April and I up the towers

Kuala Lumpur - where everything is a new experience

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January 18th 2007
I arrived in Kuala Lumpur (KL) late at night and was instantly taken aback by its liveliness, despite the time. It was 11pm and every store and market was open (many are open 24hrs); there were people all over the streets, some eating, some just sitting on ledges appearing to do nothing. Since it was 4am my time I was very delirious when I arrived at the hostel and went straight to sleep. The n ... read more

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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