Malaysia & Singapore, SouthEast Asia

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Standing a Quarter Mile Above the Ground in Malaysia’s Petronas Towers

Standing a Quarter Mile Above the Ground in Malaysia’s Petronas Towers

Photography, storytelling and observations from below and inside Malaysia’s Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur from my backpacking adventure across SouthEast Asia.
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Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One

Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One

First Malaysia and Singapore were on our our itinerary, then due to time constraints we cut them out. However, as the cheapest way to get from Bali back to mainland Southeast Asia was through Kuala Lumpur, we decided to give it a go. Our experience began at 1am when our …
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Chinatown, The Entrapment Towers and the Harlem Globetrotters in Kuala Lumpur

Chinatown, The Entrapment Towers and the Harlem Globetrotters in Kuala Lumpur

After leaving the airport and finding a hostel in the Chinatown area of Kuala Lumpur, we spent our first day wandering the city and seeing our first movie in the theaters since leaving the USA: Star Trek, which was awesome! Later that night we spent literally hours taking the subway …
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Food and Culture in Malaysia

Food and Culture in Malaysia

Malaysia seems to be more of a mix of other cultures than a country with its own. The locals are a collection of Indians, Malaysians, Indonesians and Chinese. This leads to many different religions and a very segmented population: especially in Kuala Lumpur. True, we didn’t spend too much time …
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Melaka: Four Days in a Town that Needs One

Melaka: Four Days in a Town that Needs One

Poor Carrie! First she gets sick in Bali and goes a little stir crazy trying to recover. Then, no sooner than she starts to feel better I get a case of the belly and have to hole myself up for a few days. This is how we came to Melaka: …
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Singapore: A Country in a City

Singapore: A Country in a City

Singapore is a country unlike any other I’ve ever visited, as it is literally just a city. It’s like if Brooklyn were its own country. You can drive from one side to the other in less than an hour and public transportation will take you anywhere you need to go. …
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A Thirteen Hour Whirlwind in Singapore

A Thirteen Hour Whirlwind in Singapore

Singapore is the most expensive place in Southeast Asia. Plain and simple. Food is nearly at US prices as is transportation, goods, services and hotels. Not wanting to pay nearly $50 a night for a hotel we arranged to couchsurf with Daniel: an expat from the Netherlands who had a …
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