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Getting a taste of Malaysia (as soon as you arrive)

Published on May 23, 2007

There’s a very nice restaurant with authentic tasty malay food near KL Central. To get there, ask directions on how to get to the Monorail station. You will exit KL Central, and you will have to cross Jalan Tun Sambanthan street to meet a row of shops. Go to your right till you find “Restoran […]


Malaysia tip - Clothing for Malaysia

Published on September 14, 2006

Are you wondering what type of clothes and how many clothes you should pack for your trip to Malaysia, and possibly other South East Asian countries? Hopefully these notes might help a bit.
Light cotton shirt
The weather is constantly hot and humid throughout the year. It would be wise to pack light cotton shirts. Even t-shirts […]


Kuala Lumpur Travel Tip - Series 4: Entertaining your kids

Published on September 1, 2006

You’re thinking of getting some peace time at one of the islands, lay on the beach and do absolutely nothing. It does sound irresistable, but it will surely bore your kids half to death, especially if they’re about 6 - 14 years old.Perhaps some kid fun activities could help cheer them up during your visit […]


Kuala Lumpur Travel Tip - Series 3: Weird Food

Published on August 16, 2006

Malaysia has many weird food (weird even to some locals) to offer, and most of them can easily be found in Kuala Lumpur. However, each state in Malaysia offers its own special delicacy. For example, budu in Kelantan, keropok lekor in Terengganu, cencaluk in Melaka. However, all of them are easily found in Kuala Lumpur. […]


Kuala Lumpur Travel Tip - Series 2 : Batu Caves

Published on July 12, 2006

In the first series of Kuala Lumpur Travel Tips, you might have read about enjoying oriental KL city lifestyle in Chinatown. Today we’ll walk a little bit far away from the bustling city, to something a bit more cultural.
Malaysia being a multi-racial and multi-cultural country, one of the exciting things to do is visit temples, […]


Kuala Lumpur Travel Tip - Series 1 : Petaling Street

Published on July 10, 2006

This first series of tips on enjoying Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - will talk about Chinatown, particularly Petaling Street.
This is the place where you’d want to test your ultimate haggling skills. It’s a very busy, oriental-like market with pretty good bargains. You’d be surprised by the range of items sold here: from t-shirts to watches to […]