I get easily tired of cities, the traffic, the noise, the crowd and I'm happy when I can escape in a park to enjoy a bit of quiet and the greenery. Busy Kuala Lumpur was no exception and that's how I decided to visit the Orchid Gardens, a little oasis of peace in the bustling...
Whether to stop in Kuala Lumpur and possibly discover a bit of Malaysia as part of my wild journey through Southeast Asia was a big question-mark.The decision to spend a few days in KL - as Kuala Lumpur is called by locals - was eventually driven by the need to wait for my Visa to...
[pullquote]Without a culinary journey, you haven’t experienced KL[/pullquote]Food, in every form, is ubiquitous in Kuala Lumpur. From crowded Chinese food joints serving lots of strange (at least to me) dishes I had never heard of to street food stalls selling delicious tropical fruits or all-you-can-fry (that’s a word I just happen to invent, but fried food...
Nothing to me symbolises China more than red lanterns. I'm not sure if this is a cliché or if read lanterns epitomise the real essence of the country. The influence and cultural heritage of the world's most populous country is one of the aspects of Kuala Lumpur that I was not expecting. Indeed, since coming to...
Since I quit my job and started traveling much more extensively than before, I became increasingly attracted by wild journeys and spontaneous, unplanned travel. After all, I don’t need any more to fix holidays in advance and to stick to a specific timeframe. I’m eventually free and willing to get the most from my present...
