Malaysia

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Do you know how diverse Malaysia is? It is probably the only country I know after India that is home to so many religions and ethnicities. There is a long history of that and we won't get to it here. But it also came as a surprise for me to see the Tamil...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have said this repeatedly that Malaysia is one of the most underrated places in terms of tourism. I say this because apart from the lovely cities and the islands, Malaysia has fantastic infrastructure. Plus, it is fairly affordable, especially if you know where to look. Most of the people, in their quest around...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chaos, a blast of hot and humid air, double-storey shophouses with slanted roofs and local peddlers sleeping on their tri-rickshaws greet you as you step in Penang. At an overview, Penang is an island of urban settlement. But at its heart, it is quirky, hipster and a blend of ethnicity. Recently, Penang Street art...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you have witnessed one of those advertisements which gave Malaysia its popular tagline ‘Malaysia truly Asia’, you must have seen a few views of this famous island already. Langkawi is the island paradise and a jewel in Malaysia’s crown for popular tourism. And it really is quite beautiful. Langkawi has also been developed...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I cannot emphasize enough how much I liked Malaysia. And, like Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is a much-underrated city. Bangkok and Bali get all the eyes from the tourists. On the other hand, Singapore steals the show with its glamorous skyline. Tourists often overlook Kuala Lumpur. But why? Maybe you think that there isn’t much...