Sleeping between bombs: An accidental night in Hat Yai
DAY 94 – Thanks to some miscommunication, we ended up staying overnight in Hat Yai, Thailand where bombs had killed people at locations all around our hotel. Gulp. [keep reading]
Tag: Malaysia
The total rip-off tour of George Town, Malaysia
DAY 92 – Some "local tours" are just crass, dull visits to trinkets dealers. This one in George Town, Malaysia was a particular waste of money. Here's what happened. [keep reading]
The waterfall walks of the Tanah Rata jungle
DAY 80 – Traveling slowly means you can see everything a place has to offer – like the Jungle Walks and waterfalls in the green hills around Tanah Rata, Malaysia. [keep reading]
A dizzying day of merging cultures in Cameron Highlands
DAY 77 – A day in central Malaysia turned out to be a kind of trip to Britain and to Tamil India. Every day should be as illuminating and varied as this one! [keep reading]
Visiting the Orang Asli deep in the Malaysian jungle
DAY 69 – About a trip we took into the mystical deep Malaysian jungle to visit a primitive Orang Asli community and get to know about their lives among the trees. [keep reading]
Rich cultural mix of Malacca, Malaysia
DAY 62 – Sometimes a mix of international culture, rather than local color, makes a place interesting. Malacca, Malaysia is one such place. But bring enough insulin! [keep reading]
22 days in Kuala Lumpur: now THAT’S slow traveling!
DAY 58 – Your traveling pace can be super fast or super slow, or somewhere in between. Read about how we killed 22 days in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and loved it. [keep reading]
A single night in Klang, Malaysia isn’t enough
DAY 36 – Klang's Indian food gave me high blood sugar, but still I want to go back because it's one of those places you pass through without seeing properly. [keep reading]
Kuala Selangor’s wild menagerie
DAY 35 – Monkeys and human-sized lizards are just some examples of the bountiful wildlife in and around the town of Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. [keep reading]
Thumbing a ride from Muhammad Ali
DAY 31 – Lost in rural Malaysia without a place to stay, we were offered a ride by a guy named Muhammad Ali. The kindness of strangers always comes when you need it. [keep reading]
The crazy weightless room of Kuala Lumpur
DAY 29 – You can't keep your balance in the "Crazy Weightless Room" in Malaysia's national planetarium, which looks vertical but is actually on a steep angle. [keep reading]
How your travel funds can get stolen via wi-fi
DAY 15 – Tips about not getting your ATM card info stolen over public wifi, based on this real story that happened to me at a Malaysian Starbucks. [keep reading]
The view of Malaysia from atop an elephant
DAY 12 – Sometimes a regular day turns into a crazy, unique, and unexpected experience. That's how I ended up petting elephants in central Malaysia one afternoon. [keep reading]
The tourist scam that actually worked
DAY 10 – Unbelievable tourist scam story from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Would you play a card game for money with a stranger on your first day in a new country? [keep reading]
Multicultural Kuala Lumpur makes your head spin
DAY 4 – Kuala Lumpur offers a very potent dose of multiculturalism, and it's not just limited to Chinese, Malays, and Indians but includes many others. [keep reading]