Blogs from Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 4

Given the lack of partying last night the 6.30am start wasn't too bad and we had a pleasant flight from Krabi to Kuala Lumpur (KL). In anticipation of a Bangkok-like city, we'd booked a slightly nicer hotel with a gym and a pool so that we could relax after a day in the city. However we are pleased to say that KL is a much cleaner and less 'sweaty' city than Bangkok. To make up for the hotel cost - we've challenged ourselves to only eat 'local' street food (a vast variety of Malay, Chinese and Indian is on offer) for lunch and dinner. Today we ate dinner in Chinatown and then headed across to the central market to see a cultural dance performance. The hotel has ESPN ... so ... read more

The crappy weather today has given me a chance to catch up with the blog. Arrived into Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Bus trip from Melaka was only 2 hours so it was handy. Got another crazy taxi driver who didn't speak a word of English and couldn't find the hotel. Jane was quite worried on the street he was driving down, looked quite dodgy but eventually he found the place. We're in a pretty good location in the centre of the city. First night we ventured around the corner to the local shopping mall called 'Times Square'. This place is absolutely huge. 9 floors and I'd say about a 1000 shops (at least). But wait there's more...... try adding an indoor theme park with its very own roller coaster in the shopping mall. And it's not ... read more

So from the beginning My plane journey went well, the seats were comfy, the food was tasty and the films were abundant. I watched Johny English reborn and Brave, which I enjoyed and found entertaining enough, however not as entertaining as the man next to me found welcome to the exoctic marigold hotel which he was in complete hysterics over, so using that as recommendation I also watched it, it was good (mum i think you would like it) but maybe not as funny as the man next to me made it appear. The journey was swift and had no hiccups, I arrived at the airport, collected my bags and got a taxi to the hostel I had booked into 5 miles down the road. I wont normally talk about a taxi ride but this one ... read more

It was my 2nd time to visit Malaysia in 2009, and finally my destination is in Kuala Lumpur. Together with my architect friends, we have visited KLLC, Chinatown, and the famous Genting Highlands. Unfortunately, cable car is down. We did not get a ride at the Theme Park. Just sightseeing and photoshoot occupied our time. We went back to the City after two hours, then just went to visit the malls at the basement level of our Hotel. But before heading off to Bangkok, we were able to drop by at the Putrajaya Government Complex. It is the Federal Administrative Center of Malaysia and was named after the first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. From the wikipedia.org, it is listed as the Third Federal Territory after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. Putrajaya is the brainchild of ... read more

We had a very traumatic flight from Krabi, southern Thailand to KL, we swerved taking off and suffered turbulence throughout and as we were grateful to be coming into land, the captain reinitiated the thrusters and we zoomed back up in the air! We circled for a few minutes before trying again, this time landing but it was anything but smooth! Ben reached for Lauren's hand who was fine but Ben did seem a little shaky! Oh well to the metro! We arrived at our pre booked accommodation that described itself as a hotel. We were paying $40 a night for an uncomfortable double bed with terrible a/c, no furniture and a shower and toilet with a clear sliding door providing no privacy, good job we are married eh! It was shocking and extremely loud and ... read more