Wild Partying in KL, Malaysia!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ by Stian ]

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city of Malaysia, with a population of 6,5 million people, though the proper city population is about 1,8 million people. Since it was founded in 1857 it has become by far one of the most interesting cities in South-East Asia and offers cheap 5 star hotels, great shopping, great food and nature and sights close by. Literally Kuala Lumpur means «muddy river confluence» in Malay. It does do lack the cultural history as many other cities have cause of it's young age though, but makes up for it in a modern way. For foreigners Kuala Lumpur, or simply KL as the locals call the city, is mostly known for the amazing Petronas Twin Towers.

Arriving Kuala Lumpur

Arriving in Kuala Lumpur was not without problems. Since we had booked our bus ride pretty late we arrived in KL at 2:30am, and we were dropped off at Baryana Times Square – and not the central station as we had hoped we would be. The first thing that dropped into our minds were of course where the fuck is Baryana Times Square? It didn't help that we had no place booked for this night either and we were run over by pushy taxi-drivers that would not accept no for a no. So for a moment we were struck by confusion, cause at first it looked like we were dropped off at a place in the middle of the nowhere, and first later during our stay we got to know that Baryana Shopping center is actually the 13th largest in the world and houses a park AND a roller coaster... so not really in the middle of nowhere anyways;)

We did eventually find help though. A lovely lady behind the reception at the hotel just across the street was very helpful and gave us both a map and explained where we were and how to get to were we would be staying from tomorrow. She also explained to us where to go to apply for the Chinese visa which was one of our things to do while here. At first it looked like we were pretty far from the city center, but we were not really that far away, though at night in a new city it does seem like so. At first our plan was to just walk in the direction of our hostel and maybe just sleep outside for the night, because the hostel reception was probably closed for the night anyways. On our way towards the city center we passed a budget hotel, MyHotel, and we decided to check in for the one night only cause we really needed to get some sleep. It wasn't too expensive, but slightly more expensive than the hostel we would be staying at the next day. At least the hotel offered an ok breakfast buffet in the morning. But there were NO hot water in the shower though... :-|

Check in @ Reggae Mansion Hostel

The next morning we headed towards our hostel and as it turned out we didn't need to walk that far to get to the Reggae Mansion Hostel anyways. It also turned out that they do have an 24 hour reception so we could have actually checked in the previous night already and saved money ... I hate realizing stuff like that, but well, it's our own fault for not checking the information properly beforehand. We are not used to hostels having 24-hour reception so we actually did believe that if we went to the hostel at night we would have been locked out anyways. Well well. Reggae Mansion Hostel was a VERY VERY nice hostel:) The interior is really nice, and there was a really nice restaurant/pub connected to it, were they also served the breakfast. There was also a bar and part area on the rooftop as well. We had not realized it when booking the hostel but it was a declared PARTY hostel, so we had to expect noise.

The rooms were funny – cause they are based on the pod-system. That is, instead of 2 regular dorm bunk beds there were 4 built-in-pods in the room, with a small floor area just in front, and room for luggage just under the pods. The pods were spacious and there was a light and a mirror inside each one, along with a curtain at the foot end. If I chose to pull the curtain I was actually pretty much isolated. The minor problem with this system is that it is impossible to see, or at all to know, if you were sharing room with anyone else, or if they were still sleeping when you were getting up yourself in the morning. Also, this system makes it way harder to get in touch with your fellow roomies in an accidentally natural way since you never really get eye contact with them. This way you are forced to actually approach them on purpose, well well. We were lucky with our roomies this time so it was no problem getting to know the new people, wiiiii:) The only real downsides with the room were that it was the first place on our journey where we discovered clearly had bedbugs...To be honest, I don't mind them – but they are a bit annoying since they bite and it itches in the morning. I could have used my fantastic new sleeping bag that is processed with some kind of bedbug-repellent but it was too hot to use the bag the first night. Also another downside is that there were no windows in these rooms either – making it difficult to clean out the air, which we would notice very well when Scottish lad Ryan joined our room bringing his smelly smelly shoes along – haha;)

1st Day Exploring

Most of the first day we spent applying for our Chinese Visa. I have described this process more detailed further below ;) We also got to check out the Merdeka Square, also called Freedom Square, which was located close to the hostel. Side note information: This square houses the highest flagpole in Malaysia which is also the first place were the Malayan flag was raised the very first time after Malaysia got their independence:) Also got lost on our way to Chinatown, but eventually got there - which literally gave me a claustrophobia experience for a moment since it is so crowded. I still hadn't been able to fix my camera by myself (remember my lens and my house would not function together?) - so I aslo had to check online if there were any Canon retail shops that I could drop by to get some help. There were a few of them in KL and one was located at Suria KLCC, which is a pretty big shopping complex area at the base of the world famous Petronas Towers.

