Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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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.

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.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Bukit Bintang

Bukit Bintang, Main shopping, dining  and entertainment area of Kuala Lumpur. Many backpacker accommodations are here.

Main shopping, dining and entertainment area of Kuala Lumpur. Many backpacker accommodations are here.

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- Major shopping malls just around the corner: Lot 10 (mostly fashion), BB Plaza & Sungai Wang (everything and anything, people sometimes get lost in there, pirated DVDs), Low Yat & Imbi Plaza (computer equipment, electronics, pirated software & DVDs), Times Square (giant shopping mall with an indoor theme park including a roller coaster)

- There is food available everywhere 24 hours a day, check out Jalan Alor at night for countless mainly Chinese hawker stalls



Bukit Bintang Links:
Sungei Wang Shopping Mall
Berjaya Times Square (Wikipedia)
Times Square (Official Website)
BB Plaza (Wikipedia)

Star Hill Gallery (Official Website)
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Malaysian like to use abbreviations. So if you wanna belong you call Kuala Lumpur KL, Johor Bahru JB, Kota Kinabalu KK.

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