89
international
trip journal
YOU CAN TOUR KUALA LUMPUR FOR FREE BY RIDING THE GO KL CITY BUS.
DID YOU
KNOW?
Aside from
climbing
Mount
Kinabalu, a visit to the
Mari Mari Cultural Village
(marimariculturalvillage.
com) is worth your while.
You can also go to Lok
Kawi Wildlife Park (www.
lokkawiwildlifepark.com),
or go on an island-hopping
tour at Tunku Abdul
RahmanMarine Park.
Lualhati Perez
tourism consultant
Kota Kinabalu
Area code
+60 (88)
Touchdown
Kota Kinabalu
International Airport
Get to town via
bus, taxi
Head to Jalan
Alor and sample
local fare like
nasi lemak
(rice cooked
in coconut milk) or
roti
canai
(flatbread) paired
with
teh tarik
(pulled milk
tea). Schedule visits to the
Petronas Twin Towers, Batu
Caves, Thean Hou Temple
andMerdeka Square. Got
more time? Take a trip
to Putrajaya to see Putra
Mosque.
Jefrey AnnR. Sapilan-Mallari
entrepreneur
Kuala Lumpur
Area code
+60 (3)
Touchdown
Kuala Lumpur
International Airport
Get to town via
train, bus, taxi
Try sumptuous
seafood dishes
like crab
claypot
bee hoon
at Mellben
Seafood. Enjoy a night out
at the bars of Emerald Hill
on Orchard Road. It’s a
strip of heritage buildings
converted into bars. Grab
a beer and dance to live
music or wind down with a
glass of wine.
JunDe Guzman
businessman
Singapore
Area code
+65
Touchdown
Singapore Changi
International Airport
Get to town via
MRT, bus, taxi