Blogs from Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 202

Malaysia’s capital is an important transport hub in Southeast Asia and we had used it several times, mostly to or from Indonesia. Up to now, we have been in Kuala Lumpur four times, twice only at the airport and twice we stayed in the city. This is mainly due to Asia’s first low-cost airline, Air Asia, which is based in Kuala Lumpur. The airport is very modern, filled with light and convenient, it has only one serious drawback: it is 72 km from the city centre. There is a fast express train to the centre but this is very expensive (RM 65 = EUR 13), for travellers who are not in a big rush, there are slower but much cheaper alternatives. The cheapest way is to take a local bus which stops every few metres, that ... read more

KL Arrival Well we arrived in KL. The flight was really good,watched a good few movies on the way. Got to our hotel which was nice, slept allot. Shopping, OH MY GOD its so cheap, and so nice. We went to Time Square which has 5 floors dedicated to a theme park, in door roller coaster and lots of shopping. Soooo cheap!! Petronas Towers How nice - We went to a little zoo with a sun bear, dear mouse ( a dear that is the size of cat) and well we petted a bear it was so strange as it licked honey off our hands. The little cub was soooo cute. When we moved onto the Elephant conservation centre I think he thought we smelled as he gave us a bath as seen below. They ... read more

Into KL at 6am... damn another of those missing days, too late to check in, too early to have had a decent nights sleep, 4 hours bus sleep and wandering around the hostels looking for a place to stay - so again the usual, take the first place that has a sofa spare. Eventually I checked in to the Pudu Hostel, windowless dorm rooms, but a friendly vibe and air-conditioning, probably essential for breathing during the night. Kuala Lumpur bustles, monument to a Tiger Economy. National sport, shopping, national stadium, the golden triangle Kuala Lumpur. In the market for a waterproof housing and a small digital camera I spent the first few days searching the malls for a suitable model and price, more research on the Internet, confirming the quotes as really great prices, and the ... read more

May mga araw na gusto kong maghabi ng mga salita Ngunit santambak ang labada May bahid ng putik ang manggas ng puting kamiseta Puno ng alikabok ang kurtina May mga sandaling nais kong saliksikin ang inililihim ng liwanag ang ibinubunyag ng dilim Ngunit kailangang hugasan ang mga nagmamantikang pinggan Tunawin ang sebong kumapit sa kawali, isisin ang kaldero May mga panahong nasa ko'y sumayaw sa buwan sa saliw ng samba, sa indayog ng chacha hagdan ko'y ulap, tungo sa kalawakan Ngunit ako'y nahilo, nadupilas Lumagpak sa lupa ... read more

After Singapore Malaysia is the obvious place to travel to, but with limited time we decided to just go to Kuala Lumpur. Getting to KL from Singapore is easy - you can take the bus or the train and it's only a few hours. We opted for the train and discovered that Britain is about the only country left in the world where train stations are still in city centres. Singapore's train station is on the outskirts of the city centre and is decidedly faded - a remnant of colonial times, it even had a waiting room for VIPS - how many VIPS travel by rain these days?! The express train turned out to be anything but express, it crawled through the countryside, but it was comfortable and inexpensive. As we got into Malaysia the visibility ... read more