Blogs from Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 20

For 4 years I have been planning to leave the UK and the Finance industry behind to embark on a trip of a lifetime. Things got very comfortable in the UK, with mine and my girlfriends jobs going well and paying well and the purchase of our first house together threatened to derail the dream. However, when the opportunity arose to work and live in Malaysia, we snapped it up and we are now 1 month into our new life in Kuala Lumpur. I am not going to write a blog about the trials and tribulations of moving abroad as this is a travel blog! However, I will provide a summary for those that may be considering it. The admin is surprisingly time consuming and sometimes stressful and the goodbyes are difficult. As we are both ... read more

Hey guess what.......we made it and the flight was fine! bits of turbulence here and there but thanks to Captain Ross I didnt worry about it like I normally would. Adam was still on veggie food though............ We are staying right in the heart of Chinatown which seems a good place to be based and already we have walked miles. Done our usual "shall we just mooch over there"..... We have been up in the Petronas Towers, which was amazing and the view from up there is something else. I visited here 10 years ago and alot has changed since then, including the amount of security things in place now when going to the top. Shame really that this is what our world has become, even visiting such a fabulous building is not without its risks ... read more

Do Kunmingu jsem z Ruili dorazil v pátek večer, takže jsem měl jeden a půl dne na uspořádání věcí a rozloučení se se spolubydlícími a městem, abych pak v neděli pozdě odpoledne stihl let do malajského Kuala Lumpuru a odtamtud druhý den večer do indonéského Medanu, centra severní Sumatry. Šlo o to především vyprat, vyvětrat notně unavené věci z batohu, roztřídit věci na „poslat poštou domů“, „vzít dál s sebou“ a „darovat nebo vyhodit“ a také nakoupit pár posledních suvenýrů. K poslání balíku jsem zvolil čínskou poštu a probíhá to opravdu zajímavě. Na poštu se dostavíte s věcmi, které chcete poslat, a paní pošťačka je všechny podrobně prohlédne. Neprojdou věci typu jídlo, tekutina, vosk, mapa, podezřelé texty, podezřelé obrázky atd. Mezitím vyplníte formulář, který se má teoreticky tlačením prokopírovat na asi deset dalších kopií, ale samozřejmě ... read more

Vanmorgen vanuit Bangkok naar Kuala Lumpur vertrokken. Bij aankomst op het vliegveld zie al meteen de verschillen tussen Thailand en Maleisie. Veel schoner en minder druk op de straten. Wat dat betreft lijkt Thailand een beetje op Indonesie. Alleen is Indonesie nog een beetje erger. Overal rotzooi en viezigheid, en overal de enorme drukte. Kuala Lumpur is een moderne stad met mooie gebouwen. Ons hotel ligt tegenover de Petronas Towers. Aangezien morgen het einde van de ramadan is, en het een feestdag is, zijn veel gebouwen gesloten. Dus als we in de toren wilden gaan, moesten we dat vandaag doen. Toen we een kaartje wilden gaan kopen, bleek voor vandaag alles al vol te zijn. Donderdag gingen ze weer open, dus dachten we slim te zijn en kochten we al kaartjes voor donderdag, Maar toen merkte ... read more

http://youtu.be/IZcm6gUelAE http://youtu.be/ILssi2Xsy1s I spent my Christmas Eve alone for the very first time, going back to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore, it’s also what I wanted coz’ I don’t want to celebrate or feel Christmas in any way, that is why I just want to isolate myself from everyone and just allow myself to be alone on this most important Holiday of the Year. I got the best seat of the bus again, infront of the bus’s second floor. I had a very wide space where I can just raise both of my feet up high and have that pleasurable comfort, another six hours ride departing from Singapore at ten in the evening and arriving at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia at four in the morning. I went back to my accommodation at Berjaya Times Square Hotel and just ... read more