Backpacking Asia is a international travel portal for the backpacking community. Throughout the last 4 years Backpacking Asia has been developed and now focusing on information for individual travelers in Asia.
Our aim has been to create a platform for travelers to provide information about selected countries and their highlights along backpacker's main routes in Asia.
Our future perspective will be to offer a substantial range of information and more features for travelers. A big impact to our project and achieving our goal will be much depending on the help of partners, cooperations and investors.
If you plan to stay a bit longer in Malaysia it’s worth to get your own sim card for your mobile so it’s easier to make phone calls and be reach by your folks back home. Phone cards are sold virtually everywhere. Providers are: Maxis, Celcom and Digi. Some of them offer good IDD rates starting from RM 0.10 to call abroad

Jackfruit or Nangka, as it is locally known in Malay, is the largest tree borne fruit in the world. The jackfruit trees native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Phillipines and Sri Lanka but but also common in Malaysia, probably introduced by humans some time ago.The fruits can reach 36 kg in weight and up to 90 cm long and 50 cm in diameter.
The award-winning International Airport is located about 45km south of Kuala Lumpur. The airport was opened in 1997. ... more
Kuala Lumpur, Heritage Row
Nightlife area at Jalan Doresmy. New Nightlife spot for the rich and beautiful. Row of refurbished colonial-era shophouses. ... more
BBC article by Jonathan Kent about a new climate in Malaysia after the stepping down of Mahathir Mohamad with funny and interesting observations of malaysian daily life.
Quote:
“They look impressed. “What about durian?” Durian is a fruit the taste of which has been described as like eating cheese off a dead body.
“Aiyoh,” I say “durian cannot,” and screw up my face.
At this point everyone will laugh. ”
parties & events in Malaysia
photo community with stunning images
Wikipedia article about the history of Malaysia
website run by a tour operator
government tourism website
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