- Day Seven: Our Last Day in KL
Today featured a mix of events. We started at the Bank Negara Malaysia for a presentation on Islamic banking, which is when it really hit me that I was in a completely foreign country. The presence of religion even in Posted by Alykat in Shrimp on the Barbie | Apr 22, 2009
- Mount Kinabalu
We had a 6 days 5 nights trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah where two nights is spent in Kota Kinabalu town, 1 night in Kinabalu Park, 1 night up at Mountain Kinabalu and 1 night in Poring Hot Spring.
The Posted by puileng in My Adventures ... travel is my life ... | Jan 14, 2008
- KL
I have got about 5 hours before my next flight.
I am now heaps exited. Once i got on the plane and realised this was the nerves went and it was pure !!!
Did not get much sleep.
I am glad that Posted by Mike Lee in The Trip | Apr 27, 2009
- Trip to Perak (Lumut/Pulau Pangkor/Teluk Intan/Sungkai)
On our way to Pulau Pangkor, we stopped by Bidor to have breakfast at 'Pun Chun Chicken Biscuits & Restaurants' to have its famous duck leg noodles (RM6 per bowl). This shop is famous with tourists from other states while Posted by puileng in My Adventures ... travel is my life ... | Dec 20, 2008
- Miri: Niah Caves
Niah Caves (there are more than one, connected to each other) is an important historical site for Sarawak. Archaeologists unearthed series of prehistoric treasures, among them, a human skull of over 40,000 years giving evidence of Homosapiens dwellings in Posted by mingtravel in ming's footprints | Jun 22, 2006
- Miri: Niah National Park
Niah National Park, located in the district of Miri, Sarawak, is about 15km from Batu Niah town and 131km from Bintulu. We took a bus from Bintulu at 10.30am and arrived in Batu Niah town around noon time. From Posted by mingtravel in ming's footprints | Jun 22, 2006
- Mulu's welcoming blue skies
From Miri, we contacted the travel agency and headed out to our next destination, Mulu. The fastest way to get to Mulu from Miri was by air; took us approximately 30mins. Malaysia's national ca Posted by mingtravel in ming's footprints | Jun 23, 2006
- Mulu: Gunung Mulu National Park
Gun Posted by mingtravel in ming's footprints | Jun 23, 2006
- Mulu: Lang Cave
First stop of the four showcaves: Lang Cave.
Entrance to Lang Cave.
Lang Cave was named after the Berawan guide who founded it, Lang Belarek. It is the smallest of Mulu's showcav Posted by mingtravel in ming's footprints | Jun 23, 2006
- Mulu: Deer Cave
Right next to Lang Cave is Deer Cave; which, at 100m wide and 120m high, is believed to be the highest cave entrance in the world. Posted by mingtravel in ming's footprints | Jun 23, 2006
- Kuching
After checking in to our guesthouse, we started talking with other people coming from Sabah (the eastern part of the island) and quickly discovered that our pre-trip perception of Borneo and plans were soon to be thrown in the trash. Posted by STEVO1285 in This World is Bigger Than I Thought | Apr 26, 2009
- Kuala Lumpur, Melaka
When we finally arrived in Kuala Lumpur after another full day of travel we immediately checked in to our guesthouse, Grocer’s Inn, right in the heart of Chinatown, where most of the cheap eats and shopping is located. It was Posted by STEVO1285 in This World is Bigger Than I Thought | Apr 26, 2009
- Kuching/Bako National Park
Bako National Park is about 45 minutes from Kuching town. We took a taxi to the registration counter and took a boat to reach Bako National Park.
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- Broga Hill
We departed from our house early in the morning to trek this hill in Semenyih. We reached there around 8am. By then, a lot of people were descending this hill. These people must had gone up the hill to see Posted by puileng in My Adventures ... travel is my life ... | Apr 22, 2009
- Day Six: Cars, Shops and Culture
After a much-needed coffee sesh at the Starbucks across the street with Alecia and Courtney, we boarded the bus all dressed up in our business attire and headed for the industrial town of Rawang. Today we were going to visit Posted by Alykat in Shrimp on the Barbie | Apr 22, 2009
- Day Five: The Work Begins
Enough of the fun and games: I was on a uni trip, after all.
We left the hotel at 9am to visit the Rubber Research Institute, beginning the tour on the plantation where we saw how rubber - a prime Posted by Alykat in Shrimp on the Barbie | Apr 22, 2009
- Happy Easter in a Muslim Country
Easter dawned as our one fully free day in Malaysia and we were all determined to make the most of it. Some folks trekked off to explore the rainforest, others went shopping, but a considerable number of us decided over Posted by Alykat in Shrimp on the Barbie | Apr 22, 2009
- Day Two: Malacca
Today we traveled two hours south of KL to Malacca. Once a little fishing village, Malacca was dominated by the Chinese, then the Portuguese, and finally by the British before it became one of the 13 states of Malaysia. Upon Posted by Alykat in Shrimp on the Barbie | Apr 22, 2009
- First Day in KL
Because there was an uneven number of girls on the trip, I ended up scoring my own room on the 13th floor of the hotel (apparently the Malays are not as superstitious as Americans.) I woke up in the morning Posted by Alykat in Shrimp on the Barbie | Apr 21, 2009
- Flying to Malaysia
This semester, in addition to Australian History & Politics and Sustainable Enterprise (think green business initiatives of the future), I decided to sign up for an International Management Field Study: essentially a 10-day trip to Kuala Lumpur and Penang Posted by Alykat in Shrimp on the Barbie | Apr 21, 2009
- Taman Negara
We arrived in Kuala Taman around 6pm after a full day of bus travel. The afternoon was spent organizing ourselves for the following day’s hike and signing up for a night jungle safari that night. At 8pm, us and 8 Posted by STEVO1285 in This World is Bigger Than I Thought | Apr 20, 2009
- Cameron Highland
The Cameron Highlands was once the vacation spot for the British some time ago, and is now famous for their strawberries, tea plantations, nice jungle hikes, and cool weather. Fortunately we were able to experience all of what this region Posted by STEVO1285 in This World is Bigger Than I Thought | Apr 20, 2009
- Penang
The bus ride down to Malaysia went very smoothly, and even though there were a few hiccups along the way we arrived around 8:30pm in Penang. We checked into the 75 Traveler’s Lodge guesthouse because it was recommended by both Posted by STEVO1285 in This World is Bigger Than I Thought | Apr 20, 2009
- 14 - Certainly not a Bore-neo!
Finally had to leave the wonderful Philippines with time ticking on and a RTW flight schedule to try and keep to.
Flew into the capital, Kota Kinabalu, and Bryn struggled on and off the full public bus into town at every Posted by bcoles in Fi & Bryn's Big Trip | Apr 15, 2009
- A Trip that was Born in a bottle of Liquor
It was so fantastic to finally be in Singapore and see Mum and Dad and unwind from all the chaos of getting here.
The flight, which I was absolutely dreading, was actually quite pleasant. We decided early on to fly Posted by Equinom in Eating noodle soup while driving | Apr 16, 2009