Backpacking in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia – Enjoy the Truly Asia

By Benediktus Beben

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, located in Southeast Asia bordered by Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam.

Malaysian population consists of 3 main races of Malays, China and India so that the language used is the language of three races plus English as a complement because Malaysia including the Commonwealth Countries.

Life in Malaysia can be said well for the size of the prosperous of the developing countries, seen many development projects in the works. Transportation and other facilities for a tour in Kuala Lumpur are very supportive. If you want adventure in this town, you can take taxis, trains, buses and private cars that can be obtained at the rental in town.

My family and I enjoy a vacation to Kuala Lumpur in November 2009, this trip to the 2nd time. I set out from Indonesia with a budget of Air Asia flight, taken for 2 hours from the city of Bandung, West Java.

Because of budget travelers, we are also looking for budget hotels to stay for 3 days in this city. After arriving in Kuala Lumpur LCCT airport, we bought a bus ticket to KL to get to the center of Kuala Lumpur with a monorail train.

You do not have to worry about a place to stay during vacation in Malaysia. There are many hotels and inns around Bukit Bintang Street and Pudu Street ranging from 5 star hotels to budget hotels. We got a cheap budget hotel at Pudu street with tariff rates 100 RM (Ringgit Malaysia) or about USD 28 per night.

Many interesting places you can visit including Kuala Lumpur or KL Tower and Petronas Twin Tower is a symbol of Kuala Lumpur. To be able to go upstairs and walked past the bridge that connects the two towers, you have to queue once to get a limited number of tickets. Visitors can start queue for a ticket at 8:30 in the morning. If you want to enjoy the city of Kuala Lumpur in full, you can join the KL City Tour Hop On, a bus for city tour around Kuala Lumpur. These tickets can be purchased at the lodge and this ticket is valid for 24 hours after your purchase, so you can be satisfied through the city of Kuala Lumpur. Beside shopping and taste the culinary, there is a famous place you should visit named Genting Highland.

Genting Highland is a highland resort in kuala lumpur known as a place to gamble. If a gambler you can go to the casino there and try your luck from the gaming table. The cold is felt in Genting but the atmosphere is very crowded especially weekend cause there is many domestic and international tourists to visit. Genting Highland can be reached by bus or taxi for about 1 hour from Kuala Lumpur. You also can enjoy the tropical forest landscape from a height with gondolas.

So if you have plans to visit Southeast Asia, visit Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. From there you can continue your adventure into the surrounding countries such as Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. If you want to continue your trip to Singapore, you can take a bus or train. Many Travel agent find easily in Puduraya Street to buy tickets or get information about transportation will you choose.