Kuala Lumpur Suggestions

[simmonjam1]

Petronas twin towers, KL tower, national museum, bhatu caves, and there is a market over by the twin towers where you can buy all sorts of knock off stuff.

[Magnum PEI]

I was there in '09, I found it to be kind of a strange place, but fun in a way. Had lots of 'friendly' people trying to talk to me, usually asking me where I am from. Of course when I would say "Canada" they know someone from Toronto or Vancouver. One time, by the Petronas Towers it was two attractive ladies and they tried to convince me to get in a cab with them. Best just to ignore strangers in the the tourist areas.
Also some bars are mainly filled with Eastern European prostitutes and I had to do some exploring to find good bars to go to. The reggae travelers bar in chinatown was cool.

If you like history Melacca is pretty cool, Dutch colonial buildings and maritime museums. Admiral Zheng He stopped there on his voyage to Africa, so there's lots of stuff about him too.

[EYE_Overstand]

Never been, but the 3-4 Malaysian girls I have met in my time were super pretty. Probably a good sign if you are single

[expatflame]

Lived there for 4 years and frankly, not a lot to do in KL. It's a mall culture so if you like shopping then I guess its good.

Great food and restaurants though...go to Changkat Bukit Bintang and Jalan Olor.

[Regulator75]

Originally Posted by EYE_Overstand

Never been, but the 3-4 Malaysian girls I have met in my time were super pretty. Probably a good sign if you are single

That's why I married one...

[Meelapo]

When you're walking around at night (or during the day for that matter) make sure to try some durian or jack fruit.

If you want to see a fancy mall go check out Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. It's really neat to see and they have some really good restaurants.

Finally, if you have time go check out a movie. We went this summer and went to see Wolverine 3D. It was in an IMAX equivalent theatre, in 3D (of course) and the tickets were about $7 a person. Even popcorn and pop was about $3. It's a fun experience. The mall that we went to that was showing the movie was a West Edmonton style mall as it had an amusement park inside it. They also had stored that sold knock-off goods like Beats by Dre. headphones.

[jofillips]

just to repeat.....FOOD!
so amazing everywhere we went, often like a cross between Chinese/indian and thai yet very very unique!

I found most of my food came cooked in banana leaves; rice or fish mainly.
Plus Malay breakfast (nasi lemak I think its called) is up there for me with pancakes w/bacon or a full fry up.

[MRCboicgy]

Try the KLCC aquarium, if you like animals. It's right there by the towers.

[GirlySports]

anyone mention Genting Highlands?
There's a big casino and their amusment and waterpark is really cool.

And it's not hot up there!

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

anyone mention Genting Highlands?
There's a big casino and their amusment and waterpark is really cool.

And it's not hot up there!

Genting highlands isn't close to KL, but worth going for a night or two. I don't recommend staying longer than that.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by jofillips

just to repeat.....FOOD!
so amazing everywhere we went, often like a cross between Chinese/indian and thai yet very very unique!

I found most of my food came cooked in banana leaves; rice or fish mainly.
Plus Malay breakfast (nasi lemak I think its called) is up there for me with pancakes w/bacon or a full fry up.

Yes, it's called Nasi Lemak. Cha Kuay Tiau, Assam/Curry Laksa, and bah kut teh are good options as well.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

Genting highlands isn't close to KL, but worth going for a night or two. I don't recommend staying longer than that.

It's close. It's like from here to Kananaskis.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

It's close. It's like from here to Kananaskis.

Well, if you have a car or can take the taxi then yeah, about an hour's drive (assume traffic cooperates). I assume when people ask about what to do in KL it would be somewhere close within city limits.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

Well, if you have a car or can take the taxi then yeah, about an hour's drive (assume traffic cooperates). I assume when people ask about what to do in KL it would be somewhere close within city limits.

True although I hopped on one of the 10000000 buses they take people up there. Took 45ish minutes.

I agree that it's just a day trip or at most 2 days.