http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Malaysia , Selangor en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:02:09 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:02:09 UTC Irsquom amazed how fast time has been passing. I have slept in countless beds logged on in numerous internet cafes hoisted my backpack over my shoulder at least a hundred times. Irsquom so lucky to have made many great friends from all over the world sampled new foods walked in new directions every day. Itrsquos hard to realize that back home Thanksgiving has already passed and Christ http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-350408.html Estamos muy sorprendidos de lo amables y ordenados que son los malayos. La verdad no esperaba que esta gente al menos la gente de Sepang Kuala Lumpur y Batu fuera tan cosmopolita y con una tolerancia rara vez observada en un pais musulman. Incluso nos parece haber visto mas mujeres polica en KL que en Madrid. Otra cosa bastante loable es la tolerancia religiosa mas del 10 de la poblacin http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Batu-Caves/blog-348486.html We spent two more nights in Ipoh and each day seemed to mirror the last. It's not really a place for tourists so aside from a brief wander around the streets we revisited the cinema each night until we had exhausted their supply of films. Strangely the price changes each time you go but it's still cheap. On the last night i was wandering back to the hotel and got chatting to the guy who work http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-348325.html Luego de caminar unos minutos desde el bed and breakfast Ubicado en un extremo del China Town a una estacin de metro de Harbour Front y con unas vistas impresionantes del skyline de Singapur llegamos a la estacin donde tomaramos el tren a Kuala Lumpur. La arquitectura de esta estacin es la tpica de una oficina gubernamental de una colonia britnica de ultramar espacios dif http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-347820.html Ble en del dykking paa KrisTorN. Kristine klarte seg bra men TorAa ble det svake kjoenn i denne omgang. Mugg paa riggrommet aircon og mye dykking medfoerte hals og oerebetennelse. Rakk et besoek til dr. Stephen Lo i Tawau som skrev ut ei lang liste med medisiner inkl antibiotikakur... Kristine ble den omsorgsfulle og fine som hun alltid er.Deretter NOK en flytur med AirAsia TawauKuala L http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-347534.html Hi All. We arrived in Kuala Lumpur late yesterday into Bukit Bintang and went exploring the area. Today has been great we started out in the wrong direction dont ask me how headed to the twin towers and got free tickets to board the speedy lift for the sky bridge at 1130. We had a wander and returned for our slot. the view from up there is awsome for the afternoon we enjoyed tasty sandwi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-346842.html Kuala Lumpur Boracay November 2008 Because of my debilitating sadness about birthdays and November 2008 seeing me into my 30th year I decided to plan a fabulous trip to ease the transition into another decade. My main goal was to scuba dive and see as much of southeast Asia as possible in one trip. We had 9 flights to 3 countries in 11 days. Here's how it began... Part One The Durian Ex http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-346547.html Malyasia tour 2008Kuala LumpurGenting HighlandsLangkawi Islands http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-346445.html Thank God for wireless...we're sat at a departure gate waiting to board at KLCC airport onwards to Bangkok. Having left London....spent 13 hours next to a strange smelly man not Dish and finally landed in KL It all works like clockwork here...no queues...no broken trolleys and no mayhem. I think we saw famous people on the flight...A1 GP drivers....well...they seemed famous to meSo......i http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-346376.html Hello This is the first time I've logged back on since arriving in New Zealand to discover the updates I did on Tioman haven't well updated. Humph How fed up am I So I'd better get on and redo them just aswelll it's raining outside ehSo we flew from Siem Reap to KL. The airport was very little and we discovered our baggage was overweight. We were flying the equivalent of Easy http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-345703.html The story begins with a phone call to a local Malay named Edmund. He is an old friend of Krista's from her study abroad in Australia. Before he could give us any advice or direction all he said was you are here...we are going to party he didn't give any instructions he just said we are going to meet up eat and drink. Fair enough. So we stumbled around the vast city of KL...a very wester http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-345588.html After a fun first stop in Penang we headed out to the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. We were looking forward to this quite a bit because we were planning on meeting up with Krista's friend Eddie who she studied abroad with in Australia. We made our way into town located our hostel and headed out. I was really impressed with the city as a whole. It was remarkably clean especially when compared to http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-345484.html 10. november 2008 ankommer Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Svette og klamme sjekket vi inn paa Reniassance hotel Kuala Lumpur. Kjapp dusj saa var det bare aa komme seg ut og faa seg litt mat. Men TorAa manglet jo sin bagasje saa heldigvis hadde Kristine en saggeshorts til laans. Passet perfekt til TorAas velformede rumpe. He he. Petronas Twin Towers en gang verdens hoeyeste bygning var like i na http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-345347.html Here we are... in Kuala Lumpur and it is probably one of the most international cities we have been in. We have all the comforts of home and it's kinda nice. CPK Chilli's Wendy's McDonalds Burger King Cinnabon Starbucks Coffee Bean AW not to mention all the shopping When we entered Malaysia we had no preconceived notions and it has done nothing but surprise us over and over again. That http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-345205.html Saa gaar turen snart hjem og nej hvor har vi nydt detDen sidste uges tid er tilbragt i Kuala Lumpur. Vi har vaeret paa sightseeing i skyskrabere badet i kaempe vandland vaeret i fuglepark biffen og mega shoppingcentre. Virkelig en storby med alt hvad man kan taenke sig. De enorme Petronas towers taarner sig op over byen med deres 500 meter og om aftenen er det staal indsvoebte monstrum oply http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-344687.html Through some vouchers I'd acquired from work we were able