Early morning streets

Kuala Lumpur

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June 10th 2007
I woke up very early in order to beat the queues to get up the Petronas towers. A limited number of people are allowed to visit every day, so I left the hostel at 7am. Reception told me it was within walking distance, but I set off without a map presuming it would be very easy to find - how hard can it be to see the tallest building in KL? How wrong I was. I finally managed to hail a taxi at a ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more