OUR FIRST TIME IN K.L. Kuala Lumpur means “muddy river confluence” in Bahasa Malay; a rather ignominious name for such modern, shiny city in our opinion! The moniker no doubt suited the town more when it was a small, sleepy tin-mining village, situated at the (then muddy) confluence […]
THE UNEXPECTED APPEAL OF GEORGETOWN As the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, Georgetown is big, busy, and very modern; it’s also fascinating – as we found out today when we did a tour of the city’s main sights. What makes Georgetown so interesting for us […]
SALAM DATANG DI MALAYSIA! After 10 hours of transit we finally made it to Penang, our first stop here in Malaysia! This is our penultimate country for this trip (we fly home from Singapore just before Christmas), and so far Malaysia is proving to be green, tasty, […]