http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Malaysia , Wilayah Persekutuan , Kuala Lumpur , Bukit Bintang en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:33:25 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:33:25 +0000 As we were extremely lacking in good quality sleep on the train given that the lights had been on all night and the train had stopped to pick up passengers several times we checked into PODS Backpackers Hostel near KL Central Train Station and went back to sleep. The Hostel itself was a fairly novel concept where you all sleep in pods raised floors with mattresses and the walls didn39t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-789602.html Our last full day in KL The plan of the day was to go check out the bird park and maybe the butterfly park at some point see the Petronas Towers and do whatever else that comes in between forecast is high chance of food involvement . We started out with breakfast at the place we are staying which consisted of roti canai roti tissue also known as roti helicopter dhal chicken curry and f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-784837.html This morning we went to breakfast with the owners of the BnB we39re staying at since our stay includes breakfast. They took us to a Chinese wet market along with another traveler who is staying at another one of their properties. We all shared a few dishes that are standards for breakfast and it was so good Really a place where locals go. Both Michael and Christina were so passionate about KL http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-784427.html The thing about airports are that they take a whole lot of your time. Our flight from HK was just 3.5 hours but we ended up really killing the bulk of our day due to having to be at the airport early including any travel to and fro. We left at 810am from our guesthouse in HK and got on the bus that took us to the airport the ride about 1 hour. From then on we checked in and then waiting at the a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-784378.html After cruising the South China Sea for a day and enjoying the on board activities and culinary pleasures we arrive at Singapore an island nation emerging from the British Empire as a former member of the Malaysian federation. It has become an economic powerhouse while still maintaining an English interest in civility law abiding citizens and cleanliness. In the morning after arrival I venture http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-780300.html On the 3rd Soph and I moved to the Federal Hotel for a little luxury Sophie39s birthday gift to me. It was a nice hotel but very dated and they only allowed free wifi for one device per room a second was charged at 25RM. I39m glad we didn39t pay cos the connection was awful. We constantly lost reception and every time we went online we had to go through the login rigmarole. Our p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-779827.html We woke up bright and early and caught the 8am coach to Kuala Lumpur. We had large comfortable seats and I slept for most of the journey thus missing out on the scenery.We arrived in KL around midday and walked to Reggae Mansion hostel. It39s definitely one of the best hostels I39ve stayed in to date with large capsulestyle beds. We rested for a while before heading out for Nandos an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-779825.html So this blog has been a long time coming... I lost the passion of writing and travel for a while but finally feel ready to get back into the blogs.. I have another exciting trip coming up in September which I definitely want to blog about and it doesnt feel right not documenting the last trip... I missed the last entry of my epic Cambodia Thailand trip from October 2011 but after reviewing it http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-778818.html Today is the 28th of March and we went to the top of the Petronas Twin Towers they are the second tallest buildings in the world. The towers are 370m high. We went to the 86th floor and there are 88 floors in the whole building. On the way back to the hotel we met a tropical rain storm it was like a swimming pool and we had to wade throe puddles and we got drenched just as we approached the hote http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-778420.html It had been 6 weeks since Sam surprised me with the prospect of coming out to Kuala Lumpur for a few days and with the thought also of staying in a lovely hotel and the arrival of packages from home we all had our own reasons for being massively excited about his coming visit. Our plane from Siem Reap touched down at Kuala Lumpur airport in the late morning of Sunday February 10th and I39m afr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-775594.html We docked at Port Klang which is located about 45 km west of Kuala Lumpur After breakfast we went on tour 39Kuala Lumpur of your own39 where we were driven by bus to Bukit Bintang in the center of Kuala Lumpur. It is difficult and hot to walk on foot in the city. So we took the monorail and metro from Bukit Bintang to China town where we walked through the market streets around Jalan Pata http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-773333.html ltpre stylewhitespace normal color 2a2a2a fontsize 13pxgtOk so for those of you who haven39t seen Entrapment incl. James the Petronas Towers are the world39s largest twin structure an ajoining bridge allows you to see the KL skyline. We39d heard you had to get there early to get a ticket so we made our way across for 9am. Unfortunately they had already sold out of tick http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-765130.html ltpre stylewhitespace normal color 2a2a2a fontsize 13pxgtGiven the lack of partying last night the 6.30am start wasn39t too bad and we had a pleasant flight from Krabi to Kuala Lumpur KL. In anticipation of a Bangkoklike city we39d 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-765125.html Last night I took the Free GoKL City Bus The pink bus to Bukit Bintang. The FREE bus has 2 lines the Green line and the purple line and goes to most attractions throughout the city much at the annoyance of the taxi drivers teksiIt is the name of the shopping and entertainment district of KL and It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang and its immediate surrounding areas.This area has long been KL http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-757672.html 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 didn39t speak a word of English and couldn39t find the hotel. Jane was quite worried on the street he was driving down looked quite dodgy but eventually he found the place. We39re in a pre http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-756920.html 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 wa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-747844.html Kuala Lampur. Shopping lovers paradise. Food lovers paradise. Greenery lovers paradise. Massage loverss paradise The 3 days I spent in Kuala Lampur We had the pleasure of enjoying each one of these to the max. I shopped for shoes like crazy we ate yummy food like famine stricken hungry kids looked long and hard at the vast green highways and soothed our eyes and ended the days with http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-740971.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-740056.html Well it's been a few days. Went back to the library in HK for some free Internet and couldn't get it working. Oh well. Spent my last full day in hk at disneyworld Wasnt nearly as big as in Florida but still a fun day. Lots of air conditioned shops to taEd breaks in and all theamazon rides were there it's a small world teacups space mountain. Cinderellas castle was so small though it was alitt http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-735455.html 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 Lauren39s hand who was fine but Ben http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-733615.html