The shopping complex was just 4 stops away from our hostel, so we got there in no time (though crossing the streets can be time consuming since there are «never» green guys at the street sections and people drive really really recklessly);) We found the Canon retail store and asked for help, but wow – the girl in the shop really seemed to hate her job because I have never seen a less enthusiastic person at a place like this. She was of course not able to help me at all – and wanted to try to sell me a new lens instead. She eventually gave me and address for customer service, but this office was located outside the city - about 40 minutes drive so I had to go see them by myself later on. I was almost about to consider buying a new lens and just smash the Tamron lens in the floor, cause I do feel it has brought more problems than gain during this trip, but I reasoned that would probably be a stupid decision since I just spent so much money on purchasing it just before I left for this trip and I would have no guarantee that the next lense would be any better.

Beef Randang – a new favorite:)

At KLCC Suria we found a very nice restaurant called Madam Kwan that served genuine Malaysian food for a very reasonable cost as well. We both ordered Beef Randang, which is a very traditional course, but this time it was served completely different than what we had seen it being served earlier. At least Kenneth had had Beef Randang a couple of times already. Even though they served it different it did not matter cause the meat was just amazing!!!!! OMG – the meat was tender and tasty!!! It was so good that we chose to order another portion to share – haha. I will miss Beef Randang dearly when leaving Asia!!!!

Cheapest movie tickets ever:)

Since we already spent way to much money on stuff in Singapore we didn't feel like shopping much while in KL. The shopping center did house a cinema though and we discovered that the tickets for a movie was only 12 Malaysian Ringits, which was about 17 NOK!!!!! That is like a 7^th of the price of a movie-ticket back home in Norway! Wow, we were so happy that we of course had to get tickets for the new «Norwegian» movie «Hanzel and Gretel: Witch Hunters». I say «Norwegian» since it's directed by a Norwegian guy, namely Tommy Wirkola;) I think the movie is supposed to be a scary movie, but for me it turned out to be more of a comedy! Wow, but it has great entertainment value, and it is very well produced, but some of the actors just put me off completely and I had to laugh because it was so bad at some points. Unfortunately it was the Norwegian actors included on the set that made the movie seem hilarious and at times more like an episode of Charmed than a Hollywood-production, haha. I am though glad I got to see it – because it was definitely worth the 17 NOKs I spent on the ticket.

Petronas Towers

Petronas Towers or the Petronas Twin Towers as they also are called are the most recognizable buildings in Malaysia. Between the years 1998 and 2004 they were officially ranked as the tallest buildings until they were surpassed by the Taipei 101. The twin towers are still the tallest twin towers in the world though raising as high as 451,9 m including the spears, though the towers only houses 88 occupied floors compared to 110 floors at Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower). The steel and glass facade is designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion. Between the 41^st and 42^nd floor the towers are connected with a double story skybridge which is actually not attached to the towers but designed to slide through the towers as the towers tend to sway when strong wind appears.

The design of the towers is for sure amazing, but at night it is spectacular. The sight that met us was amazing. It was really really amazing. The way the towers are lit up during night is really nicely done and I have to say that I find the towers to probably be the coolest towers I have ever seen. So far on this trip they have been the most impressive sight for sure when coming to buildings:) The view from ground and up is just stunning. We got many cool photos taken so we were very pleased.

Emily :)

The first day we also got in touch with Emily, a beautiful and very sweet American girl from Minnesota who was working at the hostel at the moment. I immediately fell in love with her personality – and she reminded me of a grandma-character, or a mother goose character, a person that is really devoted to taking care of others making sure they are having a great time and are feeling good. She was therefore obviously the one in charge of a lot of the social happenings at the hostel, and we would definitely be seeing way more of her during our stay. I almost right away asked her if she had any Norwegian ancestry, which she did have, wiiii, so I then of course HAD to inform her about the «Alt For Norge»-reality concept which is aired on one of the Norwegian tv-channels. She would have been perfect for this reality show, haha:)

The story of how we got our China Visa :-)

