Inside the Kuala Lumpur Travel Guide

Top Hotels in Kuala Lumpur

The Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur

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This five-star hotel boasts luxurious and elegantly designed units coupled with top service and hospitality. Standard rooms aside, it also provides …

Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Carcosa Seri Negara

JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Hotel Istana

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Kuala Lumpur has the potential to rank as the top10 city in the world as I have travel several countries in the world. Very beautiful and a great place for shopping. You can find international branded ... more

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Introduction

Kuala Lumpur is an Asian tiger that roars: in almost 150 years, it has grown from nothing to a modern, bustling city. Take in its high-flying triumphs from the viewing deck of one of the world's tallest buildings, then dive down to explore its more traditional culture in the back lanes of Chinatown.

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Not to miss

National Museum Housed in a striking 1960s building styled after a Sarawak longhouse, the National Museum has an extensive but musty collection of exhibits on the history, economy, arts, crafts and culture of Malaysia. The galleries are slowly being renovated but most of the new displays seem to …

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Facts for the Traveller

Population : 1800000 Area : 243km² Longitude / Latitude : 101.708000183 / 3.15000009537 Currency : Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Weights & Measures system : Metric

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Getting there & Getting around

Getting there Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in all its monolithic glory, will be your welcome to the city if you fly in from overseas. These days Subang, the old airport, is used only for domestic runs. You can get to Singapore, Thailand and to destinations within Malaysia by train and bus. …

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History

Recent History Malaysia was gripped by the Asian economic crisis that began in Thailand in 1997. This crash was the first significant glitch in the otherwise bullish Malaysian economy since WWII. The staging of the Commonwealth Games in 1998 was seen as a feather in Malaysia's cap, and helped …

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Weather

It's hot and humid throughout Malaysia all year round, with overnight lows rarely sinking below 20°C (70°F) and maximums rising above 30°C (86°F) on most days, so whenever you go, take it easy. Rainfall is variable and falls all year round. It is rare for rain to fall all day; …

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Overview of Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur (or KL as it is commonly known) is more often than not a traveler's point of entry to Malaysia. As the capital it is the most modern and developed city in the country, with contemporary high-rises and world-class hotels, glitzy shopping malls and international cuisine. The city began …

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Overview

Kuala Lumpur (or KL as it's commonly called), the capital city of Malaysia, is in a special region -- called a federal capital territory -- surrounded by the state of Selangor. Gleaming skyscrapers sit next to century-old, two-story shophouses, and on six-lane superhighways, rush hour traffic …

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