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Long nose monkeys Proboscis Monkey

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Scott — No Comments ↓

There is only 1 island in the world where you can see these strange looking, long nose monkeys and that is on the island of Borneo. The island of Borneo has been separated from any mainland for millions of years…

Posted in Borneo, Feature article, Malaysia, Sarawak, Wildlife

Tourist Highlights of Penang Island Malaysia

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Penang Island or Pulau Pinang, often called the Pearl of the Orient, is located off the west coast of Malaysia. Penang Island is connected to the mainland by the Penang road bridge. Georgetown is the capital city of Penang. Penang has…

Posted in Feature article, Malaysia, Penang

Tourist Highlights in Malacca Malaysia

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Malacca, sometimes spelt Melaka, is located on the west coast of Malaysia along the Straits of Malacca. Malacca is two hours by bus, 150km south of Kuala Lumpur or 3 hours by bus, 250km north of Singapore. Malacca is a UNESCO…

Posted in Feature article, Malacca, Malaysia

Tourist Highlights of Kuala Lumpur

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia with a population of over 1.5 million people. Kuala Lumpur is a busy, bustling city with a real mixture of cultures, amazing food and some interesting sites to visit. The Petronas Twin…

Posted in Feature article, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Chinatown Kuala Lumpur

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur is found along Petaling Street (Jalan Petaling). As well as some busy markets found along Pentaling selling a selection of leather handbags, souvenirs, DVD movies, CDs and tshirts there are a number of Chinese Temples found within…

Posted in Feature article, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Batu Caves are located in the northern suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, 13kms from the centre of the city. There are 3 main limestone caves found at Batu Caves. There is no charge to enter the main caves. There are guided…

Posted in Feature article, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tourist Highlights in Kuching East Malaysia

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Tourist Highlights of Kuching East Malaysia

Kuching is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Sarawak located in East Malaysia Borneo. Kuching is the 4th largest city in Malaysia. Kuching, in the Malay language, means cat, so Kuching city is often called Cat City. Population…

Posted in Borneo, Borneo, Feature article, Kuching, Malaysia, Sarawak

Sandakan War Memorial – Borneo East Malaysia

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Sandakan is located in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo Island. Sandakan has the closest airport to get to the Sepilok Nature Reserve with the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Sandakan is also famous for the World War II Japanese…

Posted in Borneo, Borneo, Feature article, Malaysia

Tourist Attractions in Kota Kinabalu East Malaysia

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Tourist Attractions of Kota Kinabalu Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu is the capital city of Sabah East Malaysia. Located on the northern coastline at the foot hills of Mount Kinabalu. Sabah is referred to as Land Below the winds because of it is located below the typhoon belt…

Posted in Borneo, Borneo, Feature article, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Top 10 Luxury Hotels in Kuala Lumpur

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Kuala Lumpur has some very fine, luxury hotels with easy access to all the top tourist attractions. We have picked out the best luxury hotels in Kuala Lumpur, in the best locations. Even though these hotels are 5 star luxury…

Posted in Hotels, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia