Singapore, is a very clean and well organised country. Singapore may be the smallest country by land size, but its economy and tourism is one of the strongest in the world. We went to Singapore for a few days after our trip to Kuala Lumpur and had a chance to visit Sentosa Island, a theme park and resorts. Well, resorts with really ugly scenery because the cargo ships is all that you can sees.
Sentosa Island is definitely a must visit place for families on tour because it will be a memorable experience especially for the young ones. Singapore’s mascot is a fish with a lion’s head, named Merlion and the icon is one of the main attractions. There is a giant Merlion in Sentosa and the original in the Merlion Park across from the Esplanade. There is plenty more to discover in Singapore, such as Clarke Quay and Boat Quay a popular night life district, Orchard Road shopping district, and also the newly opened casinos in Marina park and Sentosa.
Kuala Lumpur is the capital city and also the face of Malaysia. KL as it is more commonly known by the famous Petronas Twin Towers, is more than just a city with fancy looking buildings. It has so much to keep tourist entertained days and nights non-stop.
In the morning, walk down the streets and you can go into a “coffee shops” and have coffee and toast as breakfast. By the time you finished, walk along Jalan Bukit Bintang and the shopping malls would have their doors opened and you should be able to spend a good first few hours in the mall. Why not when you have a 7-floor mall that sells only electrical and electronics (Cameras/Mobile Phones/Computers).
When it’s time for lunch, there are plenty of stalls in the food court with so many different variaties of food to choose from. When you are done, there is more shopping to do as the CBD itself is packed with a dozens of giant malls. And when you think you have visited all the shopping malls, there are even more outside of the CBD. Mid-Valley Mega Mall as it is called, has recently completed its expansion and is now one of the largest in Asia. If you are like my wife, and you like shopping very much, a day in the mall is not going to be enough.
For dinner, the back alley of Jalan Alor in parallel to Jalan Bukit Bintang has hundreds of food stalls with so many choices to spoil you. It opens in the evening till late and can be quite packed every single night. Don’t forget to walk at least half of the entire street to see a more variety of choices, as the few big ones at the start are always very busy.
There was a street drift demo show on one of the nights during our stay, the organiser literally blocked off the entire stretch of one of the busiest streets in the middle of KL. There was no safety barrier, and I was standing 2 feets away from the action when the Nissan Silvia S15 did a sliding u-turn in front of me. That was exciting, and you can see all of that in action on my video below.
I wished we had more time allocated for KL as there are several other places outside of KL I would like to go like Cameron Highlands and also the town of Melaka. I guess we will shall leave that for our next trip back to Malaysia.
Penang was once known as the Pearl of the Orient. It is such a vibrant and exciting place with so much to offer and only time will let you explore the city to its extend. Penang is also the sister city to Adelaide, and both have very good relationships with each other. So it is no surprise that the name “Penang” is so well known to the locals, and famous Penang dishes are quite commonly served in local restaurants.
We were fortune enough to be given the contact number of a private charter mini-bus. We paid an agreed price and were taken on a tour of the entire island for 10 hours unlimited travel. The only thing that was not included was Penang Hill, because it is only accessible by privately-hired 4WDs.
We also met up with our couple friend who also happened to be in Penang at the time. They treated us with trishaw rides (all 10 of us) from our hotel entrance all the way to the entrance of the seafood restaurant where we were again treated for a fantastic all-seafood dinner with the family. It was certainly a great atmosphere and with good company, it was definitely a night to remember.
In this page, you will also see some very interesting places which we visited, to name a few, the temple with the longest sleeping buddha in the world, also the famous open food-court which starts in the evening. The Tropical Spice Garden has an extensive varieties of different spices with beautiful flora and fauna garden, we also spotted a giant swing (not pictured) which can sit 3 adults and hangs off the branch of a really old giant rain forest tree.
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