Free travel home page with storage for your pictures and travel reports! login GLOBOsapiens - Travel Community GLOBOsapiens - Travel Community GLOBOsapiens - Travel Community
 You are here: Member pages
Login
 Forgot password?
sign up


Top 3 members
wojtekd 60
Member snaps
kcheepv Kuala Lumpur - A travel report by Kim
about me      | my friends      | pictures      | albums      | reports      | travel log      | travel tips      | activities      |

Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia - flag Malaysia -  Wilayah Persekutuan
6928 readers

kcheepv's travel reports

Malaysia 2003

  10 votes
Page: 1 2

Kuala Lumpur travelogue picture
Went to see the Thaipusam Festival in Kuala Lumpur. Amazing Hindu festival where devotees carry kadavis up to the Batu Caves outside KL. Some with piercings or hooks into their skin. Huge ornate kadavis are carried with the weight on their shoulders while the devotee spins around in a trance.Takes place in Jan or Feb every year. Also can be seen in Penang, Singapore and a few other cities around Malaysia. Falls according to the Hindu calendar...Penang is also a nice place to see with a lot of Chinese influence. The snake temple there doesn't have many snakes left though...Spent 5 days on Langkawi island. Good place to relax although prices seem higher for food and accom than elsewhere in Malaysia. Beaches are better in S Thailand...Melaka is a good historical city to spend 2 days in. It is south of KL only about a 2 hour drive. Good Chinese food in Melaka.

Favourite spots:
Kuala Lumpur travelogue picture
Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur. Great food can be found for cheap prices. Excellent hawkers set up in the evening for lots of choices. Roti Canai, satay, noodles, steamboat style dining, fruits, and much more. Batu Caved during Thaipusam. Thousands of people everywhere all making their way up the 272 steps in the caves.

What's really great:
Kuala Lumpur travelogue picture
Thaipusam was incredible to see...Like the ease of getting from place to place with no worries. Travel is cheap by bus and you can get anywhere that way...The people are very friendly and helpfull...Food is everywhere and very affordable. Nice to try new tastes.

Sights:
Kuala Lumpur travelogue picture
Batu Caves and the many temples and mosques around the city.

Accommodations:
Kuala Lumpur travelogue picture
Hotel China Town Inn, Kuala Lumpur...89RM/night with window. On Petaling st in Chinatown.

Restaurants:
Any hawker around Chinatown in the evening. Lots to choose from.

Published on Sunday February 9th, 2003


send travelogue via e-mail  



Mon, Sep 08 2003 - 09:29 AM rating by marianne

Hi,
I'm doing a bit of reasearch as I intend to spend my summer holidays in malaysia.Your report was quite helpful.

Information:
Login if you are a member, or sign up for a free membership to rate this report and to earn globo points!

 Cambodia
   Kompong Thom average user rating for this report
   Phnom Penh average user rating for this report
   Siem Reap average user rating for this report
 Indonesia
   Bajawa average user rating for this report
   Ruteng average user rating for this report
   Ubud average user rating for this report
   Yogyakarta average user rating for this report
 Laos
   Luang Prabang average user rating for this report
   Pakse average user rating for this report
   Vang Vieng average user rating for this report
 Malaysia
   Kuala Lumpur average user rating for this report
   Penang average user rating for this report
 Singapore
   Singapore average user rating for this report
 Thailand
   Bangkok average user rating for this report
   Chiang Mai average user rating for this report

 
Publish your own story!
 More on Malaysia

   Sabah - xolar average user rating for this report
   Kuala Lumpur - nashie average user rating for this report
   Kuala Lumpur average user rating for this report
   Brunei - deedles average user rating for this report
   Kuala Lumpur average user rating for this report




  Terms and Conditions    Privacy Policy    Press    Contact    Impressum
  © 2002 - 2024 Findix Technologies GmbH Germany    Travel Portal Version: 4.2.8