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Nasi Campur (Malay Mixed Rice)
Malaysia vs. Singapore
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Red Palm Hostel, Kuala Lumpur
The award-winning Red Palm Hostel Kuala Lumpur - a special, cozy, personal and small place for backbackers of all ages - is also the birthplace of backpackingmalaysia.com and maybe your home during your visit in Kuala Lumpur.
CALENDAR
Misc
Aug,01 2008
- Aug,31 2008
Unesco Word Heritage inscription celebration ...more Festival
Aug,15 2008
- Aug,30 2008
Malaysia International Fireworks Competition ...more Sports Event
Aug,23 2008
- Aug,24 2008
TM 22nd Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon 2008 ...more Public Holiday
Aug,31 2008
National Day (Merdeka) ...more Public Holiday
Oct,01 2008
- Oct,02 2008
Hari Raya Puasa ...more show full calendar
Things to do & see
Perhentian Islands, Pulau Perhentian Besar
Langkawi, Kuah (2 comments)
RANDOM LINKS
AllMalaysia.info
Portal powered by Star newspaper
Transnasional
journey planer by the national bus company Transnasional independent online news magazine
TheStar.com.my
biggest malaysian newspaper (english)
DiscoverMalaysia.biz
Discover Malaysia - the backpacker's trail (documentary) see all links
PRESS ARTICLES
Hostel takeover (The Star)
If you travel to learn about the world, there’s no better way to do this than by sharing accommodation in a hostel full of international wanderers. An article about hostelling in general and the situation in Kuala Lumpur.
RANDOM GALLERY PHOTO
SingaporeBusiness District and Boat Qay
BOOK HOSTELS
STORIES
Nasi Campur (Malay Mixed Rice)
 Besides the Indian and Chinese food, there is also the flavorful and diverse Malay cuisine. The best way to experience this is to have your lunch at a Nasi Campur counter. Nasi Campur means Mixed Rice in Malay and refers to a plate of white rice that you will get from the kakak, (short: Ka, means sister in Malay and waitresses often been addressed that way), before filling your plate whatever that suits your taste from the counter.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
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Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city of Malaysia. Being a young city (founded only in 1857) it developed fast into a bustling metropolis of 1.5 million people (6 million including the satellite cities in the Klang Valley). Kuala Lumpur, or simply KL (as it is it called by Malaysians), literally means “muddy estuary” in Bahasa Malaysia. With good and cheap accommodation, great shopping and even better food in this multi-cultural melting pot, increasing numbers of travellers are discovering this little gem of a city.
Having been in the shadow of other big cities in the region like Bangkok and Singapore, KL was put back on the map for good with the opening the Petronas Twin Towers in 1997, until 2004 the highest and still one of the most impressive buildings in the world. Though, the sights are not what makes this city unique, it’s KL itself and it’s mixture of people and visitors.
Brunei
Tiny state in Borneo, sandwiched between Sarawak and Sabah. After it was a big regional player a few hundred years back, Brunei became rich upon the discovery of Oil in the 1940s. For a period time the Sultan of Brunei was the richest person in the world.
Melaka
Melaka (a.k.a. Malacca) is the capital of the Malaysian state of Malacca.
Traditionally, the spot where Melaka stands today was the center of Malaccan history. It was the capital of the Malaccan Sultanate and the center of the Malay world in the 15th and the 16th century before it fell to the Portuguese in 1511. Centuries of colonization by the Portuguese, Dutch and the British have shaped the architecture of the town.
Tioman
Largest island of Malaysias east coast. It’s located 32km off the coast and is some 20km long and 12km wide and the highest peak is Gunung Kajang with 1038m. In the 70ies TIME magazine selected Tioman as one the world’s most beautiful islands but lost some flair in recent years due to do development. The island has eight main villages, many beaches and is densely forested and is surrounded by numerous coral reefs, making it a scuba diving haven.
