Alpha Genesis Hotel Kuala Lumpur

... just regurgitating (ha) the morning&#8217;s events back now. <br><br>Side note: I wandered into one of the buildings along the side of the market where there were about 10 food stalls lining the perimeter and tables set up on the inside. Again, it all smelled delicious and fueled my frustration and anger. But, I had to laugh as I passed by the back wall and saw two signs saying: "no spitting." I love it &#8211; it made me ...

... minutes - it was quite a lovely and stress-free way to get around. From KL Sentral station I caught the monorail to Bukit Bintang - it was really cheap (less than $1 CND) and super easy to navigate. <br><br>My hostel was directly accross the street from a HUGE shopping complex - 5 floors of shops and stalls selling really inexpensive clothing and accessories. In short, heaven! There was even a Starbucks with a ...

... we're all in the same boat, I guess. Many of the people I have seen are couples (clearly in twin rooms), and thus less inclined to talk to a man whos nose is still imprinted on the entrance door...but I have shared some conversation with an Austrian and a Burmesian (is that right? Somebody from Burma anyway). <br>Largely though, I've kept myself to myself while I adjust to all this lifestyle newness, a bit like Andy Dufresne during his first days in ...

... Les plages n'ont absolument rien d'extraordinaire (il n'est jamais vraiment très agréable, pour faire trempette, que de devoir marcher sur du corail mort), et la vie y est beaucoup plus chère. Bref, je laissai rapidement l'Ile de la Désolation pour répondre à l'invitation de ce « Manopo » qui m'avait tant intéressé.<br><br> Donc, direction Jambianom au nord-ouest de Lombok. Je restai dix jours dans ce village, retrouvant, enfin, le doux parfum du voyage ...

... down somewhere - you don't even have to feed them, just stick our feet in for a few minutes everyday.<br><br><br><br>We got plenty of exercise in KL, that day alone, we must have walked about 10 miles. We went to everything that was in walking distant in the city center, including the planetarium. As always, it was closed. This is the 3rd planetarium that has been shut down for months for renovation on this trip. The ones ...

... example, the dominant ethnic group is Malay which is all Muslim. Everyone in the country must have an identity card which states ones ethnicity and therefore religion. The amount of education and job opportunities one has is directly related to ones race. For example, the Malay have many more opportunities in the workplace than the Indians in Malaysia. I don't know why anyone who is not Malay would want to live there, but there are a ...

... several motorways, sewerage canals and some scary back roads we entered a scene from Blade Runner (aka Chinatown KL). <br><br>The next day after queueing for tickets for the skybridge at Petronas towers we had a caffine fix and muffins at starbucks, wandered the park and returned for our tour. It was delayed and after sitting through the proaganga video for Petronas we had to miss the skybridge for a second time in order to catch our taxi to the airport.

... concerned about our rucksacks getting soaked because they were strapped to the roof of the bus. Our final bus was definitely an improvement, but we were up and down so many times going through border controls and passport checks that we didn't get much sleep. We finally arrived in Kuala Lumpur at 5am, with the bright lights and skyscrapers welcoming us back to normality. We fell into our beds in the hostel, we were so tired we didn't notice the room much or the walls that ...