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Exploring Cameron Highlands
Buses from and to Cameron Highlands
Dangers and Scams in Kuala Lumpur
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CALENDAR
DID YOU KNOW?
Trains
There are only 2 train lines on the peninsula, one is the north-south track (Bangkok-Singapore) and one splits off in Gemas (south of KL) and runs to the north-eastern thai boarder near Kota Bharu. This line is also called the jungle train. The train is pricier and slower then the bus but can be more comfortable when travelling in a sleeper car. More info at http://www.ktmb.com.my and http://www.seat61.com/Malaysia.htm
RANDOM LINKS
Encyclopedia.com.my
Encyclopedia of Malaysia is the largest Malaysian collaboration in the history of reference publishing
TrekEarth.com
photo community with stunning images
Kuala Gandah Elefant Sanctuary
The Kuala Gandah Elephant Orphanage Sanctuary Malaysia - home of the homeless elephants -
thebookaholic.blogspot.com/
literature blog by a british living in Malaysia for more than 20 years
Sejarah Melayu
A History of the Malay Peninsula see all links
RANDOM GALLERY PHOTO
Sipadan / Mabul Islanddiver in front of Sipadan Island
STORIES
How to get from the airport to kuala lumpur
Find all the different means (Bus, Train, Taxi) to get to this area in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
PRESS ARTICLES
Kuala Lumpur’s Eat Streets (Lonely Planet)
Feature Article on the Lonely Planet website about five KL must-eats to get you started: Roti in Brickfields, Noodles in Chow Kit, Malay food in Kampung Baru, Kuih (generic word for cakes and pastries) in Bangsar and Coffee at a Kopitiam (traditionally Chinese owned coffee shop) on Heritage Row
Things to do & see
Langkawi, Langkawi Cable Car
Kuala Lumpur, Suria KLCC Shopping Mall 
BOOK HOSTELS
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Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu is the capital of the state of Sabah on Borneo. With an estimated population of 532,129 in the city and 700,000 in the urban area, it is the largest urban centre in Sabah and the sixth largest in Malaysia. It is located close to Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South-East Asia.
Tioman
Largest island of Malaysias east coast. It’s located 32km off the coast and is some 20km long and 12km wide and the highest peak is Gunung Kajang with 1038m. In the 70ies TIME magazine selected Tioman as one the world’s most beautiful islands but lost some flair in recent years due to do development. The island has eight main villages, many beaches and is densely forested and is surrounded by numerous coral reefs, making it a scuba diving haven.
Singapore
Singapore is an island nation located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. At 704.0 sqkm (272 square miles), it is one of the few city-states in the world and the smallest country in Southeast Asia.
Brunei
Tiny state in Borneo, sandwiched between Sarawak and Sabah. After it was a big regional player a few hundred years back, Brunei became rich upon the discovery of Oil in the 1940s. For a period time the Sultan of Brunei was the richest person in the world.
