Blogs from Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 205

I left London in the pouring rain and arrived in KL to 30 degree heat and extreme humidity.... and it was only 9am in the morning. Ekk. I couldn't check into my hotel straight away so sought solace in the local Starbucks with an iced cappuccino - what can I say, it was air conditioned ;0) Hotel was lurvely - the posh kind with a concierge and a porter who whisks your bags away from you and makes them magically appear in your room later!! And then there was the roof top swimming pool and bar... ahhh.... made lots of use of that in the 3 days I stayed here.... alas isn't probably something I should be getting used to! I did squeeze in some sight seeing whilst I was here... partly thanks to the very ... read more

We've been enjoying a more comfortable week in Kuala Lumpur (or just "KL' as the locals call it): earlier in the week we both went down with colds and subsequently had the excuse to check in to an hotel ("Swiss Inn" in Chinatown) with towels and clean sheets and breakfast and tv and everything! Still, we've been out and about as well, starting our exploration of the city by ascending the 'Menara KL', the world's 4th largest communications tower, which stands in a rainforest-covered hill right in the heart of the city. From there, we got fantastic views including a good look at the world-famous Petronas towers (now the second tallest buildings in the world). On the walk back into the city we were delighted to see a monkey dart out of forest in front of ... read more

Just when you were beginning to think we'd done a "Jim Thompson" here is another blog. We're now back at Les & Wendy's lovely home in Kuala Lumpur having spent a couple of days in the cool Cameron Highlands drinking tea (and beer). Stayed at a brilliant guesthouse up in the mountains from where we went trekking with some of the other travellers. Bumped into the usual crowd from our slow boat that crashed and spent some time catching up with where we've all been since. I can barely move today after spending 7 hours trekking through the jungle with one of the Ray Mears type locals who insisted on teaching us bushcraft, even though we tried to explain that we don't really need it in Beckenham. Karl managed to sink in mud up to his ... read more

This is currently a place holder for KL pictures. I'll type up a journal entry soon. I wanted to get the pictures done first.... read more

With that title I'm sure you're thinking this girl complains a lot for someone who just escaped -20 degree temperatures. True, however, the stickyness is not pleasant. So to recap the last few days... New Years was spent at a british pub surrounded by genuine ex-patriots and terrible 80s music. You would think something better went on in LA but not on the 3rd street promenade unless you wanted to pay $30 cover for some sleazy bar. The 18 hour flight was decent. There were advantages to being seated in the 2nd last row of the plane(row 62 to be precise) - great access to the bathrooms, first to get your food, etc. I find it funny that international flights are particular about first and economy class. If you're first class you get to board through ... read more