Since we were not able to get any of our visas while in Singapore we were forced to try to get at least one of them while in Kuala Lumpur. We decided to try to go for the Chinese Visa since the information online said that the process time for the Chinese Visa in KL would be 4 days, compared to 8 days in Bangkok. Also, the visa for Myanmar we were told by several people, which was confirmed online would be possible to get the same day in Bangkok. Since check in was at 2pm we just arrived at the hostel and left our luggage and found our way to Plaza OSK, at Ampang Park, where we would turn in our application for the Chinese Visa. When finally there I realized that it would probably be a huge problem not having my flights in or out of China already pre-booked. Kenneth had arranged so that we had a «fake» flight-itinerary with all flights for Asia listed, so that we would not have any problems traveling spontaneously and to avoid facing problems like when we in Darwin before leaving for Indonesia. Though my itinerary did not include a flight OUT of China, so we just had to leave then and find a place where I could book my next flight. I have to say I don't like McDonald's much, but I am really glad they offer free WiFi. So I got my breakfast number two at McDonald's then and I got my flight for Jakarta booked out of Beijing. Next we had to find a place where we could print out all papers we had to hand in along with the application – and we did eventually find a place luckily:) So just after noon we had turned in our application, and now we just had to wait for a few days. Though first we had to turn up for an interview at the same place the following day, and we were told that with NO interview there would definitely be no visa.

The following day we did meet up for the interview. The interview turned out to last only for a minute and a half maximum. The very strict lady behind the interview-counter asked us 4 questions, all of she already had the answers to in our papers we filled out. So it was a very strange experience – and we really did not understand why we had to turn up for this interview – but I guess it just has to do with showing your face to prove that you are serious-thing. Well well.

The third day, we didn't have to do anything though – and on the fourth day we could go back and pick up our passports and we were thrilled to see that there was a visa for China inside:) We had to pay about 300NOK for the visa, which is less than half of what we would have had to pay if we had applied for the visa in Norway, so we were very pleased:)

Tours in Kuala Lumpur

We discovered that there were a lot of tours on offer in Kuala Lumpur, and it was also very cheap to do tours! VERY cheap I would say. Unfortunately for us all of the tours start early in the morning and end in the afternoon, around 4pm-5pm. The very complicated process of obtaining the Chinese visa made it impossible to do many of the tours available though. The second day we had in KL was ruined because of the interview we had to go to, which took only 3 minutes max, and the fourth day was also ruined because we had to be at the embassy to get our passports back.

Enjoying «Beautiful Creatures»

So when having completed the «interview» we then went back to the KLCC Suria to check out the Petronas Towers during daytime. As usual they did not seem as impressive during daytime – they just reminded me of any other tall building that exist anywhere in the world to be honest. Back inside the shopping center we discovered a Norwegian sandwich-bar. It was pretty hilarious to discover that they used Norwegian bread and salmon as a healthy concept. Haha. Kenneth did purchase breakfast here though, so we just hang out here for a short while. Afterwards we decided to go for another movie since it was soooooooo cheap. We decided to go see all the movies we really wanted to see while we were here in KL;) This time we went for the, to be discovered, chick-flick «Beautiful Creatures». It was an ok movie – and has the type of entertainment value that I like – but it wasn't a very good movie to be honest, but it was definitely worth the 9 ringits the ticket cost;)

Slow night at the partyroof

We eventually got back to our hostel and just spent a few hours slacking and doing nothing. We had a new roomie already, a girl that we did not get to talk that much with, so we didn't get to know here very well. It turned out that she would only stay for the one night as well. It seems like a lot of people do stay only one of two nights in KL for a stopover. I and Kenneth decided to check out the rooftop bar this night. We had to since we had a free drink voucher to spend. Since it's a party hostel every guest would get a free drink voucher at check-in ;) When we got to the rooftop everyone was sitting around a table, and we immediately felt it would be strange to just sit down by the table and to talk to anyone since we were sober and it looked like everyone had their assigned seats. It didn't help much that it was raining as well – so we didn't have much space to keep dry on. We did talk with Emily again though, and she was just as sweet as the first time. So we had our drink and then we went to bed.