to stay in a nice hotel in Kuala Lumpur KL. By the time our train arrived in KL everything was closed and we ended up ordering room service. This was such a novelty on this trip that we took photos when it arrivedOn our first day we wandered through the historical centre of the city. We walked through Merdeka Square which was where Mala http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-344352.html We arrived in Malaysia in a slighty tired stateHowever the first thing we heard was Welcome to Malaysia and this has been repeated to us regularly from people on the pavement to people shouting out of passing cars and people in shops. It has been very nice.The train was no problem at all apart from being 22 hours long with neither of us getting a great amount of sleep once we reached But http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-344251.html KL is hotToday the sweat drips down my everything as I sit under two fans. Damn.Kuala Lumpur is a confusing city. This isn't helped by poor directions to hostels but that aside the real problem with the city itself is the lack of a codefied identity. First impressions bring to mind Spain Turkey and any number of places. There is no real sense of individuality as a city.It is a cocktail of a pl http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-344237.html Well folks the boy's time in Southeast Asia is about to come to an end. After an enjoyable yet extremely expensive couple of nights in Singapore the boys made their way to Kuala Lumpur. So far KL's been a hit offering very much the same experience as Singapore but everything is at least half the price. Not only that but the boys made their way to the Petronas towers look them up this morn http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-344052.html None of us knew what to expect of Kuala Lumpur other than we knew that the Petronas Towers are there. So when our driver dropped us off outside McDonalds in the heart of a bustling super modern city with shopping malls galore we realised that this city was probably gonna be our downfall where our budget was concernedStaying at the Cardogan Hotel on Jalan Bintang in the centre of the Golden Tr http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-343954.html Firstly we are sad to say yet again our camera has been stolen and the pics of KL and Malacca and the fire flies were all lost in the memory card so this is a pictureless account mostly apart from the odd few pics until we can go back.We left for Kualar Lumpar the next day and when we arrived we checked in and walked around the market we spent 2 days visiting the sights and eating and drinking in http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-343919.html 71108 Lake Gardens and the AnimalsWoke up late because of artificial darkness of room. No external windows so hostel people decide when morning when they turn corridor light on usually around 9. Not v.bright though so slept through it. Got ready and went for Hop on bus 24hr ticket so had until midday to get where needed to be. Got off at train station first to buy ticket to Singapore h http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-343848.html 41108 51108 Planes Trains and Automobiles well almostGetting to Malaysia proved to be quite a task and involved 2 whole days travel with boats trips bus transfers 2 overnight trains a ferry and lots of walking Involved lots of very early and rude awakenings and also some dodgy stuff with passport control where a tear in my visa meant I had to spend some worrying time in an immigra http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-343604.html Left Bali and Indonesia behind by grabbing flight to KL. Have been before but was new to Jo. I was happy to go back as absolutely love the food and coffee Great Indian and Chinese here. Roti Canai is a thin dough fried and then eaten with dhal. So very good and cheap. The coffee is like powder and is double strained over condensed milk. Is very dark and I swear has some hint of chocolate http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-343534.html 9th 10th November KLDragged Matt to a Kraft complex where he was bored out if his brains whilst I looked at Batik and listened to local classical music. All was redeemed 15 mins later when we found a pub showing the Aus PNG game. He was very happy and Tiger beer was comsumed again.We went again to Jalan Alor for food. What a great street. Very highly recommended. Walked to Jalan Petaling S http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-343442.html 6th November 2008 CITY SIGHT SEEINGAfter a couple of hours kip on arrival and a good shower I felt loads better and we were ready to explore Kuala Lumpur We headed first to the rooftop garden of our hostel Backpackers Travellers Lodge for breakfast. Rooftop garden sounds swish but don't let it fool you.....think metal tables concrete and not a lot else. Nice enough though and convenientWe http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-343242.html Hi all We're back on the mainland now. No more flights until Boxing Day the flights aren't that bad its just the waiting around before and the packing oh and why are airports always so far out of the city stupid question we don't need any smart answers thanks. It's just getting a bus is easier cos they can go right into town where you want to be.We first flew from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Batu-Caves/blog-343211.html So we have reenacted the film Entrapment today.... Unfortunately for Rach I have as much grey hair as Sean Connery and for me Rachael is not Catherine Zeta JonesSo we are now in KL really cosmo city. Very different to Bangkok. The flight from Thailand was easy no major problems give or take a Taxi trying to fleece us from our now hard earned cash clearly neither of us are earning anymor http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-342611.html Pour les mordus de nos aventures veuillez noter que nous avons complete notre entre precedente sur la Thailande avec quelques toutes nouvelles et inedites photos Avec toujours une certaine distance objective ou un retard faussement accidentel destine a vous faire languir voici enfin nous sentons votre soupir de soulagement cela faisant quand meme pres de 3 semaines que vous reteniez http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-341791.html Hello all. So we are in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and our hostel is SO much better then in Hat yai No squatty's... and real showers And Air Con Woo Hoo haha. it's right in the middle of the city which can be pretty loud but it's good. The AC is too cold for me so I wake up throughout the night to turn it off and on.. haha. Oh well... it's better then sweating all night As for food. In Phuket http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-341128.html