In KL and Penang, places I’ve visited, there are pasar malams or ‘‘night markets.’’ Here you can find a wide variety of things. Shoes, clothes, hair accessories, children’s clothing, toiletries, household items are what you can find here. I love to walk at a pasar malam and savor the atmosphere. You can bargain for a […]
Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia. It is situated midway along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The population is one and a half million.I have been to Kuala Lumpur a few times before to visit my sister who works there. The Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest building in the world is very […]
Providence is a quaint New England city with a very artsy, intellectual edge, with an interesting and unique appeal, due in part to the fact that Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (among other universities) attract hundreds of students each year. The city is has a small feel and is mostly navigable […]
There are many different tours you can take in San Francisco. Many of them are the traditional tours of the city, but one really sticks out. The Vampire Tour of San Francisco is one of the best tours in town. It can be enjoyed by locals and tourists alike.
The tour starts at […]
Malaysia has a wide variety of food. These are located in small food restaurants or ‘‘kopitiam’’ as it is called in Chinese and hawker stands. There are Malay, Chinese, Indian people manning the restaurants. There are also Thai, Japanese, Korean and Western Restaurants. The Indian food is quite spicy. Not so the Chinese food. We […]
Malays have three traditional dances. They are Court Dance, Folk Dance of West and East Malaysia. Another category is other dance. It comprises the Chinese, Indian and Portuguese. It is performed at various festivities besides the State and National functions. For the Court Dance, the eyes and movements are graceful and slow. This dance begins […]
Malaysia consists of Peninsular Malaysia or Semenanjung Malaysia as it is called in Malay language. They are also the Sabah and Sarawak states in the east. They are separated by 531.1 kilometres of South China Sea. The states in Peninsular Malaysia are Kedah, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Perlis, Selangor, Pahang, Terengganu, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Johor. […]
Group travel can be a headache. It can be stressful if there is one person coordinating the whole event. That one person has to take care of all the booking, all the initial costs, and all the planning. Even if they relegate responsibilities, they still have to make sure the delegates do their jobs.
It can […]
Budget travel is a fine science. You need to know which resources to use, and it doesn’t hurt to have a local’s insight on where to stay and what to do. Since you may not have a friend in every city and you may not know where to start, Lonely Planet’s website maybe […]
There are many people of different origins in Malaysia. 52% of them are Malays, 30% Chinese and 8% of them are Indians. These form the myriad of cultures in Malaysia. They have religious festivals such as Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Deepavali and Thaipusam. Another thing about Malaysians is the […]