Hotel Name: My Hotel @ Sentral Address: No 1 Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I stayed at the My Hotel @ Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. I booked it online for its price and location near KL Sentral station. The rate was $17 USD per night, plus the 10 MYR ($2.40 USD) per […]
Flight Review: AirAsiaX – Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne
Flight: AirAsia X D7 212 From: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) To: Melbourne (MEL) I flew with AirAsia X from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne. When I’m flying back to Melbourne from Southeast Asia I usually compare flights on Skyscanner from different starting points. I was flying from Saigon initially but I also looked at other hub cities, […]
Hotel Review: Joy Inn Hotel, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Hotel Name: Joy Inn Hotel Address: No.22-1, Jalan Thambipillay, Brickfields, KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I stayed at the Joy Inn Hotel in KL. I booked it for it’s location at KL Sentral, which is the main train station of Kuala Lumpur. As is often the case when I’m in KL I was just passing […]
Cool cafes in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is a major hub for travel in Southeast Asia and is a great city to make a stop-over. While I’ve always enjoyed coming here for the food and to go shopping at familiar stores, the cafe scene has consisted mostly of the big chains (Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf et al). The […]
Visiting the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Even though I’ve visited Kuala Lumpur over 20 times in the last ten years, I had never been up the Petronas Twin Towers. My frequent visits fell into a familiar pattern of visit favourites restaurants and finding cafes to work from. When my dad was visiting KL I took this as a good excuse to […]
The regeneration of Kuala Lumpur Old City
The first time I visited Kuala Lumpur was when I was overlanding my way down the Malay Peninsula in 2006. Like most backpackers I ended up in a cheap guesthouse in the Chinatown area of KL. I was amazed that there were so many heritage buildings that had not been restored. There are sections of […]
Hotel Review: Hotel Al Jafs – Kuala Lumpur
Guesthouse Name: Hotel Al Jafs Address: 17-19 Jalan Bedara, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I stayed at the Hotel Al Jafs in Kuala Lumpur. The hotel is in the Bukit Bintang area, which is one of the most popular places to stay in Kuala Lumpur. Bukit Bintang is the name of the street, and it […]
Hotel Review: Simms Boutique Hotel Bukit Bintang – Kuala Lumpur
Guesthouse Name: Simms Boutique Hotel Bukit Bintang Address: No 180 Jalan Pudu, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I stayed at the Simms Boutique Hotel Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur. I booked online at the rate of $16.50 USD per night, which is at the low end of private rooms in KL. The hotel name says […]
Flight Review: Jetstar Asia – Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
Flight: Jetstar Asia 3K 685 From: Singapore (SIN) To: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) I flew with Jetstar Asia from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. I compared flights with Skyscanner.com, and if you book in advance the flights are cheap. I paid $63.50 SGD ($46 USD) booked 3 months in advance, and that included a checked bag. This […]
Flight Review: Malindo Air – Kuala Lumpur to Denpasar (Bali)
Flight: Malindo Air OD 308 From: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) To: Denpasar (DPS) I flew with Malindo Air from Kuala Lumpur to Bali. I compared flights online with Skyscanner and they were the cheapest, and also flying at a reasonable hour of the day. I had never flown with Malindo, which was another reason I picked […]
