I didn't have as much time as i would have liked to visit Malaysia so I decided to only do the West side. My first stop, Penang, was really nice. I only visited the main town, Georgetown, which was a really nice old colonial city with lots of old buildings and excellent food. The main difference i found between Malaysia and everywhere else i visited was that Malaysia was much more ethnically diverse - 90% of the population is Chinese, Indian or Malay. So i could have a nice curry in Little India and then wonder over to Chinatown for some noodles.
After Penang i went inland to the Cameron Highlands, it was considerably colder up there which was a nice relief. I spent 3 days there and spent half of each day trekking in the jungle and the other half watching films or reading which was pretty cool. I also found a lady who cooked the best curry dishes i've had. so i had indian food 3 breakfast lunch and dinner all 3 days.
I then headed off to the Capital of Malaysia, Kualar Lumpar - Basically a big Asian city. The most spectacular things there by a long way were the Petronas towers which were simply incredible. Next was Melaka which was like Penang just more touristy.
Overall i really enjoyed Malaysia (especially the food as always) but didn't have enough time to see it all. I then spent 3 days in Singapore exploring the city before heading off to Perth in Australia.
After Penang i went inland to the Cameron Highlands, it was considerably colder up there which was a nice relief. I spent 3 days there and spent half of each day trekking in the jungle and the other half watching films or reading which was pretty cool. I also found a lady who cooked the best curry dishes i've had. so i had indian food 3 breakfast lunch and dinner all 3 days.
I then headed off to the Capital of Malaysia, Kualar Lumpar - Basically a big Asian city. The most spectacular things there by a long way were the Petronas towers which were simply incredible. Next was Melaka which was like Penang just more touristy.
Overall i really enjoyed Malaysia (especially the food as always) but didn't have enough time to see it all. I then spent 3 days in Singapore exploring the city before heading off to Perth in Australia.
here's a little fact, 25% of the population of malaysia is chinese! indeed quite diverse. aparently Britain had colonies in malaysia back in the past, did you notice any reminders of this? How is Australia coming along?
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