Travel in Malaysia. 5+ years of travel, all of our content on Malaysia for you to access easily. We’ve spent a lot of time in Malaysia, both peninsular Malaysia and Borneo, leaving no stone unturned to get the information you need in our Malaysia travel blogs.
Kuala Lumpur is a bit of a favourite of ours, along with Kuching in Sarawak. Kuala Lumpur is a massive travel hub in Southeast Asia, being the base for Air Asia. It seems that every trip starts for us in KL. A recent discovery is Ipoh Malaysia, we enjoyed that city a lot. We’re not huge fans of beaches in Malaysia, we prefer cultural and historical destinations, but there are plenty. There are also scuba diving and snorkelling possibilities.
Malaysian food is interesting. You’ll find plenty of Indian and Chinese food in Malaysia as well as Malaysia’s blended cuisine. Malaysia is an awesome place to get your Indian food fix!
We’ve also been to quite a few theme parks and water parks in Malaysia. We particularly enjoyed Legoland Malaysia, near the Singapore border, and The Lost World of Tambun water park near Ipoh.
You’ve probably heard of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, but have you heard of Kuching, its capital, which is also known as Cat City? Kuching Sarawak is one of our favourite destinations in the world, find out why in our post. The word Kuching actually means “cat” and cat-related landmarks abound. That has to …
We liked Ipoh. In our many visits to Malaysia we’d previously only passed through Ipoh on the bus from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, but Ipoh Malaysia, in the state of Perak keeps cropping up in the travel blog world as a destination worth checking out. So is it worth visiting Ipoh? We decided to find …
Batu Caves lie about 11km from central Kuala Lumpur. The caves are very easy to get to and there are multiple options including, bus, train, taxi, Grab cars, and (partly) by monorail ( Rapid KL). If you’re looking for the cheapest way or the fastest way, we can help you with that. If you are …
We’ve been to Malaysia, I don’t know how many times. After multiple visits to Kuala Lumpur it’s one of our favourite cities in the world and our trip to Kuching and Sarawak to stay with the Iban tribe in their longhouse was magical. I thought Malaysia was becoming our thing. I thought we should do …
We didn’t plan it, we just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Thaipusam is a once-a-year Hindu religious festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the most spectacular, unusual, and awe-inspiring religious festivals in the world. You may think of Malaysia as a Muslim country but in reality, …
You’ve probably heard of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, but have you heard of Kuching, its capital, which is also known as Cat City? Kuching Sarawak is one of our favourite destinations in the world, find out why in our post. The word Kuching actually means “cat” and cat-related landmarks abound. That has to …
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia is a busy modern city bursting with things to do with kids of all ages. Choose between cultural experiences to educate and broaden young minds, attractions designed purely for child-friendly fun, nature and wildlife experiences, plus more. KL with kids really is a dream. Kuala Lumpur is easy to get around with …
The Iban tribe of Borneo are unique and special people. These are the former head hunters of Borneo but headhunting days are now long gone. More or less. Some groups of Iban still live traditionally in communal longhouses where dozens of families share a large covered communal area. These traditional longhouses are in remote areas, …
Sarawak is a state in north-west Borneo, part of Malaysia. The Malay part of Borneo is sometimes called Eastern Malaysia. Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan are the three Malaysian states and federal territories in Borneo. The rest of Borneo belongs to Indonesia and Brunei. In times gone by Sarawak changed hands regularly before becoming a part …
Malaysia is a fantastic destination for families boasting beaches, culture, wildlife, great food, and plenty of child-friendly attractions. It’s not the cheapest place in the world, but being in South East Asia, prices for family travel and vacations are moderate. There are 2 parts to Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo) and the …
There is an incredible selection of things to do in Penang with kids and for adults and we list many of them below. We also give you some tips and ideas on visiting Penang and getting around Penang is a popular vacation or holiday destination and so has plenty of things to do for tourists …
This Malaysia travel blog section is getting huge and with so many posts on Malaysia travel, we need to pull them all together in one page for you to find everything easily. This page will help you plan your trip to Malaysia and let you know what to expect. We’ve visited Malaysia many times now, …