People should visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia'a capital, "because it’s a great mixture of east and west: of ethnicity; of modern lifestyle and traditional heritage," says Simon Willmore, an editor based in the city.
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“We discovered this place as guests. We were spending a long weekend here and blown away because we both love nature and jungle,” says Lucia Eppisser, who along with husband and business partner, Felix, took over the management of the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in August 2014.
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A doorman wearing a khaki uniform, a pith helmet and a smile and welcomes me to the Danna hotel on Langkawi, Malaysia. The tall, arched windows of the airy, marble-floored lobby remind me of those in Colonial era buildings over on peninsula Malaysia and Singapore.
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There’s something uplifting about waking up in the tropics, pulling back the curtains of a luxury bedroom and opening the door, stepping down from the veranda then wandering barefoot on a white sand beach in the early morning sunlight.
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Looking out from Menara Kuala Lumpur’s observation deck, 276 metres above the Malaysia's buggest city, I’m surprised to learn that KL, the abbreviation by which locals know this conurbation, was awarded city status as recently as 1972. With the sun beginning to set, I’m at a prime location to appreciate this dynamic city’s evening skyline.
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