KL, Malaysia Travel Blogs

Back in KL
Aug 1, 2003

... in the register this time as he's seen me so often during the past couple of months. Having enquired about transport to Thailand from KL the train seems to be a fairly comfortable option. Prices are from RM36 to RM46 depending on if I want a seat or bed ...

F.A. Premier League Asia Cup
Jul 26, 2003 (1 photos)

... some debate over whether it was offside or not but after a couple of minutes the scoreboard eventually updated. A little later Malaysia equalised and the crowd literally went wild as most of the spectators stood and cheered. And so ended the first half ...

Back on the road
Jul 8, 2003

Having spent three days back on Peninsular Malaysia in KL it's back on the road to Melaka. It's always nice to come back to KL but having seen so much more of Malaysia now I can see why people want to get away from the hectic city life. This country has ...

CitraWarna Malaysia - Colours of Malaysia
May 25, 2003 (60 photos)

... some of them singing and all of them dancing. They were dressed in the traditional costumes from their respective states in Malaysia, very diverse but all very colourful. Each act show cased the unique cultural aspects of each state with varied music and ...

Chaos in KL
Jul 24, 2003

... walked over to where the lights were still on, just past Chinatown. It was interesting to see that the absence of working traffic lights made little difference to the way KL drivers negotiated the junctions. If anything they were a little less dangerous!

we haven't worn shoes in 5 days!
Sep 9, 2003 (1 photos)

... missing, we are quite well in fact. We spent the last 5 days at the Perhentian Islands, located off of the northeastern coast of Malaysia. There are two islands, Besar (big) and Kecil (small). We stayed at the big island. But more about that later. We want ...

Train to Thailand
Aug 4, 2003

... to see and do in KL. The day before yesterday I took a day trip to Shah Alam to visit the largest masjid in Malaysia. It was very impressive (with a blue aluminium dome and four huge minarets) but the sky was overcast which made all the photographs I ...

Terror flight to KL
Jun 6, 2002 (12 photos)

... the 4th country in 6 days that I visit.". I realized that I had rocketed through Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and now Singapore in a short 6 days... Being in KL reminded me of home. Shopping, fast food, easy travel, all transported my back to Canada. I ...

Flying without wings
Mar 24, 2003

... (Thai Robbie Williams impersonator) and ended up spending more than we had done for our room. As Thailand is cheaper than Malaysia we should hopefully be able to save some money here. Our average daily budget in Malaysia for both of us including all ...

Home sweet home and more DQ Blizzards!
Apr 5, 2005 (3 photos)

... the sun put his hat on for us! Oh yes! So spent the majority of the day up in the clouds, first in the KL Tower with its great views over the whole city and the Petronas Towers with its excellent skybridge! Got some cracking photos and even caught thunder ...

Back to KL
Apr 20, 2005

Thus, I got back to Kl where I had many adventures for about 3 months, teaching, a bit of travel within Malaysia, and generally living. Day day in my life in Malaysia: 10:00am I get up, well rather i pull myself from my bed sheets that are slightly ...

Off to the Phillipines
Oct 24, 2005

Back to KLIA for the penultimate flight out.

KL
Mar 17, 2007 (5 photos)

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Kuala Lumpur - Petronas Towers, Bukit Bintang
Oct 16, 2006

Excellent flight to KL with Malaysia airways..I always love warm towels and my own TV..cant get any better than that. I managed to get a few hours sleep on the plane, but was still totally exhausted when I arrived at KLIA Kuala Lumpur International ...

Bread, Chinese and Koreans
Sep 15, 2005

... view like that, a sunset view everyday. Anyway this couple are underground missionaries, they teach the Malay's which is against the law in Malaysia thus their identities have to be kept secret. Really it's that bad. OK have a nice day Jonny Jonny

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Apr 12, 2007

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Wasting away in KL Airport
Feb 9, 2006

Is it me? or is there a reason a burger at that Burger King should equal a month salary for a Malaysian farmer?

Malaysia
Jun 17, 2007 (10 photos)

After a mammoth flight from Bangkok to KL  - this flight could have been one hour but due to our ticket we had to fly to Singapore wait 3 hours and catch a flight back to KL - really not worth the saving!  We arrive in another busy hot city, this ...

Days of Thunder
Mar 20, 2006 (5 photos)

... first practice session of the Grand Prix only two days away, we needed to hit the tourist trail running. The Batu Caves are a KL institution. They sit on the outskirts of the city, a huge network of caverns in a limestone outcrop. They have been turned ...

Back to KL
Jun 19, 2005

Back in KL for a few days and we didn't do a great deal. We visited the Batu Caves which was quite interesting. On the Saturday we went to Sepang Circuit for the 1st day of two days for the Japan GT. It was a great weekend, but very hot and noisy. We met a ...

Palace of the Golden Horses
Oct 23, 2006 (3 photos)

almost time to leave Malaysia. I have had a great time here shopping and eating. I got my India visa in only 3 days - which is a new record. I didnt plan to receieve it s quickly which is why I am here for 9 days. After a week in Wheeelers hostel in ...

Go Jenson Button!!!!!!!!!
Mar 22, 2004

... you could tell this was Malaysia as in between the Ferrari, BMW, Honda F1 stands was a stand for Proton (the pride and joy of Malaysia!)!! Now you wouldn't get that at home! I was seated in stand K2, which was basically the 'cheap seats'!! But it was a ...

Malaysia
Jul 17, 2007 (7 photos)

... . time was spent looking at the local architecture, museums and stuff. Next we hooped onto the bus and made our way to KL which is Malaysia's capital city. Again we spent a couple of days looking at the sites such as two big towers, some gardens, walking ...

Kuala Lumpur Shopping Guide
Oct 21, 2006

... Mall - huge place, nice food court..best thing here is the 18 screen cinema. This mall is one stop on train from KL Sentral station and you go up an escalator straight into mall. Bukit Bintang - BB Plaza is good for clothes and electronics..I bought a ...

lazy days
Nov 26, 2005 (20 photos)

... and I could see the national museum, however the only way to get there was by taxi (teksi), so I got the kommuter train to KL station, and walked 15 mins to get there instead. the museum has 2 floors, and interesting, as it talks about the history of the ...

KL
Jun 11, 2005 (6 photos)

... different as the hairdresser ended up cutting a fringe without asking to! We then spent some time sorting out our next stay at the Perhentian Islands accommodation and we also organised some tickets for the Japan GT in Malaysia for later that month.

Reaching the sky in KL
Mar 11, 2004

... doubt, by the time I have been here a few days I will know something, maybe not a lot, but something! I suppose any visit to KL has to begin with the Petronas Twin Towers, one of the tallest buildings in the world. They are 452m high and soar above you ...

Birthday Eve
Dec 1, 2005 (10 photos)

... on the roof bar, then at the beach bar in town, which was full of prostitutes, and dirty old western men - so much for malaysia being prude. The american managed to make me pay for a 30 ringitt beer - and this in a country where I was having lunch with ...

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Dec 17, 2006

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Trip #2: Malaysia!
Jan 23, 2004 (14 photos)

... night and half of Friday in the city of the Portuguese, Dutch, British and Chinese. Friday afternoon we made our way to KL where we spent the night in the heart of Chinatown and then met up with TWENTY-FIVE other exchange students on Saturday morning. I ...