Category Archives: Malaysia
First Night
Open air banquet at famous Alor street: Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, fresh seafood etc. … Continue reading →
Kuala Lumpur: Day One
Arrived and stopped to see the National Mosque en route from the airport. … Continue reading →
Kuala Lumpur: Day Two
After a nice sleep at the Dorset Regency, we headed to the Central Market to examine the finest Malaysian handicrafts housed in colonial style shops. Rain towards the end of the afternoon chased us into a shopping center. … Continue reading →
Kuala Lumpur; Day Three
We tore ourselves away from KL’s traffic (every hour is rush hour), heat (sauna! free!) and food (lunch time is all the time) to visit the Butterfly Garden and the Bird Garden (with monkey) … Continue reading →
Penang
Left KL for Penang via a six hour but comfortable bus ride. Stayed in Bayview hotel, dining at rooftop revolving restaurant. Malays, Chinese, Indians living in cheerful harmony surrounded by restored colonial architecture like the E&O hotel. … Continue reading →
Penang: Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon boat festival: it’s a major event at a lovely lake and the long bus ride was a good island tour. Dinner was at a local food stall. … Continue reading →
Kota Bahru
Took a flight to this heavily Islamic town in eastern Malaysia to see traditional Malaysian culture. Thank God for the Chinese! Allah Akbar. Below is the most revolting market on earth. The Renaissance hotel had a fab pool. Allah Akbar. … Continue reading →
Perhentian island
This is more like it. From Kuala besut we took a boat to this tropical paradise. … Continue reading →
Perhentian Island: Scuba
Did a short refresher course and a 60 foot dive to a coral reef. No pix except a peek at lizard love. … Continue reading →