This Malaysia travel blog is a repository category including all articles I have written on the destination. I have had two trips there so far – both were invitations by the local tourism bodies and Malindo Air (a Malaysia based airlines).
During my first trip, I happened to travel Selangor for a week with Selangor tourism before extending my trip and travelling Kuala Lumpur an Penang for a few more weeks.
The second trip happened in Sabah state in Borneo.
Out of the two trips, I personally loved Borneo the more as it is more cultural and offbeat. Where Malaysian Peninsular has comparatively lost the original charm, Borneo still feels very real. The town of Kota Kinabalu remains my favourite in Sabah state in Borneo.
Similarly, I adored Borneo for its welcoming locals. There was not a single instance when I smiled at someone (while travelling across Sabah) and the smile wasn’t returned to me. I moreover loved how local Malays in Sabah valued family and community, over individualism. They work as one and that’s worth appreciating.
So yea, you just cannot run off a list of reasons to love Borneo without including the natives!
Borneo is, moreover, richer in natural beauty compare to the Peninsular (read the below shared Malaysia travel blog for more).
According to statistics, over 50% of Sabah’s landmass is still covered under forest reserves. Where most places in Peninsular, including the popular KL vouch for a rich shopping scene, nightlife, and a great metropolis experience, Sabah is all about nature and wildlife.
Road trips are the best way to explore a country. And for a country so diverse as Malaysia — geographically and culturally speaking — it particularly applies. I have been to Malaysia a few times but never did I explore it so thoroughly as I did during my recent one-week motorcycle trip across the west […]
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Visiting Penang? Read this Penang travel guide and find out how to see it all in 3 days. From top tourist highlights to where to stay, this blog talks about it all. So let’s get started… Penang Island is one of those rare places in the world that I would like to revisit any day.
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Selongor is a peaceful holiday destination near Kuala Lumpur? And for top things to do in Selangor, this is your ideal Selangor travel guide. After staying in downtown Kuala Lumpur for a few nights, and comparing it with my time in the neighbouring state of Selangor, I realized that Kuala Lumpur was, after all, never
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Before I talk about my first bungy jumping experience and answer ‘is bungy jumping scary’ let me introduce myself. I am someone (other details don’t matter) who is scared of heights & who never visited an adventure park since a scary episode during high-school, yet I bungy jumped. Now, let’s read ahead… I don’t think
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airaVisiting Sabah, in Malaysia? Try camping, hiking and rafting in Kiulu in Sabah. And the best place to do it? Kondi’s Point. “Who does camping in a new country anyway? Don’t you think jungles look the same everywhere?” I remember how my friends initially reacted as I told them about my upcoming trip to Malaysia.
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Visiting Sabah, in Malaysia? Read how I liked Sabah, the Malaysian Borneo, during my first visit! As I gestured to politely ask for her permission to click a picture, she hesitated. But I knew, the hesitance wasn’t out of reluctance but pure shyness. There was nothing unwelcoming about it. I moved a few inches closer,
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