I finally found a nice getaway from KL. Port Dickson, with its own little nick name PD, is just around 90 km from KL and around 32 km from Seremban. It costs as little as RM10 to reach the place from KL.
You can take a bus from Pasar Seni (below the Putra LRT station) to Seremban. Seremban is the capital city of Negeri Sembilan state located south of Kuala Lumpur. As soon as we completed appro landed in Seremban, we found a bus waiting to leave for PD. 45 minutes later, we were by the sea! We checked into a small hotel Seri Malaysia . Its a decently maintained budget hotel. It is a part of a larger chain and you can be sure that no one is ripping you of because the price list is fairly standard and openly avaiable.
The hotel overlooks the sea and the beach is right across the main road. The stretch of beach close to the hotel is popular among campers. It is a safe and convenient place to pitch your tent.
One can hire a car like in any Malaysian town for around RM100 per day. I was disappointed not having found a place to rent a mobike. Taxis are relatively easy to find and they charge RM10-20 depending on where you want to go. Hotel guys can help you to call the taxi.
Ostrich Farm : Having had just one day, we had to plan our trip carefully. We first went to ostrich farm by a taxi and hoped to finish the visit in 30mins. We eventually ended up spending 2.5 hrs. The OF is a nice place to relax for adults and for children to freak out. Apart from the regular display of ostrich, there are interesting activities like Ostrich Ride (I was foolish enough to try it), Ostrich Race, Monkey show etc.
The Winner of the Race
Cape Rachardo (Tanjung Tuan) Light house: Its a 500 year old Portuguese-built Light House, well preserved till today. A mini equatorial forest is preserved around this light house. Vehicles are not allowed in the immediate vicinity. It is a nice 1.2 km trek from the base of the hill to the light house. The journey is as beautiful as the destination. It is a nice walk through the green cover, would bring back your memories of Robert Frost’s ‘woods’. The view of the light house is breathtaking. A white structure with a backdrop of blue ocean gently merging into the blue sky with a carpet of green below, is a perfect poster material.
I highly recommend exploring the woods around this place. They will provide you some splendid pictures for your album.
Blue Lagoon Beach
As we walked exploring the Light House area, we stumbled into a really beautiful beach which we later realised was one of the popular destinations – Blue Lagoon Beach. There are several 4* and 5* hotels and condos near this beach which makes is slightly crowded but doesnt diminish its beauty! There are a few water sports activities although parasailing was conspicuously missing. The highlight of the activity on the beach was that we tried canoeing. The water is relatively still and the Strait of Malacca is kinder for the amateurs like us. It was fun canoeing away from the coast.
There are little restaurants along the beach. Its a nice romantic & serene experience to sit by the sea and have your dinner.
The next morning, we got up and explored the coastline near our hotel, we walked for miles and saw a small island connected to a bridge. Unfortunately the bridge was broken almost at the end and we couldnt reach the island. I didnt want to risk swimming because the sea was shallow and the bed was rocky.
Some other places of interest in Port Dickson are beaches like Batu5 (5th mile) , Si-Rusa, Bagan Pingang, Tanjung Tuan etc.
There is a fort and a war museum which I have promised myself that I will visit during my next trip.
All in all, PD is an excellent place to unwind if you are lover of the sea and dont want to go very far from KL. Hotels are cheaper and food is good. What else do you want ? 
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1. Wiki: Port Dickson : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Dickson
2. Yahoo Map: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-map-486811-map_of_port_dickson-i
