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Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:10 PM PST

I am going to take you to a country which is full of islands. Any guess? Yes, you are right. It's Malaysia. There are878 islands in Malaysia. This country is known for its stunning sights and attractions. We are going to explore its astounding natural beauty that magnetizes vacationers/ tourists or visitors attraction. It's a country of exclusive culture and tradition. It's one of the best places on the globe with delicious cuisine and hospitable people. Kuala Lumpur is its capital with charming iconic Petronas Twin Towers. Malaysia has many offshore geographical places. There would be around 510 which include ridges, sandbank and rocks. It's a multicultural state with many festivals and celebrations. Tour to Malaysia, is really a unique and pleasant experience.

There're lots of choices to stay in Malaysia, so it's tough to decide where to stay?

Mid-range hotels and 5 stars hotels with Chinese, Indian or Malaysian traditional cuisine and cozy rooms are easily available for vacationers/visitors anywhere in cities. You can enjoy luxury hotels or resorts located on islands. Accommodation is so cheap in Malaysia, you can easily get a room for $ 3 to $ 9 USD/night. Private rooms are available for $ 11 to $ 20 USD/night. You can camp in Taman Negara and can save lodgings cost.

Anyways, here're some suggestions.

Lone Pine Hotel, located Batu Ferringhi, Penang Island, posses welcoming staff, stunning swimming pool, lip-smacking food, and calm atmosphere with beautiful sea views. You can get a huge variety of cocktails in bar corner.

Golden Sands Resort by Shangri-La, located on Batu Ferringhi beach, Penang Island, is a fantastic family resort, offers services such as water sports, tennis court, delicious food, pools, cozy rooms, hospitable staff and family entertainment center. Its cuisine includes Bar & Grill pizzas and seafood, tea/coffee, snacks, pastries.

Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, is a fantastic hotel with superb services. Welcoming staff, comfortable rooms, suspended pool and delicious Malaysian food make it more worthy staying.

Tanjong Jara Resort, located on Batu, Dungun, is one of the top 25 hotels in Malaysia, offers services such as Spa village, Pools, tennis court, delicious dining out, air-conditioned rooms, seafood and bar. You can spend a relaxing morning with coffee and newspaper on the beach.

Berjaya Tioman Resort, located in Pulau Tioman, is a traditional Malay style resort, offers services like pools, golf, tennis court, spa, coffee, snacks, global drinks, tasty food, air-conditioning cozy rooms and water sports including diving, fishing, snorkelling etc.

The Majestic Hotel, Majestic Malacca, Cameron Highlands Resort and Sama-Sama Hotel, in Kuala Lumpur, Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa and Four Seasons Resort in Langkawi, Miri Marriot Resort & Spa, Mega Hotel, Grand Palace Hotel and Imperial Palace Hotel in Miri, Seven Terraces, Yeng Keng Hotel, Museum Hotel and Hotel Panega are also wonderful places to stay in Malaysia.

As far as meal is concerned, you can have it in restaurants, western hotels , cooking own when living in camping or as a street meal and just have to pay $1 to $3 USD /head for street meal, $4 to $6 USD/head in restaurants while western food is a bit expensive. Malaysia is a Muslim country that's why drinks are expensive here. Anyways, here are some suggestions of restaurants for you.

Dining in the Dark, located on Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, is an amazing restaurant deeply into darkness and offers delicious food including soups, desserts etc.

Black Forest, located on Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, offers German cuisine.

Kebaya, located on Stewart Lane, Georgetown, Penang Island, offers good services and food.

Living Room Cafe Bar & Gallery, located on Batu Ferringhi, Penang Island, is a good place for families, lovebirds, special occasion or groups. You can enjoy Bar, Asian and Eclectic cuisine here until late night.

Top Spot Food Court, located Bukit Mata Kuching, Kuching is a family restaurant, offers best seafood and opens until late night.

Jambu Restaurant and Lounge, located on Crookshank Road, Kuching is a restaurant offers best pasta in town. It also deals with Bistro, Bar for cocktails and Tapas etc.

Black bean, The Heritage, Tribal Stove and Bella Italia are also superb restaurants in Kuching with the fantastic setting near river.

La Casa Kuantan, Crocodile Rock Pizza & Grill Restaurant, Satay Zul, and Dallah Restaurant in Kuantan offer great services with superb cuisine.

Malaysia is a country with many attractions or points of interests and more exciting thing is those are quite cheap. Here're some suggestions, and you must visit those places once you are in Malaysia.

Birch Memorial Clock Tower, located in one of the biggest cities of Malaysia named "Ipoh". Here're plenty of attention-grabbing sights such as museums, temples and historical buildings.

