Over the Chinese New Year holidays, our family took a trip up to the capital city of Malaysia. Instead of staying within the old city of Kuala Lumpur, we spent a few days in Shah Alam, a suburbia area west of KL. Shah Alam is immediately distinct from the oldContinue Reading

Here’s some food for thought regarding cultural tourism. I have always insisted on visiting cultural and heritage sites on my travels however there seems to be mounting debate on whether governmental conservation efforts for tourism may actually contradict the cultural essence of the destination. In the journal article Heritage Tourism: The contradictions betweenContinue Reading

11.12.09 Stay at the Boulevard Hotel in KL On our way out of Malacca back to the NS highway, I had initially suggested going to Alor Gajah which is a town further north on the highway since we are heading to KL instead of trekking back to Ayer Keroh. ButContinue Reading