Places of interest in Malaysia

[spax]

Hi Malaysians!! =)

I'm actually from Singapore but after going to Fraser's Hill and Taman Negara in this June holiday, I just feel like going to Malaysia again!!! You know, Malaysia is much more bigger than Singapore, so there are much more places to go and explore.

So I'd like to know about places of interest in Malaysia, where many tourists will go. Or maybe some other nice places where it is not so popular. Wouldn't mind if you Malaysians introduce these places. Next time I might want to go to these places!! =)

[liwei_jay]

hi spax...
i guess i'm the first one who's gonna reply you?? :worry:
anyway...
since i'm from KL..
gonna tell you mostly on KL first then we go others slowly from there.. :wink2:

firstly.. KL is juz like another s'pore
places that tourist goes??
depends on doing what..
if sightseeing.. i would recommend Batu Caves, KL tower, Twin Tower and our local museum...
but of cuz that would be kinda bored... :yawns: oops... sorry...
mmmm.. there's also shoppings places..
SG Wang, LOT10, Times Square, Midvalley Megamall and etc..

if you're thinkin of recreation..
hmm.. FRIM.. another forest for jungle trekking
Sunway Lagoon... water themepark
Genting Highlands... the cooling theme park and casinos.. there's a temple there which is worth visiting too.. quite interesting.. :wink2:

hope this helps.. :wave:

[MissBlurry]

Hi spax

Well, if u fancy historical sites, u might want to visit Malacca.

U might want to go to the famous tourist attractions which are the Stadhuys, climb the St.Paul's hill, whereby there's a way down that leads u to the ever famous A Famosa.There is are 2 museums located near the A Famosa, which u might want to visit as well with a minimum fee charge.

If u are to visit Malacca during the weekends, I would suggest u to have a walk at Jonker Walk (at Jonker Street) in the evening (located near the Stadhuys building, opposite the road, across the bridge). During the day, there are plenty of shops along the street, selling antiques and souveniers, if u fancy to get some home. :happy:

There is also this famous Cheng Hoon Teng temple (a well-known tourist attraction as well) located behind the Jonker Street and few other temples are located at the same lane as well.

Well, if ur looking for a nearby shopping mall, then there's Mahkota Parade (located opposite the A Famosa and museums I mentioned above).

Now, if ur hunting for food, let me recommend u, the Malacca's famous, chicken rice Ball. U can find it at Jonker Street. Also, there's this satay celup (like satay, it's sticks of fish balls, fish cakes, prawns, sausages and etc...deep in a pot boiling spicy peanuts and sesame seed gravy in the middle of the table) at Ong Kim Wee street that it's worth trying...it's yummy. :tongue:

Well, u might also want to visit the zoo, the butterfly farm, the Hutan Rekreasi, the aligator farm, which all located at the other end of Malacca, in Ayer Keroh.

Yet, at another end of Malacca, there is this A Famosa water theme park, an animal safari and a "cowboy town" all located at the same place in Alor Gajah. There is also a golf course and some accomodations which u can rent to stay over night if u fancy, which too located in the A Famosa water theme park as well.

Well, that's about it. If u do consider visiting Malacca, hope u enjoy and have a nice trip there. :wink2:

[spax]

Thanks, liwei_jay and MissBlurry for introducing these places!! ^^ I'll go there when I have time!!

Are there any pics of these places that you can show us? Or maybe websites that talks about these places?

How about other places like Ipoh and Penang? Looks like these two places are really popular!!

[urxalone]

hi hi......... i'm from Malaysia...

my hometown is kuching (sarawak)...

did u all know where is it???

i think my place popular with many beachs such as ...

Damai Beach, Siar beach, Santubong beach, sarawak cultural village...
and many more...

about the food... maybe laksa sarawak, pansuh (food cooked in bamboo) and many more....

sure u all won't regret after come here.....
so come visit here n sure its will be unforgetten trip :wave:

[spax]

urxalone: You're living in East Malaysia?? That's cool!! =)

But East Malaysia is quite far away from Singapore. Have to take a plane there. Unlike Peninsular Malaysia, where I can just cross the causeway to Johor. Well, I'd surely go there if I have a chance!!^^

KL is just a train ride away. Yet I only went to the KL tower..>< Arrgh...last time my family was rushing to the KL Sentral Train Station from Fraser's Hill and we only have time to visit the KL tower....

Thanks for introducing the places again!! Any other places of interests??

[liwei_jay]

hehe...
actually i wanna go Penang too.. :shy:
although am a m'sian... but never did travel much on the other states..
now abit paiseh liao... *if u go Penang,call me along k?? :wave: hehe**
anyway...
erm...
i knw there's a very fun place in Perak which is very fun!!
for those who like nature and explorin la..
it's called gua tempurung...
it's actually a cave... those... staglamites caves...
very very interestin and cool..
a muz visit if u drop by Perak..
but it's also a very dangerous place if u go without a guide...