Galeria Perdana, Rice Museum, and Padi Langkawi, in Langkawi, are amazing places with precious stuff and collection, to visit. Langkawi is a beautiful island with lovely beaches and plenty of interesting sights. Ave Stella Maris Catholic Chapel is a beautiful church. Langkawi Wildlife Park and Underwater World are educational and exciting places with lots of fun.

The Islamic city "Kota Bharu" is a great city with royal places, museums, and plenty of other eye-catching sights.

Taman Negara National Park is a beautiful park in oldest rainforest Taman Negara. It's a place with lots of activities like trekking, safaris, and canopy walks.

Islamic Art Museum, Petronas Twin Towers, Putrajaya Bridge, Petrosains Science Discovery Centre, Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Thean Hou Temple, and Lake Garden Parks are some suggested amazing places to visit in Kuala Lumpur.

Mount Kinabalu National Park, is the best choice for hiking, this Park is full of fun and will never disappoint you on your visit.

Malaysia is a land of festivals and celebrations as multicultural people exist here. Tourists or vacationers can enjoy these festivals almost every month of the year. Here are some suggestions for our visitors.

Tamil Community celebrates festival named "Thaipusam". It's a unique festival that is worth seeing. It can be best observed at Batu Caves in Selangor or Penang, in Januanry.

Chinese New Year is celebrated in February and last for 15 days. You can enjoy lion dances, fireworks, and delicious Chinese meal.

In April, Good Friday and Malaysia Water Festival are celebrated.

Wesak Day, and Harvest Festival are celebrated in May.

June is a month with amazing festivals like Hari Gawai and Dragon Boat Festivals.

July and August are the months with festivals such as the Rainforest World Music Festival, Independence day, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hungry Ghost Festival.

September becomes more colorful with Malaysia Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Hari Raya Haji, Deepavali Festivals of Lights, and Christmas are celebrated in October, November and December.

Malaysia is not less than a heaven for shopaholics. Super international brands have covered Malaysian market and have luxury stores here. Sales at shopping mall attract many tourists every year. Mega Sales held on Christmas and Independence Day and last up to two months.

Utama, BB Plaza, Fahrenheit88, Lot10, Plaza Low Yat, Suria KLCC and Sogo are some remarkable shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur.

ICT@Komtar, Island Plaza, Midlands One Stop, Plaza Gurney, Prangin Mall, Queensbay Mall and Straits Quay are some suggested shopping centers in Penang.

Langkawi Fair is a beautiful place for a shop in Langkawi.

Malaysia is a country with beaches. Therefore, beach holidays can be enjoyed all around the year. Summer season is mild, and usually climate is pleasant in Malaysia so you can visit it in all seasons. Anyhow, December and January are two peak tourists' seasons. From June until August is also a good time to enjoy beaches activities.

I assure you, your vacations to this country holding natural beauty, would be a treasured and unforgettable experience.

Berburu Wisata Kuliner Jalanan Paling Meriah di Jalan Alor, Kuala ...

Posted: 23 Mar 2014 03:14 AM PDT

March 23, 2014, Asia, Malaysia

Jalan-jalan ke Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, rasanya kurang nikmat tanpa berkunjung ke Jalan Alor. Apa sih yang istimewa di Jalan Alor? Ya, disinilah pusat wisata kuliner jalanan alias street food yang paling meriah dan happening di seantero KL. Sebenarnya kuliner jalanan di sini sedikit berbeda dari kebanyakan kuliner jalanan lainnya karena sebenarnya makanan yang dijajakan mayoritas berasal dari restoran permanen di pinggir jalan, bukan kaki lima seperti biasanya. Namun, kursi dan mejanya digelar hingga memenuhi separuh badan jalan sehingga terkesan sangat ramai. Ditambah lagi lampion-lampion yang digantung sepanjang jalan menambah semarak suasana yang sudah ramai.

Jalan Alor, pusat wisata kuliner jalanan paling happening di seantero KL

Jalan Alor sangat mudah dijangkau dengan transportasi kereta monorel. Anda bisa turun di Stasiun Imbi maupun Bukit Bintang. Kalau dari Stasiun (Stesen dalam Bahasa Melayu) Imbi, Anda tinggal berjalan menyusuri Lorong Pudu atau Jalan Bulan menuju Jalan Bukit Bintang, lalu arahkan langkah ke Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang, maka Jalan Alor akan terlihat jelas di kiri Anda. Jika dari Stesen Bukit Bintang, tinggal langkahkan kaki ke Jalan Bukit Bintang seperti halnya petunjuk di atas. Dari Plaza Low Yat, pusat penjualan IT dan telekomunikasi terlengkap di KL, Jalan Alor bisa dijangkau kira-kira 10 menit jalan kaki.