7 Sights in 1 Day -Tour

The third day, which was Thursday, was our only day without visa-issues so we had booked a tour – HOORAY!!! We went for the 7-in-1 Tour, that is the 7 sights of KL in 1 tour. So we were picked up at 10:30am by this very strange old little guy that seemed to have trouble with focusing with his eyes. He actually kinda reminded me of a mole to be honest, in a very cute way of course. He was our driver for the day and guided us through the city through mumbling malaynglish which no one seemed to be able to understand. At some points I did understand what he was saying though and then it turned out that he was actually a very funny guy, haha.

1: Chinese Buddha Temple

First stop at the tour was visiting a Chinese Buddha Temple. This temple was really nice and colorful, well as all temples of this kind are. I also got my fortune told through fortune sticks – and it's not really looking good for me – haha;) Actually the whole of 2013 is supposed to be a very unfortunate year for everyone born in the year of the pig, which I am;) But everything from economy to love is sure to be a challenge this year, so I do believe the prophecies;) Even though I am doomed I just have to love my inner pig anyways:)

2: Bersama Kita Menjaga Kebersihan Kawasan Ini

Second stop was at the largest mosque of Kuala Lumpur. There are strict rules when visiting a holy Muslim place like this. First all women need to cover up their hair, and everyone has to cover up their knees as well. So all girls had to wear cloths and so did all guys wearing shorts that did not pass knee length, so both I and Kenneth had to wear this purple outfit as well. In the end we all looked like we belonged to some kind of cult;) haha. The Mosque was modern and clean and the prayer room was very nice. We got a very nice old lady to explain to us some of the procedures and why the sexes are divided as they are. She could assure us that women was equal with men in every way, and that one of the main reasons that men had the front rows for praying was that there should not be to many to fight for their places at the same time. So they decided that only men could fight over their praying spots, while women could avoid stressing and feeling the obligation to have to pray at all times and instead focus on the kids and family related stuff. Haha, I just say well well;)

3: Little India

Third Stop was Little India. We didn't stay very long in this area. We got to see and walk down the main street with was a very beautiful street framed in colorful arches on both sides, so I was impressed:) This definitely was a way more beautiful Little India than the one in Singapore, even though it's difficult to compare them with each other since Little India Singapore has a lot of very nice colorful buildings to show for.

4: Istana Negara – National Palace

The fourth stop was at the The Istana Negara which is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch and paramount ruler of Malaysia, which is a largely ceremonial post. The palace was built in 1928 but has undergone a lot of rework since then. It is not open for the public. So we were dropped off just outside so that we could get photos and see the changing of the guards. We couldn't stay for a very long time here either since it was sooooo hot this day and there were almost no place to hide from the heat. We only got to see the front gate anyways, and then we could admire the palace itself from distance. The girls got to take their photos of the guards though, both the walking ones and the ones on the horses. It was funny to see that at least a couple of the walking guards started smiling and obviously blushed when the girls wanted to have their photos.

5: Kuala Lumpur City Gallery

This city gallery is located right next to the Merdeka Square right almost right next to our hostel and offers the visitors an introduction of the city giving us the story of how it was developed from the start. A tad boring maybe, but still interesting anyways;)

6: National Monument Tugu Negara

This huge bronze monument was built as a memorial to the soldiers who gave up their lives for their country. This sculpture depicts seven soldiers holding the Malaysian flag, each symbolising one of seven qualities; unity, strength, leadership, sacrifice, courage, suffering and vigilance. It was sculpted by Felix de Weldon, who sculpted the famed Iwo Jima Memorial statue in Virginia, United States. It's a really nice memorial with a fountain right next to it. Standing in front of the main statue and its fountain was amazing cause we had a very nice view towards the city from this spot.

7: Batu Caves

Last stop of the official sighting-tour was the Batu Caves. This was as well the stop I had the highest expectations to, since the cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan, a Hindu deity. The first thing that meets us upon arrival is therefore a massive golden statue of Murugan, the tallest of this deity in the world. It really really is huge, and painted in gold. We had to climb more than 200 steps to get to the entrance of the caves, and we were told to watch out for greedy monkeys that have the bad habit of snatching everything from your hands – ESPECIALLY if you are carrying plastic bags or any kind of fruit. Well we did not see any monkeys on the way up at least – so we found our way to the top, got our photos taken and then declined again. Just as we got to the base of the stairs the monkeys suddenly appeared and as we were told they were really quick and snatched stuff from people. Well, many had purchased bananas in case they would come upon the monkeys – and they sure like bananas, haha. I did not approach the monkeys though since I have heard stories of those getting bitten by them and I did not take a rabies vaccine before I left so I guess I rather should stay away from greedy and fight-willing monkeys during this trip;)

8: Coffee & Chocolate place

Our driver took us to a coffee and chocolate establishment before letting us go completely. I guess he probably have a deal with them and probably get provisions of sale? Or maybe he is related or friends with the owners of the place. This was a very expensive place offering very fancy chocolate and coffee. The worlds most expensive coffee that is made up of beans eaten by rabbits, but not digested, then picked out of the rabbits poo and so grounded into coffee, was available here for purchase. Well, that is if you like coffee, which I am not a big fan of though;)

9: Petronas Towers again....

