by An-Nur Nasir

Created on: July 04, 2009

Malaysia has lot of interesting places to offer. Besides Kuala Lumpur, Penang and the east of peninsular Malaysia have everything you need to relax and enjoy. There are lots of reasons for everyone to travel to Malaysia. The biggest reason of all is you will get the best from accommodation and dining to travel and transportation at the cheapest price. Thanks to the currency exchange which is USD1.00 to RM 3.40. That is for a RM 200 per room per night in five star hotels you only spend USD 59.00. Of course you can spend less if just check-in to Malaysia's official tourism hotel that is Hotel Seri Malaysiawhich just charge you at about USD 35.00 per room per night.

Places to visit in Malaysia:

Kuala Lumpur

Locals just refer Kuala Lumpur as KL. You will reach Malaysiathrough main gateway that is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). KLIA is just 30 minutes or less by train to KL. What to do in KL? Shopping and entertainment is the major things to do in KL. Like I said earlier everything you can get at the cheapest price, still the quality of the international brand and local favorite brand. Lotof places to visit for shopping, you can choose to spend at five star shopping complexes that is Suria KLCC or at local flea market Petaling Street. Bintang Walk is the place to be at night where lot of cafs, pubs, clubs and hotels offer night entertainment to the tourist. It is situated at Bukit Bintang, KL definitely the most happening place in Malaysia. If you are in KL you are definitely experiencing the true holiday in Malaysia. KL at night

Penang

Why go to Penang? This is the place where every food in the world is served at the same place. Whether it is Chinese, Indian, Malay, Western or even Japanese just name it and you will get it on your table. Penang is where the culture of different races in Malaysiatruly mixes. You can see Chinese and Malay eating hot and spicy Indian curry in famous nasi kandar restaurant. Nasi kandar is rice served with various types of curry and dishes such as fish, mutton and chicken. Batu Ferringhi is the place where really suits tourist in Penang, beautiful beaches and five star hotels are located here. You can fly direct to Penang and arrived at Bayan Lepas International Airportwhich only 40 minutes from Batu Ferringghi.

Terengganu and Kelantan.

These are the place where serenity is what you search for. No busy traffic, no crowded town but only beautiful long beaches and rural life. Maybe you have seen Monsoon Cup on ESPN where sailing competition is held at Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu. Terengganu have lot of beautiful island, when you are here you will not leave until you have snorkeled in Redang Island. The underwater view is guaranteed one of the best in the world.

That's it, a glimpse of what Malaysia could offer to the world. For your information, Malaysia is in the middle of Singapore and Thailand. If you visit Malaysia you might as well visit Singapore and Thailand. Though the countries are neighboring but each have distinctive characteristic that only authentic traveler could experience. So do not forget to go holiday in Malaysia next time. See you then.

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