Malaysia Travel Blogs - Page 9

Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) & Kuala Lumpur August 28 - September 12, 2004

Arrived in the very busy Melaka, our first stop in Malaysia. It is OK here, not what I was expecting really, the quaint little streets lined with old crumbling buildings, antique stores and cafes would be a lot nicer and more enjoyable if it wasn't for the constant stream of noisy traffic using the…

Malaysia feel so much like a second home to me, having spent about 5 months here traveling all over the country, I could see myself here for an extended time sometime in the near future.

Arrived in KL in the very early morning, after a fairly sleepless "sleeper" train from Singapore. Train seemed to stop every 30 mins and the locals didn't seem to care for being quiet for us poor KLers. We're ashamed to say we were revived by a breakfast at the golden arches...... not th…

Next stop Malaysia. After 24 hours of planes, airports and more planes we reach Kuala Lumpur, which translates to muddy estuary! The city immediately makes an impression, especially to travelers arriving from the subcontinent. Leaving the aiport in the express train you are…

It’s not my first trip overseas by any means.  Just last year I made three trips to West Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean respectively.  The year before that I made three other trips… and so on… But this trip is unlike any ever before.  This is the first time that I’v…

Due to some personal reasons, which I don’t think need to be mentioned here, my dear friend and travel buddy Anai decided to halt her Malaysia stay and continue her career back home. At the same time, our friend Gilbert (lolo) also resigned and did the same thing. So to make their last few weeks …

Got up in the morning, then headed down to breakfast to meet Malcolm and Julie. They said it wasn't worth the money so we decided we would have breakfast over at the terminal. We got the shuttle to the terminal, we didn't fancy lugging our bags walking.  Our plane was supposed to leave at 13:4…

I got adopted by a local (Singaporean) family here. My new family dragged me to KL to spend the long weekend of Good Friday. Being a good Christian that I am, I spent the holy days smoking, chatting and drinking. :) That was also the weekend for F1 in Malaysia. It was to hot for me to see F1, so w…

There is so much to see and eat for an overnight stay in this historical town. An amazing place for outdoor photography!

The Brit I met while I was in Saigon gave me a tip about Penang; he told me that the best Indian food he ever tasted was in Penang, and he also added that it was really a food place from Indian to Chinese to Malay to you name what... It was a good thing that I had that information going there becau…

Here and there...

Our adventure to Cameron Highlands started with a bus ride from Kuala Lumpur - I have not been on a bus in Malaysia for almost 10 years! Knowing how the bus system works in Malaysia, I was so worry something would go wrong with the bus ride because I am with Charlie this time. I really do not want…

I had been in communication with TB Siti from Singapore for some time and was so pleased that she was coming to KL for a short trip. With her were fellow TB's Layla and Karen. Azian was a  TB from KL who had become a close internet buddy, and we took this opportunity to meet up for the first t…

Taman Tasik Perdana, Perdana Lake Garden is an artificily made garden, made about 1880.  Around in this district  the British elite built their huoses with their characteristic English gardens.  The landscap is a mix of jungle and trimmed garden.  The place has a peace…