We're all back in KL for my youngest aunt's wedding, she's the last to get married and has decided to go all out - 30+degrees in KL, an she's having 3 ceremonies, 1 with melting ice-sculptures and roses shipped in from China. Apparently guests are allowed to take back flower arrangements and i vividly remember cars being filled with bouquets of ...

Arriving in KL i thought that this time i would try a new guesthouse. Luckily when i was trawling the streets of chinatown a guy from the village guesthouse approached me with a flyer for his place. Cheaper than my place i usually go, with a kitchen and free coffee/tea all day, it was worth checking out so off i went, and i must say im glad i di...

This was a city that I was really looking forward to seeing. Not really sure why but as I love cities I guess it always up there when you think of the great cities of the world. As it turned out, I found it a little disappointing. The Petronas Towers are pretty awesome and the colonial bits carry some charm but all in all is lacked any real char...

..it must have been good, but I lost it somehow.. Been singing a lot of sad songs during my way back to KL. I kinda hitchhiked down there with Koo in the most rotten bus I've ever seen in my life. It's a wonder that this thing didn't break down earlier. I met Koo on the island during my last night in a restaurant. He seemed to be alright, so I a...

The train from Butterworth to Kuala Lumpur was less of an adventure since it was all after dark. We did watch the sunrise for the second day in a row, and arrived just at rush hour in Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station. We are grateful to another friends-and-family connection that gave us a place to stay while we were in Kuala Lumpur, with Ted, who li...

We arrive in Kuala Lumpur by evening and we have just enough time to get changed and head out for dinner. After dinner, knowing that we didn't have to get up too early tomorrow morning we all head out for a few drinks and find a place near us called the Reggae bar. The usual few games of pool and a few drinks and Kent even tried his hand at a bi...

28.10.06 The last eight days at the Coronade Hotel have been very enjoyable for Des and I, although two would have been sufficient. The breakfasts have been superb, except for the two days of celebration for Hari Raya or Aidelfitri on the 24th and 25th of this month. These are muslin public holidays and the hotel was practically full and very no...

Again arriving in darkness we searched out accomadation as we had been warned by fellow travelles that the Hostels in KL are bed bud playgrounds. However we came across a recommended Hostel Backpackers Travellers Inn. Malaysia has been more expensive than anywhere so far so sticking to the budget we shared a room for 36 Ringgit a night.

Thanks to Colin spending so many lonely nights in Hampton Inns, we are having pay back. We are staying at the Hilton in Kuala Lumpur in the executive floor using Hilton Points. Don't know which is more beneficial, that they will do our washing for free or that we can have snacks and drinks whenever we want. The room is on the 28th floor and we h...

Dave and I are now in Kuala Lumpur. This city is a good city to go to on our trip simply because it is on the way to the rain forest national park, Taman Negara, which we are going to next. "KL" is no Sinapore or Tokyo, but it has some of the tallest buildings here. The Petronis Towers are the world's highest twin towers, and we are going to rid...