The last stop before returning to the hostel was at the Petronas Towers from a distance so that the ones who had yet not seen them could get their photos as well...

So all in all the 7 sights in 1 tour included 9 stops, which was pretty ok. It was an interesting tour and I am very glad we did it even though we rarely understood our mole of a guide;) haha

Another movie night!

During the sightseeing trip we had gotten in touch with some really nice people, 4 of even where Norwegians! Wow. We haven't met any Norwegian so far during our journey and suddenly we meet 4 at once:) Ida and Kristin, and Borghild and Marte – two pair of girls traveling seperately. We also got in touch with John, a Swedish-American. Back at the hostel we noticed that we had gotten ourselves two new roomies in our room as well. Ryan and Lindsay both from Glasgow, Scotland, but traveling separately. Lindsay was living in South-Korea at the moment so it was pretty funny that the two first Scottish people we would meet would happen at the same time as well.

We had arranged that we would go see yet another movie at the KLCC Suria and this time Borghild, Marte, John and even Ryan decided to join us. This time we watched the movie «Jack: The Giant Slayer» which starred Ewan McGregor amongst others – and this was actually a really good movie:) But then again: I love everything Ewan McGregor is in – I surely have a thing for this charming Scottish actor;)

We <3 Reggae Mansion Hostel

After the movie we went back to the hostel and we all dropped by the rooftop, and we also met up with Ida and Kristin again for some drinks. Of course Emily, our mother goose, was there as well and last but not least we also got in touch with Meredith, also from the US. Later on we were joined by Wiske, a Dutch girl who had done the same trip as us earlier in the day as well. We had a few drinks and we all got our I <3 Reggae Mansion shirts. They happen to have the offer of getting a free drink if you purchased one shirt – and sometimes even two free drinks – meaning that you would get 2 drinks and a shirt for 15 Ringit, literally saving 5 Ringit compared to if you only purchased the drinks since each drink actually did cost 10 ringit;)

Traveling To Nomansland

The last day whole day in KL, that would be Friday we finally got our visas for China, Yeah, but I also had to try to get my camera fixed. So I ended up having to take the train to a suburb of the city, which literally means leaving for the middle of nowhere. At least the whole trip was an interesting experience. First I was told to go to one station, which turned out to be the wrong one – so I had to go back a station – from there I would have to take a taxi to the Canon customer care service. I got ripped off of course, but didn't care at this point. When I got there the female customer manager did not seem very interested in helping me since I had a Tamron lens – and she refused to hear my arguments that both the camera house and my camera lens worked well separately but not together. She would be willing to check the camera house for malfunction, but I told her that would be waste of time since I already knew it worked well. When I proved this by connecting my expensive Canon-zoom lens then she was definitely sure it was the Tamron lens the problem was with, so I had to go to them for help. I again tried to explain that my Tamron lens works perfectly with other Canon houses, like Kenneth's house which is the same camera as mine almost. She eventually got tired with me because I really did get annoyed with her – so she got another guy to look at it and within 4 minutes he had fixed the problem by doing some magical touching on both the house and the lens... I was surprised that he managed to fix it that easily, but I was SOOOO HAPPY!!!!! I didn't even have to pay so I was delighted:)

The problem now was to get back to the hostel cause there were literally NO taxis to find in this area. I tried to ask around but everyone said it would be impossible, so I had to walk for a while in direction of the main highway and maybe find one there. So I started walking then. After a few minutes an old guy that were at the Canon Customer Service center at the same time as me stopped his car and offered me a ride to the train station. I was very happy with his generosity and we had a nice chat for the 10 minute ride – he was a really nice old guy and agreed that the woman at the customer service center was not very nice at all, haha.

