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  1. Frog Picture in Danum Valley, Sabah

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 9 February 2012

    Frog Picture in Danum Valley, Sabah. These couple of frogs were captured on photograph by me during a night walk while staying at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge in Danum. The very unique Eco resort offers guests an amazing range of nature activities and the night walk is one of them.

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  2. Ming Garden Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 2 February 2012

    Ming Garden Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is one of the latest hotels opened since December 2011. Located in the main city area and nearby the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), this 600 room hotel and residences is currently the largest hotel in Sabah, North Borneo. When I checked in here on Christmas eve, the ever polite staff were very welcoming on my arrival.

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  3. Tip of Borneo in Sabah

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 27 January 2012

    The Tip of Borneo in Sabah is my picture of the week. The place is located in the district of Kudat and is one of the must-visit places when you are traveling around Sabah. It is here where you will see the best of the South China Sea and Sulu Sea which is divided by the tip.

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  4. Vagobond Travel Museum Week of January 27th, 2012

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 27 January 2012

    The web is full of great travel blogs, travel stories, travel photos and travel videos - the hard part is finding them amidst all the garbage. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!

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  5. Chinese New Year in Malaysia

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 25 January 2012

    Chinese New Year in Malaysia is one of the biggest holidays in the country. It is celebrated nationwide by the Chinese community living here and falls in the beginning of the year according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar.

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  6. Future Music Festival Asia 2012

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 22 January 2012

    The Future Music Festival Asia will be held in Kuala Lumpur's Sepang International Circuit (SIC) on the 17th March 2012 for the first time. Since its debut in Sydney in 2006, this 12 hour music festival is set to rock Malaysia with 40 over acts in conjunction with the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix 2012.

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  7. AirAsia X flying to Sydney, Australia

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 17 January 2012

    AirAsia X flying to Sydney, Australia on the 1st April 2012. Apparently it was announced in The Star Biz newspaper on the 12th January and it was confirmed by the officials in AAX on the 17th Jan. Tickets for the Kuala Lumpur-Sydney flight on AirAsia X will also start selling from the 17th January (Tuesday) with airfares from Kuala Lumpur starting at RM199.

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  8. Ten islands to visit in Malaysia

    Blog: velvet escape's blog - 17 January 2012

    Malaysia is known the world over for its cultural diversity, expansive tropical forests, mouthwatering cuisine and yes, its glorious beaches. I’ve had the privilege of visiting many Malaysian islands to laze on the blinding white sands, swim in the crystal-clear water and say ‘hi’ to the amazing marine life. Malaysia comprises two parts: Peninsular Malaysia [...]Ten islands to visit in Malaysia is a post from: Velvet Escape's blog

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  9. The Weekly Photo: The Petronas Towers

    Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 15 January 2012

    The Petronas Towers at night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  10. Best Travel Blog 2012 Vote Malaysia Asia

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 15 January 2012

    Best Travel Blog 2012, Vote for Malaysia Asia at the Bloggers and Social Media Awards in Kuala Lumpur, a much talked about social media event that is happening in February. I got around knowing this via my twitter feed on the 15th Jan as a friend had voted and submitted Malaysia Asia for the category of Best Travel Blog.

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  11. Eating Local Food in Kuching, Sarawak

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 10 January 2012

    Eating local food in Kuching, Sarawak is one of the things every traveler or visitor must try when you are here. The choices are totally different from West Malaysia and Sarawakian Food in very unique in their own ways. You can actually find them at a number of places around Kuching town especially when you walk around the main town.

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  12. 2011 Travel Highlights

    Blog: First-time Traveler - 7 January 2012

    While excitement at work kicked in pretty hard for me in 2011, it also hindered me to do a lot of exploring outside of my job description and work place. Despite the demands in my job, I was able to … Continue reading →

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  13. Sipadan Island

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 2 January 2012

    Sipadan Island in Sabah Malaysia is one of the top ten diving spots in the world and is located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah (which is on the island of Borneo). As I have been fortunate enough to visit this spectacular diving site two times in just under a month, I will vouch for this place as a must-dive for any scuba diver.

