was built in the 17th century by the Omani. It has a roughly square shape; the internal courtyard is now a cultural centre.
Not forgetting the House of Wonders,which is the first house in Stone Town to have electricity, running water, and an elevator. It's also the landmark of Stone town.
You may hire a guide to help you to make the most out of your time in Stone Town, and understand more about this historic and in fact artistic town in Zanzibar.

Zanzibar Beach

Beaches in Zanzibar
Surfing is getting more popular on the island. The Southeast Coast offers a variety of surf spots for different level surfers.
Besides that, snorkelling and diving also a popular activities in Zanzibar island, which surrounded by fine coral reefs.
There are a few nice accommodation near to beach. You may enjoy your holiday lying on the white sand and listening the peaceful breath of sea waves.


When to go? 
Zanzibar is great destination for holiday all years round , with the wettest season during April and May. Zanzibar is largely a Muslim community. During the Ramadan ( the month of fasting), travelers should avoid eating and drinking publicly during the daytime.


More information about Zanzibar:
Don't know how to plan your trip to Zanzibar? Scare to travel to a new country? You may find some useful guides on travel in Africa from the links below:
African safari                  
Tanzania Safari              
Safari Holidays                
Zanzibar holidays            


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