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[lonerider]

Hai All,

I am planning to travel to Malaysia by next April 2010. I have interest in backpack traveling. I like natural beauty than city beauty. Some blog is really helpful, like the one "Kuala Lumpur starter kit". thanks mate. Though I dont want to stick in KL. I will go for highland or forest or beach.

Please can any one make my trip plan in cheap & exiting. I will be delighted.

Lone rider

[sianeth]

Hi there,

There's heaps of natural beauty in Malaysia, you're in luck! Some places you may wish to visit on peninsular Malaysia include the Cameron Highlands, and Taman Negara National Park for walking, scenery and wildlife. In terms of beaches, there is the Perhentian Islands, Langkawi and Pulau Tioman - all of these places you can get too easily from KL.

How long are you planning on going for? And I take it you're not planning on going to Malaysian Borneo?

[ScottWoz]

You can't go wrong in Malaysia for natural beauty. The jungle is world-class, the islands are awesome and the beaches are among the best in the world. As Sian said, it really depends how long you're going for..

[lonerider]

Thanks Sianeth & Scott,

I have a plan for 10-12days. I shall start from Dhaka to KL. Though I dont have any interest to halt in KL but for my flight I will have to do that. Thanks again. Keep sending feed back.

[borneokid]

Thanks Sianeth & Scott,

I have a plan for 10-12days. I shall start from Dhaka to KL. Though I dont have any interest to halt in KL but for my flight I will have to do that. Thanks again. Keep sending feed back.

hi,
u may want to visit Borneo island, sabah and sarawak.

If you are into scuba diving in Sipadan island and mountain climbing , Mt Kinabalu in Sabah, then Sabah is the place.

If you wish to visit Sarawak, go explore Mulu caves, see the profile of Abraham lincoln on a cave, watch over 3million bats coming out in evening scourging for food, the Pinnacles and longhouse visits, then you must visit sarawak.

cheers,

borneokid
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[izardy]

Hai All,

I am planning to travel to Malaysia by next April 2010. I have interest in backpack traveling. I like natural beauty than city beauty. Some blog is really helpful, like the one "Kuala Lumpur starter kit". thanks mate. Though I dont want to stick in KL. I will go for highland or forest or beach.

Please can any one make my trip plan in cheap & exiting. I will be delighted.

Lone rider

Hello there, when you are in KL, try to look for a budget hostel near all those important amenities, especially the transportation. Backpacker in KL is quite reasonable, one of those I can suggest is Wheelers Guest House. You more details from their website at :-

http://wheelersguesthouse.blogspot.com

[borneokid]

Hai All,

I am planning to travel to Malaysia by next April 2010. I have interest in backpack traveling. I like natural beauty than city beauty. Some blog is really helpful, like the one "Kuala Lumpur starter kit". thanks mate. Though I dont want to stick in KL. I will go for highland or forest or beach.

Please can any one make my trip plan in cheap & exiting. I will be delighted.

Lone rider

Hello there, when you are in KL, try to look for a budget hostel near all those important amenities, especially the transportation. Backpacker in KL is quite reasonable, one of those I can suggest is Wheelers Guest House. You more details from their website at :-

http://wheelersguesthouse.blogspot.com

hi,

if u are going back packing and if you are into scuba diving /mountain climbing, try to check out Sabah and Sarawak to see the longhouses and visit the Mulu caves.

cheers,

borneokid
bestkuchinghotels.com

[cozzielex]

A lot of people like the east coast because of the resorts, but you might want to check out the west coast. Going south there is Port Dickson and Malacca or going north there is Ipoh and Penang which is great. Be sure to try the nonya food!

[lonerider]

[b]Thanx, I will try to find the trip details to West Coast.[/b]

A lot of people like the east coast because of the resorts, but you might want to check out the west coast. Going south there is Port Dickson and Malacca or going north there is Ipoh and Penang which is great. Be sure to try the nonya food!

[cozzielex]

Yes, its worth checking out. By the way I Spelt the food wrong it should be nyonya, the two best variations Ive found are in Malacca (which has more of an Indonesian flavour) and in Penang (Check out the Hot Wok near batu fegingghi). The food is actually an original fusion food of Chinese, Portuguese, Indonesian and Tamil... there is some debate about all that but ignore it and enjoy the food.
First time I went to Malaysia it was Malaya I was up in kedah in a place now known as Pantai Merdekah, that was almost 40 years ago and it wasn't a whole lot of fun. Has anyone been there recently?