Reflections on Malaysia
We needed to refresh our Thailand visa so we flew to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a three-night visit at Expressionz Suites, (deluxe king suite US$38 /night). We’ve done a Thai visa run before to KL but just stayed one night near the airport and did not pursue tourist activities. This time we’ll visit the famed Petronas Twin Towers and find some great street food. We were in the country for just eight nights from November, 19-27, 2022.
A short half-day’s drive delivered us to the Cameron Highlands and Malaysia’s famed tea-growing region. Seems like we’ve visited every tea-growing region in Asia (except China) and with this visit we’ll add another one to our list for South/Southeast Asia. We’ll stay there for three nights at the Cameron Highlands Resort (deluxe double, US$153 /night).
We completed our first time touring Malaysia with two nights in the charming UNESCO town of Georgetown on Penang island staying in Hotel Penaga (deluxe king, US$70 /night).
Twice a week from Penang International Airport there is a short, direct flight to Phuket Island, Thailand just up the coast. We’ll take that convenient flight on Firefly Airlines for US$65 per person including baggage fee.
petronis towers - Kuala Lumpur
We stayed three nights in late November 2022. Their Christmas-themed decorations were just recently completed throughout the hotel and what fun to go to the mountains, with cooler temperatures and a little rain and celebrate our traditional year-end holidays! What a beautiful hotel, staff and everything. It’s an easy recommendation for fellow travelers. Check out the pics below.
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