KL

Kuala Lumpur

In order to get a visa extension to party at the full moon on Ko Phangan in Thailand I had to leave the country. I decided to visit KL and managed to get flights for around £100 the return flight being the bulk of that cost.

I basically had the weekend in KL and I really liked the city. It's really upbeat and more organised than Bangkok. The public transport is brilliant and connects you across the entire city. The diversity of culture in KL is massive this was brilliant for doing one of my favourite pastimes eating!! There is a mix of Indian, Mayan and Chinese food everywhere and it's really cheap. I never thought I would enjoy an authentic vegetarian Indian curry but it was brilliant all for around £4 with drinks.....

Daytime:
The two days I had, I spent using the tube and monorail to get around. The city seems to center around the twin towers and the shopping mall and surrounding area is pretty impressive. I visited the Petronas towers at night and crossed the bridge between them before heading to the observation deck which was amazing. I also visited the aquarium which involved going through a huge tank on a escalator (sounds more impressive than it was) and the last day I took the train to the Batu caves with fellow travellers Dan and George from Manchester. A few walks up and down Petaling Street (Chinatown) was pretty cool... Loads of fake watches, bags and trainers etc!

Nightlife:
My hostel had a roof top bar looking out over KL it wasn't a brilliant vibe but still good enough for sinking back a load of rum and cokes. My last night I visited the vedgy Indian place for food and sipped a few rum and cokes on the rooftop watching the football... Pretty good setting for Norwich v Arsenal.

Special thanks to Dan and George for letting me tag along to the caves and sharing a few drinks all the best with your trip to Aus.

One Love JH