Country Archive
Malaysia's Merry Olde England
Date: 12/04/2005It rarely gets hotter than 80 degrees Fahrenheit here, it's cool enough to play golf and tennis, and new apartments start at $23,000.
Read OnMr. Lim Has a Secret...
Date: 11/20/2005The Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British were attracted here to make their fortunes...a curious traveler with a little entrepreneurial spirit could follow in their footsteps...
Read OnFirst Night in "KL"
Date: 11/17/2005"I've arrived in Kuala Lumpur during a major holiday..."
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Delicious food, empty beaches, and a laid-back lifestyle in tropical Malaysia
Date: 08/31/2005
"Good morning, sir," said the immaculately dressed policeman as he shook hands with me. "You were driving fast, and you crossed the double white lines."
Read OnShoe Shopping in Malaysia
Date: 12/13/2004Kuala Lumpur offers fantastic shopping opportunities, like the designer shoes my sister bought for one-seventh of what she would have paid at home. Plenty of opportunity here for a little import/export speculation…
Read OnAsia's Newest Retirement Haven
Date: 09/02/2004Kuala Lumpur now will welcome foreign citizens entering Malaysia no matter their age.
Read OnAsia's Answer to Rick's Café
Date: 08/25/2004Kuala Lumpur has been through a lot since 1921… and the Coliseum Café has seen it all.
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In search of the perfect beach on the coast of the Andaman Sea
Author:
Steenie Harvey
Although the perfect beach is something of a tourism cliché, Datai Bay, on the north coast of Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia deserves every accolade. Sprinkled with tiny exotic seashells, the sands here really are talcum-powder white. Go out in the early morning, and you can spend ages marveling at the extraordinary patterns the spider crabs have made.
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