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Upside Down House in Sabah
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 21 May 2012
Upside down House in Sabah is my picture for the week. Known locally as Rumah Terbalik, I had to see this to believe it and when I was there, I was amazed by the intriguing architecture involved in building this extra ordinary home. The house was built at a cost of RM500,000 in Tamparuli by entrepreneur Alexander Yee, it was opened in February 2012.
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Gawai Special Package in Sarawak
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 20 May 2012
Gawai Special Package in Sarawak was launched on the 18h May 2012 for the locals and foreigners who wish to have this one of a kind experience. Before I begin, many may ask what is Gawai? Gawai is the local Harvest Festival which is celebrated throughout the entire month of June where the official Gawai Dayak Day starts on the 1st of June.
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JPO
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 17 May 2012
JPO is the Johor Premium Outlets in Nusajaya, Iskandar Johor in Malaysia. Neighboring the country of Singapore, it takes only 30 minutes from the island and about five hours drive from Kuala Lumpur. Having opened in December 2010, this is the first and proper Factory Outlet in Malaysia. JPO caters to namely designer stores for those seeking a good bargain.
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Photo of the Week: Petronas Towers from Kampung Baru
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 13 May 2012
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Legoland Malaysia Opening Date
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 11 May 2012
Legoland Malaysia Opening Date is set for the 15th September 2012 as announced in April this year.
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Adventures of Ngarayang - Sabah Fest 2012
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 7 May 2012
Adventures of Ngarayang was the official theater show for Sabah Fest 2012 and was held at the new JKKN complex along Jalan Penampang in Kota Kinabalu city. Having attended the end of the Kaamatan or Harvest Festival last year, this time around I was invited to catch this unique cultural theater show at the beginning of the Kaamatan.
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Photo of the Week: Petronas Towers at Night
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 6 May 2012
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No Down Time between Points of Interest
Blog: Snarky Tofu - 22 April 2012
Ah, wonderful. Back from weeks of serious research travel and lo and behold, Google has gone ahead and changed everything on me...new blogger format, mucked up the old familiar email interface. The more things change....How's that old Subgenius lament go?"I can't decipher anythingPut me where you want me
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Sipadan Island Diving Package
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 21 April 2012
Sipadan Island Diving Packages range from anywhere between RM1900 to RM2300 and depending on where you stay at Mabul Island. You can actually book them from any tour agent or resort in Sabah Borneo. While you should note that the authorities only allow 120 permits per day means that there is a first come first serve basis here.
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Top 5 clothing picks for women traveling to hot, conservative countries
Blog: Coconut Radio - 19 April 2012
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Glitter and Consumerism in KL
Blog: Lonely Girl Travels - 14 April 2012
Let’s just say that my mind is blown. Back in November, when I landed in Phnom Penh, there was a sale on Air Asia. I looked into my crystal ball and determined that come April—Cambodia’s hottest month and when the biggest holiday of the year shuts down virtually everything for a week—I’d be ready for [...]
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What, We Worry?
Blog: Snarky Tofu - 10 April 2012
The rain is lashing the beach, the sand, the sturdy wooden roof underneath which my travel partner Astrid and I are currently sitting, feet firmly planted on the cement floor in an open-air dining room. We are at the D'Lagoon, a small backpacker resort on Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia, noted both for its cheerfulness and for its distance from Long Beach, the island's main drag.It's important to note all of these things - the rain, the sturdy roof, the cement floor, the difficulty of access - so as to juxtapose this moment with that of 10 minutes past.
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East Asia Bicycle Corespondent Strikes Again
Blog: Snarky Tofu - 9 April 2012
In a Guest House in Kota Bharu, Malaysia, relaxing after several days exploring both the town itself and the surrounding jungles as far as Dabong. Stories and photos will follow soon, but now it's time to reap the fruits of articles researched and written during March's massive Taiwan Bicycle Love Fest.
