Malaysia Trip Part 3 - Kuala Lumpur

KK to KL, not our plane

M loves the shopping in Kuala Lumpur (KL), They have a few big international brands here that are not yet in Sydney. And the prices in KL are often cheaper than Sydney as well. So we've actually spend the majority of time in huge air conditioned shopping malls such as the Pavilion. For eating out, we would recommend Madam Kwan's, they are a chain restaurant serving up authentic Malaysian food quite similar to PappaRich in Australia.

Malaysia Trip Part 2 - Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort

Deluxe Room - Photo by Shangri-La Rasa Ria  

In Part 2, we spent 4 nights at Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort in Kota Kinabalu.

Rasa Ria is about an 45min car ride from the airport, but depending on traffic it could take upto 1.5 hours, so make sure you allow plenty of time when catching a plane. After you check in at the resort you can choose to relax or get your activities planed out with the activity coordinators. At Rasa Ria they offer a two or three free activities through out the day, such as cooking class, yoga and beach volleyball. There are also a wide variety of motorised water sports available, we had lots of fun with the jet ski and segway. The resort has a few fine dinning restaurants and a few casual places on site that are on par with what we can get here in Sydney, the buffet breakfast however was quite average.

On TripAdvisor.com Rasa Ria is rated the best resort in Kota Kinabalu, and it's not hard to see why once you've stayed there.

Malaysia Trip Part 1 - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Bah Kut Teh - Syarikat Yu Kee Bah Kut Teh (佑記肉骨茶) - (5.984753,116.077498) 

In our 10 day trip in Malaysia we spent 6 days in Kota Kinabalu (KK) and 4 days in Kuala Lumpur. Kota Kinabalu (KK) is the bustling capital of Sabah in East Malaysia. It has some of the most beautiful seafood I've ever seen, and is close to tourist attractions and resorts.

In Part 1, we stayed 2 nights at Hotel Eden54 (www.eden54.com) near the the city centre of Kota Kinabalu. Eden54 offers clean comfortable rooms and good service at an unbeatable price. If you are budget conscious, this is the place for you. The cheapest rooms here are under $40 AUD a night. In order to get to the hotel we prepaid the taxi fare from inside the airport, and hand over the paid ticket to our cab driver, I think this is a good way to prevent tourists from getting ripped off with a running meter. 

On the first day we had the best Bah Kut Teh in KK at Syarikat Yu Kee (佑記肉骨茶), Bah Kut Teh is a must try in Malaysia, it is make with pork ribs cooked in a broth made with tea and unique tasting spices. One bowl and I am hooked.

The Central market right next to the sea has plenty of fresh seafood that can be bought and cooked in front of your eyes. They looked very tempting but I was told that a tourist's stomach might not be able to handle it, because at this particular market there is no running water, so to clean the dishes they had to wash them in a bucket with dirty water..

After dinner M went to South Sea Sanctuary for her massage. South Sea is a pleasant place to relax, the staff are friendly and skilled. So I think $50 AUD for an 1 hour aromatherapy massage is well worth it. I went for a walk around the Filipino market, I loved the fresh fruits and seafood on display, there are also plenty of street foods to feed the crowd.

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