On the train back to the city I think I was flirted with by a guy from Cameroon, or at least he gave me compliments on my look and it seemed like he was trying to sit very close to me. He didn't look gay though, but I think he might have had the tendency to bend in that direction, when he asked me if I was on a diet for America's Next Top Model since I hadn't had anything to eat since breakfast. It was kind of awkward, but he was ok to chat with, and he seemed to be a genuine guy – studying business-school in KL. We chat only for 15 minutes and then I had to leave the train so I said goodbye to him and found my way back to the hostel:)

ABC- PARTY at the hostel!!!!

Back at the hostel they were planning an ABC party for the night – that is a party were you're supposed to wear Anything But Clothes. This sounded like fun so I went down to Chinatown and found myself some pretty ugly plastic bags from a street shop that sold dried meat. Their logo was of a rooster so I figured I could dress like a superhero and call myself Mr Superdry Cock. If I had been straight the perfect pick up line would be «Hey chick, wanna see my cock» and then just point at the rooster logos covering my whole body – haha;) Well well. Lindsay got the honor of dressing me, or literally taping me together. When fully dressed I realized that I could not take it off again so I just had to wear it for the rest of the evening, even though there were still 2 hours until the party was about to begin.

I got loads of attention walking through the hallways dressed like that – but thankfully I was not the only one. A lot of people at the hostel had decided to dress up so it was bound to be a pretty cool party. It turned out that there were two more Norwegians at the hostel as well, Yngve from Bergen, and another guy from Tønsberg. Yngve had dressed himself up as a backpack – that is, he had bought a backpack and dressed himself with it. Of course what happen later was that everyone was trying to carry him around as a backpack – which was pretty hilarious;) The party lasted for a few hours and we who had dressed up was definitely the ones who had the most fun – haha;) Of course there was a competition of best dressed, and most creative dressed. I was one of the favorites, but lost out to Yngve as he was more creative – while Meredith got best dressed, cause she was wearing only Carlsberg beer table protectors – as a bikini;)

It was a blast of a party, but OMG I was soaked under the plastic. I did wear a top under the plastic, otherwise it would have been impossible to wear it in the heat – but I had danced so much and sweat so much that when I got it off I could literally twist about half a liter of sweat out of it... yuk!!! but that just proves I had a great evening:) When presenting all the contestants for the audience I was refer to as the Firecracker by the DJ – and of course we had to do the «catwalk» and do our thing in front of the rest who by applause would decide who the eventual winner would be – so he pushed me out on the floor and told me to DANCE like a firecracker, so I had to obey then. I really got a huge applause so it was fun :) This was definitely one of the best parties I have ever been to:) haha.

What we did not get to do :(

The next day was Saturday and we were leaving Kuala Lumpur for Krabi, Thailand. There were though several things that we did not get to do while in Kuala Lumpur which I really would have liked to have done. Firstly I would have loved doing the Taman Negro national park-tour, which is a 3 Day 2 Night tour to the Malaysian jungle outside of KL. The cost of this tour was only 300 Ringit pr person as well, which is REALLY cheap. They did have a one day tour to the national park on offer as well – but the price for this option was almost 500 Ringit, for the ONE day. They explained this with that the park is so far away so it's way more stressful to go through with a tour in only one day. I suspect though that this tour has a higher cost just to make people go for the regular and cheaper one that last for 3 days so they don't have to organize too much extra. The other tour I would have liked to have done would be the tour to Malacca, the UNESCO World Heritage village not far from KL. This was also very affordable tour, though we did not have the time on our side unfortunately.

Future Itinerary for KL-visit

So to anyone planning to visit KL in the future. Be sure to have at least 7 whole days to spend in Kuala Lumpur;)

- Because you will need 3 whole days for the national park tour. When back then just slack at the hostel, refresh yourself and probably hang out with the people you got to know during the tour.

- You need another whole day for going to Malacca. When returning and before sunset you go to the KL Tower to admire the view of the city, and then go to Skybar for a drink and to catch the sunset.

- You need a whole day for exploring the 7 sights of the city. In the evening you go see the KLCC Suria and the Petronas Towers (but don't waste money go to the top they say)

- And you need a whole day to explore the Baraya Times Square, the 13th largest shopping mall in the world.

- In addition you could also spend another whole day exploring the main park areas that contains a birdlife sanctuary and so on... or you could shop, or just relax.

...and hopefully you will not have a silly visa to plan while in KL, as we had to do.

I definitely need to go back to Kuala Lumpur:) It's definitely a city that has a lot to offer:)

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