[tanyatye]

malacca is very nice place to visit....

here is some flash I did abt introducing Melaka in year 2002. so it's not really updated.


:whoops: dun laugh on what I did ok? :?


Introducing Malacca (http://www.geocities.com/tanyatye81/viewmalacca.html)

:shy: :shy: :shy:

[deejay0103]

spax: Although I am not from Penang but I can introduce you bit bit about Penang. You gotta cross Penang Bridge before you get inside of Penang. The Penang Bridge is really long and nice!:happy: It will takes you about 15 minutes to pass through it! You can have a good view of the sea when you are passing through it.
I think what makes Penang so famous is the FOOD!:yeah: Try the Penang Laksa! *yummy! Visit Gurney Drive! Gurney Drive have a lots of food stalls there. All the food stalls selling different kinds of food! And all of the food there is delicious! :secret:Not to mention that the food there is very cheap and worth it!
You can also visit the famous temple there,Kek Lok Si Temple! This is a very famous temple in Penang. There's another temple in Penang which have the sleeping buddha. But so sorry, I cant remember the temple's name!:worry:

[no_pride]

Hi everyone~! :wave: I'm from Singapore too.

My family and I go to Malaysia at least once per year, to visit our relatives and my dad's friends ('cos he is a Malaysian). :-) We will always drive to Bandar Utama (KL) as my dad bought a house there, and Penang to visit my dad's good friend, then finally to Kedah to stay at my relatives' house. Haha, cool...

When we go to KL, most of our free time, we will go to Sunway Lagoon. :excited: Love the place a lot! Also, once we went to the theme park at Times Square. Hm...I would say I still prefer Sunwau Lagoon as the games at Times Square have height limitations (you have to be at least 1xx cm or shorter than 1xx cm tall to play).

Hm...what about Kedah? Any good places of attractions there? :-)

[Mrs_Ezman]

hi...spax

have anyone tell anything about East Malaysia especially SAbah? since i''m originally from Sabah imma tell U interesting places around sabah. well..the most famous place to be visit is non-other that Mt. Kinabalu and places around it including (Kundsang, Mesilau, Ranau and Hot Spring)...so cold and cool to be there!

besides that u can also go to the Tanjung Simpang Mengayau a.k.a Tips of Borneo which located at the edge of sabah.

also..the islands in sabah... Manukan Island, Sapi Island, Mabul Island, Tiga Island (Survivor Boreo) etc...

so many places to be in sabah...as for this time..thats it..ekkekek


come and visit Sabah k Spax

[shinjay]

Mrs_Ezman, thanks for your info i didn't visit to Sabah before, got time i go there.

[wanie_jay]

erm, since i lived in selangor, shall i intoduce a wonderful place, well, there's nothing much that u can do here except, enjoy the wonderful scenery of kuala lumpur.
if u happen to drive along hulu langat, u will get past this place. it's a beautiful place, there u can see kuala lumpur, and the scene is just amazing during nights.
many people went up there during new year to celebrate, because u can have a perfect view of all the firecrackers show at night.....

i recommend it to all kuala lumpurians and selangorians....

[Stevenz]

so far still no one from the east coast posted here... well, let the kid from Terengganu conteng something here la..hehe.

actually Terengganu can be considered as the least developed state.. or should I say.. not so advanced.. but have u ever heard of the famous Pulau Redang? I went there once..when i was form 1.. (now form 4).

Of what I know.. there are a lot of resorts for u to choose to stay on the island, for a vacation. you can do lots of stuff over there.. and the best thing is, snorkelling and watching the coral and coral fishes. If you spend ur holiday at the Laguna Redang Resort, you might get the chance to swim with young sharks... that's really great experience.. (unfortunately i dont have such chance.hehe). the best and most expensive resort is the Berjaya Redang Resort.. then got many other resorts like Redang Bay, Redang Beach, Redang Reef.. etc. you can log on to www.redangisland.com for more info.

If you wanna spend ur holiday on any island... be sure u come to Pulau Redang. i'm sure you'll have lots of great time here ;) and sorry i cant tell u more..coz me myself went there only once. and didnt know much bout the island.hehe.

[andantino]

OMG. pulau redang is one the best place in malaysia!!

i always wanted to go there, just for the beaches! ;)
not forgetting Genting. i kinda like that place as the whether is hot in KL.
genting is a good place where we do not need to sweat like normal. ;p

[Stevenz]

yeah. Genting.. City of entertainment... hehe. The best time to go holiday at Redang Island is from April until September.. i guess. but i think the resorts have already been fully booked.i mean for april, may and june. hehe. school holidays some more.. I'm living near the Redang island office..that's why I can always meet ppl from other country (who're going to redang).. It's worth to pay a visit to redang.. :D

[aiksam]

since i am from port dickson.. so must support port dickson even though the water is not clean coz of the pollution from the tanker ships coz there is a shell refinery in pd...
but the beach is nice.... hmmmmm