6 Simple Tips for Visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Given that it鈥檚 the nation鈥檚 capital city,聽Kuala Lumpur聽tends to be the first place people go to in聽Malaysia. Among the capitals of southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur sometimes gets lost in the mix but it鈥檚 certainly a modern city and cultural hub. While it鈥檚 a natural inclusion on any itinerary that tours Malaysia, the city is also a fantastic place for a stopover when in Asia as the home base of聽Air Asia. Rather than reproduce one of the common lists of things to do when聽visiting Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, I thought I鈥檇 go a different path and share insights based on my visits to the city. So, here are some fairly general tips for visiting Kuala Lumpur that I thought worth knowing before you go.

It鈥檚 funny that this needs saying but I鈥檝e heard the comparison enough that it bears mentioning.聽Some people seem to find Kuala Lumpur disappointing after visiting Singapore, perhaps expecting the two to be quite a like. Granted, they鈥檙e close together geographically and have many cultural and ethnic similarities. But that can also be said about two cities in the same country;聽George Town and Kuala Lumpur are also quite different from each other. Certainly there are some similarities. The food is phenomenal in both, there are a ton of skyscrapers and some pretty parks to boot. They also have a bit of shared history I suppose, given their colonial British past and the merge that happened in the early 1960s. But I think from that point the two took quite different paths, with Singapore鈥檚 economic boom a major part of that. Back to my point, it鈥檚 best to visit without expectations, because that way you can see KL for what it is rather than what it isn鈥檛. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: 6 Simple Tips for Visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Guide Location: Malaysia » Kuala Lumpur
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: David Johnston
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Petronas Towers
Little India
Chinatown
Papparich
KL Sentral
Batu Caves
golden statue of the god Murugan
Dataran Merdeka square
City Comfort Hotel
Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur
KLCC Park

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