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The Responsible Tourist and TravellerHiking at Bukit Tabur
Exploring Cameron Highlands
Buses from and to Cameron Highlands
Dangers and Scams in Kuala Lumpur(1 comment)
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Food & Drinks
CALENDAR
Things to do & see
Kuala Lumpur, Plaza Low Yat (Tech Mall)
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Kuala Lumpur, Luna Bar (22 comments)
RANDOM LINKS
Cinema Online
Cinemas in Malaysia
Berjaya-Air.com
flights to Tioman, Redang, Pangkor, Koh Samui
Sarawak Forestry
forest management and conservation excellent quick overview page about Malaysia by Betelbox Hostel Singapore (www.betelbox.com)
MmalaysianFood.net
all about Malaysian Food see all links
BOOK HOSTELS
STORIES
Malaysia vs. Singapore
 Entertaining story from guest author Maik from his Blog "Wah Lau". He is a german guy who developed quite some affection for the whole range of Asian diversity. Being based in Singapore, he went for a trip to nearby Melaka in 2006 and reflected about the differences between Malaysia and Singapore and what people think of each other, prejudice or not?
RANDOM GALLERY PHOTO
Jungle TrainKuala Lipis
PRESS ARTICLES
Malaysiaâ??s Jungle Train Loses its Trees (Asia Sentinel)
Article about the charms of the jungle train and the on-going deforestation around it.
DID YOU KNOW?
Food
Definately one of the highlights of this country and safe to eat. You may have some trouble the first days if you are not used to spiciness of some of the dishes (but not all). But stories of food poisoning are rather rare. So go out try the hawker food and explore. It’s really good. And don’t you dare going to fast food chains… okay, one visit after every 10 local dishes is okay |
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Kuching
Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. Kuching is the most populous city in the state of Sarawak and the fourth largest city in Malaysia. Kuching means “cat” in Malay.
Penang
Penang is the name of an island in the Straits of Malacca, and also of one of the states of Malaysia, located on the north-west coast of peninsular Malaysia. Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis, and the eighth most populous. A resident of Penang is colloquially known as a Penangite. The city Georgetown is the 2nd biggest city in Malaysia and traveller′s hub.
Melaka
Melaka (a.k.a. Malacca) is the capital of the Malaysian state of Malacca.
Traditionally, the spot where Melaka stands today was the center of Malaccan history. It was the capital of the Malaccan Sultanate and the center of the Malay world in the 15th and the 16th century before it fell to the Portuguese in 1511. Centuries of colonization by the Portuguese, Dutch and the British have shaped the architecture of the town.
Langkawi
Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of Malaysia’s Kedah state, but are adjacent to the Thai border. By far the largest of the islands is the eponymous Pulau Langkawi with a population of some 45,000. The island is a declared duty-free zone.
