Jalan Alor - Kuala Lumpur - for the atmosphere and the experience local culinary

Jalan Alor is popular among the locals and tourists for offering food served in a traditional open-air atmosphere, with chairs and tables dotting the curbs and road-sides. It is an entire street dedicated to cheap hawker food of mainly local Chinese cuisines. While some hawkers erect stalls along curbs, others operate food stalls from utilitarian restaurants. At night, the place has a very festive...

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The KL Monorail - Great fun to travel on!

The KL Monorail is an urban monorail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It connects the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transport hub with the "Golden Triangle".  It serves 11 stations running 8.6 km (5 mi) with two parallel elevated tracks that links areas of inner Kuala Lumpur previously not served by rail transport. On  March 2012, KL Monorail was integrated with the Ampang Line light rail...

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Bukit Bintang, go visit!

Bukit Bintang is the shopping district and  entertainment zone with big malls, many shops,  lots of bars and pubs as well. This area has a pretty good number of hotels which ranges from 150 RM and above (depends on your choice of luxury).  It is popular among tourists and locals, especially among the youths. A part of Bintang Walk is designated as an "Arab Street". perfume...

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The beautiful beach at Tanjung Bungah

Tanjung Bungah (also spelled as Tanjong Bunga) is a suburb of Penang, Malaysia. It is situated in the northern part of Penang Island. It was known as a fishing village, but now it's populated by many commuters from Georgetown and people who work in the hotels along the beach. You will pass through this area when you're heading to Batu Ferringhi.  There are many hotels you can find here which...

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The Night Market at Batu Ferringhi - Pulau Penang

Batu Ferringhi is a beach area in Penang, Malaysia. Along this famous beach area, there are numerous beach resorts and hotels, restaurants, transportation rental services, and souvenir stores. Batu Ferringhi is located adjacent to Teluk Bahang and Tanjung Bungah and about one hour drive from Georgetown, the capital of Penang.  Some of the resorts and hotels there are Hard Rock Hotel Penang,...

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Surfing at Sunway Lagoon - Malaysia

Sunway Lagoon is an amusement park in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It features rides in both the water park and the adjacent dry park. The park is home to the world's largest wave pool, measuring impressive 139,800 square feet (13,000 square meters). It has 5 different theme parks in 1 amazing destination. photo credit: http://www.sunwaylagoon.com/map_static.asp Sunway Lagoon open daily from...

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Bring your Kid to The Aquaria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

The Aquaria KLCC is an underwater park located beneath Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre within Kuala Lumpur City Centre. It is a must see for most kids when visiting Kuala Lumpur and can be easily combined with your visit to the KLCC Twin Towers. the Living Ocean Featuring 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) in two levels with a 90-metre (300 ft) underwater tunnel, Aquaria KLCC houses over 250 different...

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Kuala Lumpur: Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas) are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the CTBUH's official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101. The buildings are the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower. Petronas...

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Malaysia: Pulau Penang

George Town (less commonly also spelt Georgetown,) is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Sungai Petani and Kulim has a combined population of 2,251,042, making it...

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Pulau Penang: Water chestnut stall

If you go to the Pulau Pinang, in a roadside, there are some stalls that sell fresh water chestnuts. Those beans were fried by hot sand instead of cooking oil. Well, its a healthy way to reduce cholesterol of cooking oil. ...

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