Penang, Malaysia Little Girl in Blue Our impressions of Penang More bustling, commercial, and touristy than Ipoh: Penang’s importance to colonial powers (its capital being George Town) and positioning as a port city on the peninsula has resulted in its prominence today as both a commercial and tourist center in Malaysia. We felt like it […]
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Cameron Highlands, Malaysia Hiking through the tea fields outside of Tanah Rata Our impressions of the Cameron Highlands Even more stunning than the photos: Because we’re traveling for a year, we’re lucky to be able to go to places that we wouldn’t get to during a week-long vacation. The Cameron Highlands is one of these
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Ipoh, Malaysia Streets of Ipoh’s Old Town Our impressions of Ipoh Lives up to the CNN hype! It was actually a CNN article “18 of Asia’s most underrated places” featuring Ipoh (at #1) that inspired us to include Ipoh in our Malaysia itinerary. After spending a few days here, we’re so thankful we did! It
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia View of the Petronas Towers from KLCC Park Our impressions of Kuala Lumpur Concrete jungle: Normally concrete jungle refers to a city that lacks greenery, but in Kuala Lumpur’s case it is literally a city in the middle of the jungle. KL is still surrounded by jungle (it’s quite striking the way
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