Skyscraper Tourism: Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia

I’ve already posted about my love of skyscrapers. When I’m in a city with a great observation deck, I like to get up there early to enjoy views over the city and to get a bearing on the city’s geography from up on high. I’ve already posted about things to see in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s…

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Colonial influences in Melaka, Malaysia

I recently wrote a post about how much I enjoyed my time in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. While I was there, I decided to take a day trip to explore the city of Melaka (also known as Malacca), a two hour drive south of the Malaysian capital and a UNESCO Heritage site. Melaka…

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Exploring Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

There are some destinations that simply strike me for their lovely, exotic names, destinations that roll effortlessly off the tongue: Timbuktu, Kathmandu, Samarkand … and Kuala Lumpur. I love to travel in Asia, but Malaysia was under my radar, until I went for a business trip and decided to tack on a few vacation days…

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