The ferry jetty taking you to Penang island is located in Butterworth, next to the Butterworth main bus station (where you can take express buses to other towns/states/Singapore/Hatyai) as well as the KTM train station. If you take a train from Bangkok or Hatyai to Butterworth, when the train arrives (usually at about 1 to 2pm …
It’s fun! If you are visiting Penang, and not in a hurry- taking time to walk around the island will be insightful- as Penang carries a mixture of the old and new, traditional and modern. You see modern buildings, old mansions, pre war shophouses- and you can stop anytime to get food to eat- food …
Have you tried hiking from Gurney Drive to Komtar 🙂 Read More »
KL Sentral is a central transportation hub connecting the following main mode of transports: Putra LRT (going through Kelana Jaya to Gombak) KTM Kommuter (from Rawang to Seremban) KTM Intercity (trains going through various states- Butterworth at North; Singapore at South; Tumpat in East Coast Kelantan with all towns and small villages in between) ERL …
In Malaysia, the official postal service is Pos Malaysia. It is usually the choice by default since there are so many branches available. You can recognize them by the usual huge mail boxes located outside the pos office. Some travellers tend to send back items home in overseas once the luggage gets a lot because it …
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The PLUS North South highway connects Perlis (Malaysia-Thai border) all the way down south in Johor (Malaysia- Singapore border). Generally if you are taking the express buses from one town to the other, they generally stop at the PLUS rest stations. But there are still some companies that turn into smaller towns to stop at …
The main bus routes plying Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, and surrounding routes are owned by RapidKL. The company also owns the electronic trains: Putra LRT (linking Kelana Jaya to Gombak) and Ampang Line (formerly known as STAR). This week, 12 January 2010, RapidKL introduces new routes that goes via the paid expressways, enabling smoother and …
Travelling around KL and Klang Valley on public transport Read More »
Chinese New Year is one of the four main celebrations in Malaysia- the others are Hari Raya, Christmas and Deepavali or Diwali. Even though two public holidays are allocated for Chinese New Year, many people would be extending their holidays. Still, banks, post offices and government offices will open after the public holidays are up. …
Travelling to Malaysia in February during Chinese New Year Read More »
Is it possible to tour around Malaysia on a bicycle? There are 2 Malaysians- Mak Shiau Meng and Sandra Loh who went on a bicycling trip around Malaysia. They did it from March 09 to April 09 for 37 days. Their adventure is posted in their blog: www.sanz-bike-tour-msia.blogspot.com They travelled light- they brought very little …
