Category archives: Malaysia

Our plan to make my grandparents' vacant house into our second home in Malaysia was abandoned. I didn't have a backup plan for lodging so here are all the short term rental woes we experienced.

I LOVE ice kacang. My favorite place for this thirst quenching famous Malaysian dessert is at Suria KLCC. It is quite a distance to get there from where we are staying BUT ice kacang there is my to go place. I will explain why.

From excess baggage at Spokane Airport to exhausting long haul flight from Seattle to Singapore. We were completely drain out when we finally landed in Kuala Lumpur. Do not book certain legroom seats with Singapore Airlines.

A trip to Swiss Garden Resort Kuantan, Pahang gave us a once in a lifetime fishing experience with the local fishermen. They were amazing hardworking people and the community spirit in still prevalent amongst villagers. We ate giant freshly caught prawns cooked for us by one of the men. A wonderful experience we want to repeat one day.

Curious after seeing gilded roofs of a Chinese temple every time we drove by over the bridge, we found this temple after Google search interesting places to visit in Klang. It turned out this 130 year old temple is just a 5 minutes drive from our rented house! This amazing discovery has us in awe over the designs and architecture.

A day trip to Pulau Ketam or Crab Island in English. We took a ferry ride and explore the island on an electric motorbike. Wooden houses are perched on wooden stilts. It is nerve wrecking for me but fun for Shane when we ride through concrete pavements and old rickety wooden plank bridges. Unique sights mixed with the occasional stench.

Borneo, rainforest, Kuching, Sarawak – these are the words that come to mind when Shane suggests a jungle trekking adventure. I'm a scaredy cat, afraid of leeches, snakes and tigers. What I brought back from this trip are great memories, triumphant moment and amazing food experience. Rich culture diversities, friendly people, good ambience.

Naza World with kids is a great activity idea for a fun weekend with family. This automobile showroom has a great collection of sports cars and motorcycles. It's car enthusiasts’ paradise. We have so much fun exploring the vehicles. Sales executives at Naza World Automall are very professional and friendly. An excursion kids still talk about everyday.

The Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park’s website promised us the largest butterfly garden in the world with over 5000 live butterflies, exotic plants, flowers, and ferns. We visited this park in anticipation of a great time. Unfortunately it was a huge disappointment and a waste of time. Read more and find out why we said this.

Batu Caves, located in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia is a limestone hill that has a series of caves with Hindu temples in them. It is popular with thousands of Hindu worshippers and tourists alike. I have been raving to Shane about the wild monkeys there and was excited to show him the culture and wildlife.