My trip to Malaysia started on the first of February 2008.I had a month off from work and I decided to visit Malaysia and Indonesia( Bali,specifically).
I had a direct flight from Shanghai to Kuala lumpur and when, I arrive there it was 2 o'clock in the morning.I booked a hostel in advance ,but I still had problem from airport reaching to the city which they overcharged me as they for the tourists.
For more information should mention Malaysia was under the colony of England in early18 century .The majority of people there are Malay and some other ethnic groups as Chinese and Indian live there with peace.
Malaysia has a wide range of tourist attractions. The sheer diversity of tourism destinations is astounding. These include the high-tech city of Kuala Lumpur, tropical island of Langkawi, colonial hill stations of Genting and Cameron Highlands, numerous pristine beaches, National Parks, and the world's oldest tropical rain forests. .
I haven't noticed any problems with communication to the people .This country has Muslim majorities and if you want to go to the bar and get any type of alcoholic drinks you will find it a bit difficult and more expensive than other neighbour countries.
To describe Kuala Lumpur is like a great book full of pictures and another important city is Malacca sea shore ,which is 147 km south part of capital and has Portuguese in heritage from the colonial time.
There is a city in South part of Kuala lumpur which is called Malacca which was under the colony of Portuguese.
Malacca was discovered 1200 and after that was pretty small city,Literally not that much attention to it but after Malaysia turn to a Muslim country and trade between India,Arab countries and Indonesia and China reached to a large scale this small town turn to a big trading zone in South East Asia.
During the time I spent in Kuala lumpur I visited few nice flower and butterfly gardens which were picturesque and unique on it's own.You could see more than 50 different types of butterflies there and was include the botanical gardens as well.You can visit the old train station which has a great foundation and structure.
If you a re interested in shopping and fashion there are pretty big department stores there with new style and unique clothes with reasonable prices compare to Europe.
There is a cave calls Batu cave which is 2 kilometer far from center of city and has a great history of Buddhism and Hinduism in Malaysia.specially so many Indians citizens regularly go there to pray.
There are few caves which are a bit far from center of city and there tours to take you there.I got a tour for whole day and we went by jetty .
In fact all the caves are on the top of the hills ,which needs much effort to climb up there.Inside of one of the caves The guide showed us plenty of bats nest hiding on the top and he sad they used to live there more as mire and more people going there so a lot migrate to some other unknown caves in remote areas.by the way as far as I remember this cave called Lang's cave which has so many stalactite and stalagmites.
the beautiful part was when you passed through the cave a path leads you outside you will realize the roof is like the floor as the roots of trees grow from top to down which was so interesting for me.It took us few hours walking after getting out of the cave and passed through a narrow path and jungle to reach to our jetty on the other side of lake waiting for us.
Penang is the Oriental pearl of East Asia,is located on the north West and has mild climate compare to South and less tropical and you can enjoy variety of sea sports there,lush greenery,golden beaches and very close to Langkawi .
When I arrived to Penang it was almost dark and after spending 2 hours I found the hostel.I stayed there few days.Penang is small coastal city but you can find enormous travel agencies to get jetty ticket or a short tour around or send you to the north Langkawi.
Actually in Penang I had so much adventure with motor and almost everyday I had my Honda motor and used to go to the beach with it .hiring motor there is like renting Bike in China ,pretty common and women there ride motors pretty well.I learned there a bit,but I had a bad accident with exhaust pipe with my leg and it burn severely.Unfortunately the shape might stay for ever in my leg's skin which is not good.
I was so sad cause I wanted to use sea and swimming and scuba diving and other water sports .Locals helped me to find some sea cucumber oil which has a miraculous effed on my leg and salty water was good to prevent form infection as well.
There is a seven storey pagoda which has a great bird view and a great influence of Chinese,Thai and Indian architecture .
Moreover a snake temple which has a reputation of sending the snakes out of the city after completion of the temple.There is a bird park which is gigantic and has variety of different type of tropical,Asian and European birds.A perfect collection for bird spotters.Even more you can take some photos with birds and some of them would perch on your shoulder which is amazing if you don't have any bird phobia.
Langkawi is very close to South part of Thailand and in fact by jet boat can reach there less than half an hour.This coastal city absorb so many tourist from Russia and north Europe as well and Asia.It is a tax heaven land ,so you can find anything by bargaining.
I stayed there for a week and that was memorable.In fact East part of Malaysia with West part is totally different in the matter of climate .I went there in Feb and it was end of hot season and peak time for West and opposite starting peak time and Hot summer season in East coast.
As we know this country is on the Equator but the fact is they heave seasonal rainfall and typhoons which could be really severe.It is worse in Indonesia,s o travellers must be careful of choosing the right season for all these things
The cuisines are mixed with Thai and pretty spicy .Langkawi has a great resort team which can help and guide you for diving and travel agencies have jetty to take you even to Thailand,but it needed 2 or 3 days till entry visa issues.
There is a hill in penang which has tram and you can get up to the hills and take amazing photos of the whole city,it is the first tram and rail station in Malaysia.
More over there plenty of tropical forest which you can go for trekking.I did it and it took me 3 hours,but be sure you are taking mosquito's spray with you otherwise the next day you don't recognise yourself.
Trannganu is another city in East Coast which is totally has different cultural heritage from Langkawi.It is more quiet and cozy .
Between May and September each year, at Rantau Abang, 60 km south of Kuala Terengganu, the state's capital city, visitors gather to watch giant Leatherback turtles clamber ashore to lay eggs.
Terengganu compare to th other state in Malausia has developed less and lesss improvment and a bit slow ,but it is a perfect destination for tourists who are looking for relaxing time with white ,sandy beaches.
When I arrived there was almost half closed the beaches.Terengganu is the capital beside the sea and there are plenty beaches and small Islands around which tourist according to their desire and budgets can rent.I was totally disappointed As I moved from Kua la lumpur 2 times and went to the North East and came back to Cameron high land which was great to see and a lot of casinos and bars and gamblers ,then again from capital got the ticket to North East and discovered the East and West have totally different peak and low seasons for water sport ,related to tide and typhoons.
Anayway I was lucky found a small Island half open with cheap price and go the tour for 4 days and everything include plus guide for trekking and scuba diving.well I have got some nice photos from that Island ad sea animals .
At the west end of Kuala Terengganu, Jalan Bandar forms the centre of Chinatown, where you'll find the excellent Teratai, no. 151, selling local arts and crafts. Kuala Terengganu's Central Market (daily 7am–6pm), a little further down on the right, close to the junction with Jalan Kota, also deals in batik, songkets and brassware. For other good craft buys, check out the small brassware workshop (daily 8.30am–6pm) on Jalan Ladang in the east of town.
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