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  14. Top 10 Travel Adventures for Vago in 2011

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 31 December 2011

    2011 was a great year for me in terms of travel, family, and work. While there were a huge number of experiences to choose from, here are my top ten favorite adventures that came from this incredible year.

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  15. Matta Fair 2012 March

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 30 December 2011

    Matta Fair 2012 March 16-18 at PWTC, Kuala Lumpur is back again with some amazing travel packages and deals for everyone!

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  16. Emirates to fly Airbus A380 from KL to Dubai

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 20 December 2011

    Emirates to fly Airbus A380 from KL to Dubai this January 1st 2012 and will be the first commercial A380 flight out of Malaysia. On boards the plane, there are 14 private suites in first class while the business class seats extend to a 2 meter long flat bed. In conjunction with this inaugural flight, Emirates, Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts and the StarMetro Newspaper ran an offline campaign to

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  17. KLIA Duty Free Shops

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 19 December 2011

    KLIA Duty Free Shops at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport offers a wide range of products to suite all kinds of travelers moving in and out of Malaysia. At the main terminal building of the KL International Airport or KLIA as it is commonly called, there are a number of duty free shops available here for domestic travelers and even for those sending off or receiving guest. The Satellite

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  18. Travel Contest 2012 - Win RM5000 Vouchers from KLIA

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 15 December 2011

    Travel Contest 2012 - Win RM5000 Vouchers with the KLIA Indulge Till You Fly Festive Contest and KL International Airport (KLIA) is giving away 10 x RM500 Shopping Vouchers in conjunction with the current 'Indulge Till You Fly' campaign to spend at any of the participating Malaysia International airports around Malaysia. It is so simple, anyone can join this contest. There are no

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  19. Johor Premium Outlets (JPO)

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 13 December 2011

    Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) was officially opened on December 11th 2011 and this is the first ever proper Factory Outlet in Malaysia and Southeast Asia which is located at Kulaijaya in the Iskandar Malaysia zone.

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  20. Gong Xi Fa Chai, Penang!

    Blog: nateniale { reflections on my travels and everything else I love } - 9 December 2011

    What I love about travelling is experiencing the rich culture and meeting the locals and what better way to do that than to join the locals to celebrate one of their biggest festivals. Carnival of Venice in Italy, La Tomatina in Spain, Oktoberfest in Germany and Songkran in Thailand–tourists often flock to these countries to celebrate with the locals. Now, if there is one festival in my hometown in Penang, Malaysia that I recommend to be included in that list, it would be the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration.

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  21. Adventure Travel Wrap Up – A Look Back on 2011

    Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 December 2011

    As I sit down to write this 2011 Adventure Travel Round up, I am in shock and awe that we really did all these things in a span of 365 days. We just lived a year of adventure travel that I never thought I would have the opportunity to ever do in my life

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  22. AirAsia X First Flight to Osaka, Japan

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 8 December 2011

    AirAsia X's First Flight to Osaka, Japan was commenced on the 30th November 2011 which took off from the LCCT in Sepang, Malaysia. As this is the second largest city in Japan, this is also the second destination after Haneda, Tokyo for AirAsiaX.

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  23. Muzium Negara Free Guided Tours

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 5 December 2011

    Muzium Negara Free Guided Tours lets you discover Malaysia within an hour - and it's absolutely free. All visitors to beautiful Malaysia need to do to discover the rich history and heritage of the country is to join the free guided tours conducted by the museum volunteer guides.

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  24. How to Travel the Perhentian Islands

    Blog: Two Backpackers - 2 December 2011

    Jade Johnston of OurOyster.com, shares her tips on travelling to the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia in this travel guest post for 2Backpackers.com. Despite over five years of travel, and over thirty countries visited in that time, the Perhentian Islands marked two of my travel firsts. My first time travelling solo properly, and my first proper [...]

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  25. Wayang Kulit in Kelantan

    Blog: Malaysia Asia - 28 November 2011

    Wayang Kulit in Kelantan, Malaysia was one of the cultural highlights during a trip made in early 2011 and it was an experience to be remembered. Never before I had witnessed such a unique performance by seasoned veterans who still manage to keep this dying trade alive.

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