WahAik Shoemaker

Kuala Lumpur

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November 14th 2008
Hopping off the bus in KL (Kuala Lumpur) we knew we were back in the kinda city we like. There were tons of different people on the streets, hanging out, on the move, and just being city people. No more cookie cutter city, this wasn’t Disney. It had a mix of high rises (think Petronas Towers) and hundred year old Chinese shop houses, Islamic architecture and colonial buildings. People were tryin ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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