Posts Tagged ‘Malaysia’
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…
Read MoreColonial past at Penang, Malaysia’s fabulous E&O Hotel
I absolutely loved this hotel, where I stayed only briefly before going on to a project for work near Penang. The Eastern and Oriental Hotel – widely known as the E&O – is one of those great, storied hotels dripping with character and ghosts of the past. The E&O Hotel is located on the island of…
Read MoreColonial 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…
Read MoreExploring 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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