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We’re Going to Malaysia!

Updated 28/02/2018 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Air Asia had a fantastic flight sale on, we are going to Malaysia from The Gold Coast for just under $800 for all 4 of us. The flight sale was about to end, so we clicked the “buy” button. At that price we really couldn’t turn it down. We leave to travel the world in just over four months, earlier than planned, but still plenty of time to finish organising everything at this end.
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Why did we pick Malaysia to start our family travel adventure?

 Price And Convenience. Our nearest airport is Cairns, very few direct flights leave Cairns, we’ve often found ourselves flying via Brisbane or Darwin, sometimes even Sydney. We enjoy flying, but hours in the air aren’t good for anyone, so a direct flight, at a good price, from an airport that isn’t ridiculously far away ( by Australian standards), is a winner. It will take just over 24hrs non stop driving to get to The Gold Coast airport, we’ve done it before, it’s not so bad. We’ll have sold our lovely four wheel drive truck by then, but we’ll work something out, I like the idea of hiring a camper van and spending a few days driving down. Weather In July most of South East Asia will be in the middle of its wet season. Malaysia doesn’t get that so much, rainfall and temperatures are pretty steady all year round. We really didn’t want to find ourselves in floods in Bangkok or Ayutthaya.  This way we can head north into Thailand by train and be there at the best time of year. We’ve Never Been There Before. Always a good reason to go somewhere! We’ve never been, so it’s about time we did. Malaysia has never been high on my bucket list, it didn’t get a mention in our original trip planning ( where are we going to go?) but I’ve had my nose in the Malaysia Lonely Planet for the last few days and it looks FABULOUS! Lots of variety, easy to get around, expensive for South East Asia, but still good value and brilliant food. Both the boys are pretty keen, they’ve been reading along with me, Boo will have his 7th birthday a few days after he arrives, we’ve promised him something special.  

Find our Posts on Malaysia With Children Here

Update: we arrived in Malaysia over a week ago, here are our Malaysia posts so far. Kuala Lumpur, Getting Around and a Rollercoaster Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves, Petronas Towers and Petrosains Kuala Lumpur Chinatown, Temples, Street Food and Hedgehogs World Travel Family is currently in Malaysia and having lots of adventures, we will add more posts as we go, check out the South East Asia, Malaysia link in the right hand column or sign up for email updates to follow our journey.

 

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Onward From Malaysia

We will have a 3 month visa, plenty of time to explore all of Malaysia. While we’re there we’ll do Singapore and Brunei, pop over to Malaysian Borneo to visit the orangutangs ( bucket lister!). After that we could easily catch the train up into Thailand or maybe fly to Bali and explore more of Indonesia. Komodo Island is very high on the bucket list. I’m not sure if we need to have an onward flight out of Malaysia, sometimes it’s required for entry into a country, sometimes it’s not. We’ll work that out when we come to it, we can always book a refundable or flexible ticket and change it later. So that’s all I have to say today, we’re going to Malaysia and I’m excited!  My new backpack has arrived from the US and I found a great pair of trekking shoes in a sale, so things are moving along nicely. If you’d like to stick around to find out how our family travel adventure turns out, please enter your email address in the box below and follow us around the world. Thanks!

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About Alyson Long

Alyson Long is the creator of World Travel Family travel blog and is a full-time blogger and travel writer. A lifetime of wanderlust and now over 5 years on the road, has made her a travel expert. She is lover of mountains, cultures and ancient civilisations. Fanatical mum obsessed with her kids' education and happiness. Family travel, travel with kids, adventure travel, homeschooling and worldschooling enthusiast. Former medical scientist, now published writer, SEO ninja and webmaster. Like many travel bloggers, a happy nomad so long as there is coffee.

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  1. Velysia Zhang says

    20/05/2015 at

    Thanks for the share. Totally agree! thanks AirAsia for always giving such a good deal πŸ™‚

    http://www.littlenomadid.com

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  2. deliciousalex says

    28/01/2015 at

    Hi Alyson. Found your blog a few days ago and have been catching up on your travels for the past few days. A great blog with great information and totally inspiring.
    We are planning our trip at the moment and I have a question about Air Asia, as I have read that you used them? I love the cheep flights, but read some horrific reviews re cancelled flights etc. What was your experience with them?
    Would love to hear your thoughts. In the meantime, we wish you an amazing ongoing journey.
    All the best, Alex

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    • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

      28/01/2015 at

      All of our Air Asia experiences have been excellent Alex, never a problem. We never pre-book seats and we’ve always been seated together, I see a few complains about that too. Good luck!

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  3. Michael says

    26/08/2014 at

    Did Malaysia require a follow on or return ticket for entry, last time I had a round trip and didn’t ask? I really want to get into the “one way” ticket travel and country hop a bit better by saving more $$$ πŸ˜‰

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    • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

      26/08/2014 at

      No Michael. It’s usually the airport you’re flying out of that requires a return ticket because they will shoulder the cost if you are refused admission and are turned around. We’ve never been asked flying into a country and only once exiting a country. That was in the US, unsurprisingly, flying to El Salvador. The Lady had the regulations wrong anyway, you don’t need an onward ticket for El salvador, we won! Always pays to check it out properly and know your rights. In practice people just buy a refundable ticket at the airport if they run into problems, we never have. You seem to be reading my whole blog, thanks so much, highly appreciated, come chat on Facebook!

      Reply
  4. ge ann says

    13/08/2013 at

    reading everything i can on your site..i dream to travel with my daughter someday.

