Ipoh is Malaysia's third largest city about 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh is on the NS expressway and on the railway line between Singapore- Kuala Lumpur - Butterworth -Bangkok and has good express bus links. The local Airport has direct flights to Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu, Johor Bharu in Malaysia, and Medan in Sumatra amongst other destinations. The airport is about 15 minutes drive from the town centre, it is a pleasant airy building with a few small shops and a pleasant but rather expensive eating place. Ipoh is almost surrounded by dramatic limestone hills which give an impressive backdrop and are the site of cave temples like Perak Tong Temple.