" Malaysia (my home country) is a Southeast Asian country occupying parts of the Malay Peninsula & the island of Borneo, its known for its beaches, rainforests & mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian & European cultural influences; Malaysia comprises 13 states & 3 federal territories; The capital, Kuala Lumpur is home to colonial buildings, busy shopping districts such as Bukit Bintang & skyscrapers such as the iconic 45.1m tall Petronas Twin Towers "
Melaka (Portuguese rule in 1511 followed by Dutch from 1641), Malaya (British rule from 1786>1957), Sir James Brooke, the white Rajah who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo (1803>1868), WW11 (Japanese occupation in Malaya-1941>1945), Merdeka (Independence Day August 31 1957), Cuti Cuti Malaysia (Vacation Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, Capital (The Muddy Estuary), Melaka & Georgetown (historic cities of the Straits of Malacca), Pulau Langkawi, Genting & Cameron Highlands, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural & multi-religious society, Petronas Twin Tower, Mughal architecture, colonial walk, Mt Kinabalu (4095m) & Kinabalu Park (UNESCO), Mt Mulu National Park (UNESCO), scuba diving in Semporna, Sarawak (Land of Hornbills), Orangutans (great apes native to the rainforests of Malaysia & Indonesia), Malaysian cuisine (nasi lemak, Assam & curry laksa, banana leaf rice, fried rice, beef rendang & biryani, fish head curry, satay, hot pot steamboat, Hainanese chicken rice, char kuey teow, soupy lou shu fan, roti canai, wonton mee, iced kacang & cendol, rojak, bak kut teh, mee rebus, teh tarik etc) - you will love to savour these best dishes in Malaysia upon your arrival - Selamat Datang (Welcome) to Malaysia ! To Know Malaysia is to Love Malaysia !
The 10 Best Places to Visit in Malaysia (my home country) as highlighted in touropia's travel video are (a sense of guilt here though I am an ardent traveller, I have yet to visit these 2 Best Places ie Mulu National Park & Perhentian Islands) in my home country but I will certainly bear in mind when travelling inter-state to these 2 places after our New Normal life, caused by Covid-19 pandemic returns to Normal ! :
- Mulu National Park (UNESCO), Sarawak (yet to visit)
- Langkawi Island, Kedah
- Taman Negara National Park (UNESCO), Pahang
- Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory
- Penang & Georgetown (UNESCO)
- Batu Caves, Selangor
- Perhentian Islands, Terengganu (yet to visit)
- Mount Kinabalu (UNESCO), Sabah
- Cameron Highlands, Pahang
- Melaka (UNESCO)
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| That awesome moment when you listen to old songs & they remind you of the Good Old Days |
" Malaysia is Truly Asia " - behind every travel, pictures of my Good Old Days free & easy travelling to the various Best Places in Malaysia (my home country) "
1) Langkawi Island, Kedah (visited Langkawi twice, the last was in Dec 2001, misplaced most of my old pictures, look forward for another visit as soon as inter-state travel is lifted)
2) Taman Negara National Park (UNESCO), Pahang (July 2019)
8) Melaka City (UNESCO - Dec 2016)
The 2 Best Places I will focus to visit in my home country, Malaysia are (as soon as inter-state travels are permitted) :
9) Mulu National Park (UNESCO), Sarawak (yet to visit)
10) Perhentian Islands, Terengganu (yet to visit)
The Good News - reopening of 3 Thai islands (Samui, Pha-ngan & Tao) set for July 15 2021 for foreign tourists under the "Samui Plus Model" scheme recently announced by the Thai Government - my last visit to Phuket, Koh Samui, Phi Phi Island & Krabi was in June 2013, perhaps it is time for me to make another visit to have a suntan in these beautiful beaches of sunny Southern Thailand when the overland border crossing between Malaysia & Thailand is normalised in a not too distant future !
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