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Silver Leaf Monkey Picture
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 9 April 2012
Silver Leaf Monkey is my picture of the week. These unique primates which are also known as Trachypithecus cristatus are found usually near coastal areas of Malaysia. The pictures here were taken in Sabah Borneo during one of my many trips there.
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KLIA 2 Construction
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 6 April 2012
KLIA 2 Construction is still ongoing to meet the opening on early 2013. According to a press statement in early March 2012, the construction is now at 45% completed and as per scheduled. To overall cost is now estimated between RM3.6bil and RM3.9bil, at least 80% more than its provisional budget of RM2bil.
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MIDE 2012
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 5 April 2012
MIDE 2012 at PWTC in Kuala Lumpur will take place from 6-8 July and is on the 7th year since starting back in 2006. This is the largest and only dive event and exhibition in Malaysia attracting many international vendors and the local dive community. In other words, this is like the Matta Fair of Diving where you can buy dive packages, equipment and so on.
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Legoland Malaysia Site Visit
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 5 April 2012
Legoland Malaysia Site Visit on March 30th 2012. An invitation to visit Malaysia's First International Theme Park was something I did not want to miss as growing up with these plastic brick toys made me curious on what a Legoland Park would look like. Upon arriving at Senai Airport, we took a taxi straight to Legoland in Nusajaya which was about 20 minutes drive.
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Diving Into Paradise – Redang, Malaysia
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 4 April 2012
There's a moment when this seems like the most graceless activity imaginable. Spitting onto someone else's property and clamping your teeth onto oversized rubber. Then there's the waddle with the flippers (sorry fins) before a tumble over the edge of the boat into the water...
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Hotels around KLIA / LCCT Airport, Sepang
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 4 April 2012
Hotels around KLIA / LCCT Airport, Sepang is a general list created for those who are on a short stop over in Malaysia. These hotels are located mainly around the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Low Cost Carrier Terminal and the township of Nilai and Sepang.
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Strange and Magical Country
Blog: Snarky Tofu - 4 April 2012
Malaysia is a strange and magical country. Yesterday I headed to the airport to pick up Astrid. Astrid is probably my oldest friend in the world. We met outside of Curtis High School, in Staten Island (Shaolin to all you Wu Tang fans) when I was a 13 year old punk rocker, and have remained friends through the decades. We'll be traveling together through Northern Malaysia, up to Tumpat and down the coast, Island Hopping and researching for the upcoming Lonely Planet Guide.
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AirAsia X flies to Sydney 1st April 2012
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 1 April 2012
AirAsia X flies to Sydney 1st April 2012 on it's inaugural flight today from LCCT in Sepang at 11.40pm and will arrive in Sydney at about 9.45am AU time. To top it off, there will be daily flights here via KL and prices are also on promotion now via the web site.
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All about the Ringgit
Blog: Snarky Tofu - 25 March 2012
In an effort to be more guidebook-writery-like, I shall be putting prices in local currency into this entry as such, i.e., Nescafe(RM2).
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Malaysia Sunset Picture - Mersing
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 23 March 2012
Malaysia Sunset Picture - Mersing town. I captured this beautiful sunset on my way out from Tioman Island passing through the main gateway of Mersing town in Johor, Malaysia. The colors of the sky turned from yellow to amber and then to fiery orange in a matter of minutes and I was glad that I stopped the car to capture this sunset photo.
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Food Tours in Kuala Lumpur
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 20 March 2012
Food Tours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Simply Enak is one off-the-beaten-path experiences that every traveler visiting KL should try. I managed to hook up with Pauline who personally runs these food tours in KL where the guest is taken on an amazing and interesting tour around some of the unique places found throughout Petaling Street or Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur.
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Solo Travel Destination: Kuala Lumpur
Blog: Solo Traveler - 13 March 2012
This Solo Travel Society member unequivocally recommends Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a great destination for solo travelers.
