Hello and welcome back! The fact that I'm typing and you're reading is a sure sign that I'm not in Australia anymore, so I hope you enjoy these ramblings and the new look, new titled blog.
1st stop from here - Malaysia.
Bukit Bintang - Definately our favourite destination in KL. There's a big shopping centre there called The Pavillion and it's pretty highbrow. If KLCC is Chatswood Westfield then the Pavillion is Chatswood Chase.
Jalan Alor - Also in Bukit Bintang, this street is where you go for traditional hawker food. Lots of makeshift restaurants on the street complete with fruit carts on the corners. Mangosteen is my favourite fruit and rumour was that it's dirt cheap in Malaysia (as opposed to the $2.50 per fruit we get it for in Australia only when it's in season). However, it wasn't in season while we were there but still available though seemed costly for Malaysia at around $0.50AUD per fruit.
Genting - This "City of Entertainment" consists of theme parks and a casino though nowadays it's quite run down. The one cool thing we did do there was the Genting Sky Venture. We dressed up in jump suits and jumped into a chamber with a huge fan underneath it and flew around!
I assume the water wasn't always brown..
Oh yeah, it gets REALLY foggy at night. And cold.
To sum up, KL is a great city to eat and shop in. A plate of something for lunch at the food court is around 7 ringgit (around $3AUD). A trip to the movies was also cheap, RM 6 for the ticket and RM 3 for a caramel popcorn and soft drink. (That's right, caramel popcorn, they don't seem to believe in buttered popcorn.)
Shopping unfortunately isn't any cheaper, but it is all in the one huge spot. It is hot and humid outside and cold in shopping centres which made a cold inevitable for me, would advise keeping a cardi in your tote for such indoor shopping adventures.
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