Blogs from China Town, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 16

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - June 19 - 24 Arriving late in the evening in Kuala Lumpur was a familiar experience; as soon as we got off the bus we were attacked by taxi drivers who assured us they were our only source to get into the city center. Naturally they were lying and we quickly found a local bus at a fraction of the taxi cost. Kuala Lumpur is like many other capital cities; dirty, busy and full of shops, restaurants and hawkers. There really is not too much to do in KL, other than shop and see the landmark Petronas Towers. Once the worlds tallest buildings, they dominate the KL skyline and were our first destination once we set about exploring the city. We managed to get onto the Sky Bridge by pleading with the ... read more

So it was enough of beaches and island life for us. The plan now was to cut across the peninsula to the west side and the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Just a quick note about the absolute worst thing about traveling here; the air conditioning. Outside it is consistently 35 degrees and humid, causing you to sweat like a mad-man. For some reason all buses and trains have the air con cranked to the mid-teens. The two extremes are quite unhealthy i believe and by the time we arrived in Kuala Lumpur, 5 hours away, we both got quite sick. Luckily a full day of bed rest cleared that up, meaning we didn't get some tropical disease or anything. The bus dropped us off somewhere in the middle of nowhere on the outskirts of town. Having ... read more

Lazed about in bed for a while then went to try and sort out bus tickets to Mersing for tomorrow. Walked up to Pudaraya Bus station to find it had been gutted!! Unsure as to where to go from here I approached a security guard who luckily could speak a little English. He explained it had moved temporarily to Bukit Jalil and he pointed across at a shuttle bus that would take us there for RM2 each way. Bus was pretty full but it only took about 20mins. Basically they have put the old station into a big car park and all the shops and the ticket counters are now under little tents and a big canopy. It was still the most efficient bus station in Asia though and we got our RM30 tickets speedily. When ... read more

So here it is... My final blog while traveling. I remember while overlanding through Africa thinking that i couldn't ever imagine the trip ending and going home. Just as I knew I would, I've had the best year of my entire life. It has been nothing like I expected becuase I had no idea what to expect. When I think about going home I am definitely upset my adventure is over but I know that I have many more to come. Over the past two weeks I have flown over to Sabah/Borneo which is the other side of Malaysia. Borneo is known for its incredible jungle, the highest mountain in Asia, and its islands with world class scuba diving. Alot of the time I spent there was travel time but every destination was worth it. I ... read more

After we had some trouble uploading our images last time, here are the rest to put images to words from our last entry. We have arrived in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, after a 4 hr bus journey which weaved rather sickeningly round some mountain roads in the rainforest! Tomorrow we have booked ourselves a guided tour through the nearby jungle. The worlds largest flower is here and our arrival has coincided with it opening, apparently only for 7 days. Also we'll meet the local natives and see some of the sights including tea plantations etc. We got a handy discount as it's run by the company who own the hostel, Kang tours. Will update soon, love Toe and Natalie. xxxx ... read more