Blogs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 5

Stansted to Kuala Lumper - 14 hour flight We start our long trip with a delay the guy over the tannoy announces indefinite as there has been a crash on the motorway involving our catering team. I was a bit dissapointed but then thought about it. Firstly about the guys who may have been involved in the crash and the fact we have plenty of time on our hands. As it happens we set off just 1 hour later than planned. The flight as expected was hard going. Trying to sleep to pass the time, no chance! When passing Romania it was rather a bumpy ride to say the least, heart in mouth. Having a tall companion made our seating arrangement cosy, if you know what I mean. On arrival the heat hits you like an ... read more

To the surprise of everyone, we made it to the airport on time. Check-in was a breeze, as we had done the online checkin the night before, and because of this, didn’t have to cue up. Straight through the bag drop, and into customs. Highly recommended. Customs took a bit of time (Kathy was checked for drugs at both checkpoints), then it was breakfast time. As the plane had arrived early, they decided to board it early as well, so we had to rush breakfast through and get on the plane. The trip to KL was 8 hours, and pretty uneventful. Air Asia are quite good to fly with, but like other budget airlines, all the extras cost more, so there was no inflight entertainment, and all food was extra. They were also reluctant to change ... read more

Halal in KL! Had a fab time though it went quick I was able to see and do lots. Back to the usual haunts in Singy and added a new place to the list with KL. Though different...both are very welcoming cosmopolitan cities displaying a wonderful blend of cultures. Shopping, sights and food are great...so great I opted out of the F1 to do more! Petrona Towers were pretty cool. An icon in the city which you can see from most anywhere. Also visited the palace, national mosque, independence square, KL tower (omg...gibbons!) and so on. I stayed in the 'Golden Triangle' which is definitely the most happening part of town and the place to be. I found an excellent restaurant serving whole organic vegan food which I think I sampled most everything from le menu...I ... read more

One thing I've learned about Southeast Asia is that there are multiple cheap airlines with no rhyme or reason to when they have what rate (at least that i can find). It's also a great thing that I research airports and such. Two airports? In the same city? Yes, that's right. Seriously. The Low Cost Carrier has a separate airport about 5 miles or so away from the international airport. We weren't there for very long but it seemed familiar. Are you sure we aren't in Singapore? Really, the only reason I'm publishing this is to add the country to my list. We drove around for a while, so yes I'm going to claim I've been to Malaysia now. ... read more