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  5. Alyshea says

    05/03/2013 at

    Hiya! I stumbled upon your blog by accident – I was searching for more info on paleo eating as i’m on week 2 of the paleo diet. Just thought I’d let you know that I live in Kuala Lumpur and if you’d like any info about coming here, what to see, what to do and what to EAT – drop me an email πŸ™‚ alyshealow@gmail.com Safe flight and enjoy the holiday! x

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    • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

      05/03/2013 at

      Thanks Alyshea, that’s great, what a lovely offer, if you know anywhere in Kuala Lumpur with cheap family accommodation I’d love to hear about it! The Nest has been recommended to me, but I was hoping for cheaper. Thanks again, Alyson

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      • Alyshea says

        08/03/2013 at

        I think accommodation for 4 pax would be roughly RM150 pernight per family, scouted around for cheaper. Will look again for you this evening. How long are you planning to stay in Kuala Lumpur for and what are your plans when you get here?

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        • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

          08/03/2013 at

          Thanks Alyshea, we wont pay that much for more than a night or so, if there is nothing cheaper we’ll scoot through pretty quickly. That’s almost $50 Australian, we’d be hoping to pay around half that, we don’t need a bed each, a double and a single in one room is plenty. If we find cheap accommodation we’ll stay longer, I haven’t looked into it much yet, I’ll check out AirBnB, see if they’ve got anything.

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          • Alyshea says

            08/03/2013 at

            Ok, if I’m around in July (might be in England for abit) I’ll be happy to take in your family for a few nights to lighten the financial load. Do keep in touch. You have my email πŸ™‚

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            • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

              08/03/2013 at

              Thanks Alyshea, that’s a very kind offer.

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  6. Tracy says

    27/02/2013 at

    We started our travels in Malaysia too. Actually Malaysia was our first overseas holiday with kids and convinced us that it could be done. It’s such lovely country. I love the diversity of Malaysia over Thailand. You’ll have a wonderful time I’m sure. We’ll be around in July, would love to catch up. In all our time flying in and out of Malaysia with AirAsia we’ve only been asked once for proof of onward flights and that was from the Australian end. But we haven’t flown into Malaysia in over 9 months so maybe things have changed. We fly out of the Gold Coast next week. I’ll let you know!

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  7. Madeline @ The Places We Go says

    26/02/2013 at

    We’ll be in Malaysia in July too! We’re starting in Singapore and then heading into Malaysia. I was also just researching the onward ticket requirement. You’re right that it’s the airline in Australia who will ask. When we flew to Thailand in 2004 we were asked to show proof within the 30 day visa exemption period as our onward flight was for three months later. Luckily we had a flight to Hanoi booked. I’m not sure what to do about Singapore yet. I guess there’s time to look out for cheap onward Air Asia tickets (and not use them) or book a refundable ticket.

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    • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

      26/02/2013 at

      And that was going to be my next question Madeline! Does the onward flight have to be within the visa period? I was assuming Singapore would be easy as we’d be going in and leaving by land, not air. It’s only the airlines that get antsy about all this, I thought.

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  8. alyson@worldtravelfamily says

    26/02/2013 at

    Kirsty, it’s been real since we sold the bed! Having my hot, sticky hands on my lovely new backpack is a good feeling, too. We’re already in holiday mode here, just chilling out, doing nothing, the wet season always makes us lazy anyway. Life is good but I can’t wait to leave, Malaysia looks excellent, there are so many great family travel blogs I’ve been reading about there.

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  9. Kirsty Bartholomew says

    26/02/2013 at

    Excellent! Now that you have the tickets does it feel any more real? I have to say, seeing so many posts from people in that part of the world does make me want to go there more!

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  10. Dale says

    26/02/2013 at

    I LOVED Malaysia, more so than the previous 30 days we’ve spent in Thailand which has been slightly disappointing.

    Really excited for you, and equally jealous too.

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  11. Talon says

    26/02/2013 at

    We’ll be there next month. So far have only spent a few hours in Kuala Lumpur, but even with that was impressed. It’s a great country. Hopefully we can connect with you guys somewhere in Asia!

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    • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

      26/02/2013 at

      I get the feeling that SE Asia is crawling with travel bloggers, most of them with small children! See you there Talon and Tigger!

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  12. Shona says

    26/02/2013 at

    Yes you will need an onward flight from Malaysia, I was just reading about this very topic yesterday!

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    • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

      26/02/2013 at

      Thanks for commenting! Crazy isn’t it Shona? When you can take a train to half a dozen countries from there. Quite a few people have told me that it’s not enforced, that they’ve been into Malaysia without an onward ticket, so I really don’t know which way to roll with this.

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      • Dale says

        26/02/2013 at

        A onward flight is a requirement, but it’s rarely checked.

        We flew in to Bangkok from Singapore a shade under a month ago & no one near me and neither my partner or I were asked to provide any information at all, jkust ‘stamp’ and on we went.

        Having discussed it with others recently, it seems they never check. But, don’t be the one to get caught out the one time they do. We had info in place just in case.

        BTW, recently we tried using a printed bus timetable stating when we intended to leave a country & it was okayed, so might be a cheaper option than buying a ticket?

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        • alyson@worldtravelfamily says

          26/02/2013 at

          I’ve heard that the problem will be in Australia Dale, they have to check to let you board the flight, the Aussies don’t muck about, usually. It’s really annoying, it would be so easy to just get a train or a bus out of there. I’ll have to see what my new friends Air Asia have got for me in the sale.

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