July 2012

Tioman Island, Malaysia: One Last Taste of Paradise

The end of our adventure was quick approaching, so we decided to hot-foot it out of Melaka to the nearest idyllic island with rustic cabins for a last taste of Southeast Asia’s incredible beaches.

Bukit Cina, Melaka, Malaysia — The shophouses of the Bukit Cina area.

The city of Melaka (Malacca) is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was the capital and centre of the Malay world in the 15th and 16th centuries, and a walk through Melaka today presents a tourist with architecture of Portuguese, Dutch, British, and Chinese design.

Kuala Lumpur is one of those epic Asian cities that conjures up a thousand images at once. A picture of skyscrapers and technological forwardness, hot but cool, with the image of the impressive Petronas towers jutting out from it all. We were very excited about Kuala Lumpur.

Tioman Island, Malaysia: One Last Taste of Paradise

Boom Shaka Melaka, Malaysia!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: High-Tech City Southeast Asian stylez