We have found our way back down to Kuala Lumpur, to meet our friend Ed (he's flying into Singapore in a couple of days). It meant spending another night on a bus, but we are here safely although a little sleepy. We spent our last full day in the Perhentians snorkeling. I was surprised to find that the snorkeling was even more amazing that in Fij...

As promised, here are some photos of the pro-chinese olympic torch demostrators. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see the actual torch as we were in the middle of a very, very heavy rainstorm when we were due to go and see it. Oh well. Today we climbed up the Petronas Towers - the second tallest building in the world (or something like that)! Wel...

April 12, 2008 Five years ago, when I did my first solo trip for a year, Thailand was my first stop. It seemed to take a while for me to 'get in the groove', and I never felt that I did justice to Thailand. Time seemed to fly by, and before I knew it, it was time for me to leave, and I hadn't even done the beaches in the southern part of Thailan...

A trip to "KL" is an essential part of the Malaysian experience. With Indians selling fake watches and leather bags made in Taiwan in the heart of the Chinatown market, you sometimes have to pinch yourself where in the world you are. Never before have we witnessed such an eclectic mix of people who all see themselves as "locals". What's more the...

Upon arrival from the relative cool of the Cameron Highlands into the 37 degree heat of Kuala Lumpar was pretty intense! A few of us headed off to the famous Petronas towers, which turned out to be pretty hard to get to even if you can see them from anywhere in the city! Upon seeing the range of shops on offer in the centre under the base of the...

OK, we 're a tad confused. Every man and his dog who fancies travelling in SE Asia runs to Thailand year after year to lazily sleep away the days strung out between a couple of palm trees dreaming of ladyboys, which is nice, but why the hell do people not switch to Malaysia instead. This place is fantastic - and we haven't even seen the apparent...

We got in to KL late last night after a fairly uneventful flight. Was great just to be away really, after all the prep that has gone in to this trip. Rocked up at the hotel and then went straight out for Nasi Goreng at a local eatery. Got up and began the explore. After buying an incredibly overpriced coffee 'o' (Black Iced Coffee) we met a busi...

Arrived late at night into the sprawling metropolis of KL, Malaysias capital city. Although apparently, they've nearly finished building a new one near by. As you do.
Stayed near Sentral Station- which I'd advise against. The "hotel" had an "hourly room rate". Nuff said. did have free breakfast though of some sort of curry and naan arrangeme...

well KL is........ smelly, hot, dirty and i cant wait to get to langkawi and sit on the beach and drink $2 cocktails. but KL is not all bad, the ppl are really nice! some times to nice! and the experience is in the end worth it, god australia is so sheltered and i miss it so much. but im having lots of fun!!

Getting a bit weary of KL, this place is really just a stopover for travelling to more spectacular places. Also, there is a possibility that one could duffer from carbon monoxide poisoning with the amount of vehicles on the road. On Tuesday 13th we are on our way to Penang by bus, hopefully a pleasant 4 hour journey Went to The Twin Towers on Fr...