Suasana jalan yang ramai dan meriah di kawasan Jalan Alor, KL

Suasana Jalan Alor akan mulai semarak menjelang malam. Jalan ini sebenarnya hanyalah sebuah jalan aspal lurus biasa dengan restoran-restoran di sepanjang jalan. Yang membuat berbeda adalah semua restoran memasang kursi dan meja makan hingga jalan nyaris tertutup. Namun demikian, mobil masih bisa lewat meski dengan perlahan-lahan. Tak cukup sampai di situ, lampion-lampion merah khas tradisi Cina dan lampu-lampu jalan bergelantungan sepanjang jalan, membuat suasana begitu meriah.

Lampion merah khas budaya Cina turut menyemarakkan malam yang ceria di Jalan Alor

Olen, Oliq, dan saya berjalan perlahan-lahan menyusuri Jalan Alor sembari melihat-lihat menu yang ditawarkan. Sebagian besar restoran di sini menawarkan Masakan Cina, karena memang pemiliknya adalah warga Malaysia etnis Tionghoa. Nah, pastinya buat umat muslim harus hati-hati karena kebanyakan restoran ini menjual babi sebagai salah satu menu andalan. Tapi jangan kuatir, ada juga yang hanya menjual seafood yang dimasak khas Cina, pastinya dengan tampilan yang sangat menggoda selera.

Oya, yang khas dari Jalan Alor adalah para sales restoran berlomba-lomba menawarkan menu kepada setiap pejalan kaki yang lewat. Tidak perlu merasa terganggu, meski lumayan intens mendekati Anda, mereka cukup sopan. Kalau Anda tidak mau cukup geleng-geleng atau diam saja, mereka pun tidak masalah apalagi sampai marah-marah.

Kami terus menyusuri Jalan Alor hingga pertengahan jalan. Lepas pertengahan, ternyata deretan restoran berubah dari masakan Cina menjadi masakan Thailand. Rupanya seperti ada zona di Jalan Alor ini, ada Zona Masakan Cina dan Masakan Thailand. Ada pula masakan unik seperti Frog Porridge alias bubur kodok khas Thailand.

Salah satu kedai makanan unik di Jalan Alor, Thai Frog Porridge

Berhubung dari kemaren Simbok memang ngidam sate ayam, kami mencoba peruntungan mencari sate disini. Setelah berjalan beberapa saat, akhirnya sukses menemukan bakul sate yang hanya menjual sate ayam, sapi, dan kambing. Di sini olahan sate agak berbeda dengan di Indonesia karena bumbu satenya cenderung gurih dan diberi wijen, bukan bumbu kacang dan kecap seperti umumnya di Indonesia. Dagingnya cukup empuk dan tidak prengus, sepertinya dia memang direbus terlebih dahulu. Bumbunya juga cukup enak, meskipun terasa aneh karena persepsi otak Jawa yang mengharuskan sate dibumbui kacang dan kecap hehehe….

Kudapan kami malam itu, Alor Satay, yang bercitarasa berbeda namun tetap lezat

Tiba saat membayar, harga satu porsi sate isi 10 tusuk adalah RM 12, tapi tidak termasuk nasi. Kami juga memesan satu bakul nasi untuk bertiga seharga RM 3 saja. Lalu minuman es jeruk dan es sirup harganya hanya RM 2 per gelas. Jadi total seorang kira-kira hanya menghabiskan RM 15. Cukup murah untuk ukuran makan-makan di tempat wisata kuliner yang paling populer di KL ini. Sekedar perbandingan saja, sekali makan di KLCC paling murah sekitar RM 8 termasuk minum, tapi itu biasanya hanya nasi lemak bungkus dan es the. Kalau sate pasti di atas RM 10. Oya, RM 1 kira-kira Rp 3700 untuk kurs saat ini.

Ada pula pemandangan unik di Jalan Alor ini. Saat kami sedang makan, ada 2 orang pengamen yang lewat sambil menyanyikan lagu Cina. Rupanya pengamen ini adalah ibu tua yang buta dan dituntun seorang ibu yang lebih muda. Mereka hanya menyanyi sambil berjalan, tapi tidak menodong ke pengunjung seperti kebanyakan pengamen lainnya. Jadi kalau Anda ingin sedikit berbagi, tinggal datangi mereka dan memasukkan uang ke dalam kotak donasi. Saran saya, sumbanglah sedikit rejeki Anda untuk mereka yang tetap mau berusaha di tengah keterbatasan fisik tanpa menggangu orang lain.

Seorang wanita buta dan kawannya yang membantu membawa kotak donasi, salah satu pengamen Jalan Alor yang turut mencari rezeki di Jalan Alor

Selain restoran-restoran, sebenarnya ada pula warung kaki lima yang menjual masakan melayu, aneka minuman, hingga lapak CD. Pokoknya, jangan pergi ke KL Malaysia tanpa mengudap di Jalan Alor. Bon Apetite….

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Posted: 26 Mar 2014 11:10 PM PDT