Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia and perhaps the most exciting. Like all major cosmopolitan cities, KL is busy, has traffic jams and lots of people. Nevertheless, the city is just splendid. Often referred to as the Garden city of lights. KL has a lot to offer to all travelers. KL has many monuments and some of the tallest buildings in the world. Besides large shopping plazas, there are parks, gardens, and bazaars allover the place. Some of the most luxury malls in the orient are found in KL.
While KL may be worth a visit because of its huge buildings, Malacca in contrast is the exact opposite. It has many historic sites including the Portuguese fortress A famosa, the chili red Christ church and the stadhuys-. The town has all the remnants of Dutch architectural
George Town is a small city more famous for its cafes, great cuisine, and ample shopping bazaars. Here one can visit the many temples and churches built decades ago.
In kuching (meaning cat in Malay), this modern city is fast catching up to KL but still retains most of its old charm. The major attraction here is the waterfront, a superb landscape esplanade where tourists gather to watch some of the best sunset over the distant gunug matang.
If you have time, perhaps a visit to the Sabah may also be worthwhile. Here you feel wind dense forestland with its rich diversity of flora and fauna. The kinablau City Bird Sanctuary has thousands of exotic birds
No matter what your likes are, Malaysia has everything. For the naturalist there is more than enough forestland, mangroves and coral reefs that will last a lifetime for the modern day traveler, Malaysia has some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Malaysia: A Gem of a Place
For those who wish to see the Orient, there is no better place than Malaysia. It is a gem of a place. This vibrant tropical country, which shares its borders with Thailand and Singapore, is absolutely beautiful. Malaysia is the size of Japan and surrounded by water- a coastline that is more than 4800 km long- that is a lot of beach to enjoy.
The country is made of up of 14 sates. The capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. This is where all the excitement is. The major cities include George Town, Ipoh, Johor Baru, kuching, alor star, Malacca, and kuantan.
The country is blessed with year round warm weather but also has extremely high humidity of 80%. Along the highlands. The weather is just perfect.
Almost 4/5th of Malaysia is covered with lush tropical rainforests and forms one of the richest ecosystems the world. There are over 15,000 species of flowering plants and close to 185,000 animal species.
The jungles of Malaysia are also rich with animal life including elephants, tapirs, rhinos, leopards, bears, and orangutans..
Malaysia also boats their own rainforest in the form of coral reefs that are found in the costal waters. The country is known for its varied diversity of coral sepias and this make Malaysia waters some of the best for scuba diving, it is no surprise that Palau Sipadan, Malaysia. Only oceanic island is always among the top 10 dive sites in the world.
The country is made of up of 14 sates. The capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. This is where all the excitement is. The major cities include George Town, Ipoh, Johor Baru, kuching, alor star, Malacca, and kuantan.
The country is blessed with year round warm weather but also has extremely high humidity of 80%. Along the highlands. The weather is just perfect.
Almost 4/5th of Malaysia is covered with lush tropical rainforests and forms one of the richest ecosystems the world. There are over 15,000 species of flowering plants and close to 185,000 animal species.
The jungles of Malaysia are also rich with animal life including elephants, tapirs, rhinos, leopards, bears, and orangutans..
Malaysia also boats their own rainforest in the form of coral reefs that are found in the costal waters. The country is known for its varied diversity of coral sepias and this make Malaysia waters some of the best for scuba diving, it is no surprise that Palau Sipadan, Malaysia. Only oceanic island is always among the top 10 dive sites in the world.
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