Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city sits at the confluence of Sungai (River) Gombak and Sungai (River) Klang. The words “kuala” and “lumpur” mean muddy confluence. It takes only 53 minutes to fly from Singapore and one hour 58 minutes from Bangkok. This once muddy confluence is now a sprawling metropolis filled with old and new iconic landmarks, and it is the main economic … [Read more...]
5 Things to Do in Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, a city of over 10 million people is far from the United States. But with so many non-stop flights from major cities like Chicago, New York, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco you’ll get there “before you know it” – after a couple of complimentary inflight meals, movies and drinks. This design-driven creative city with advanced IT infrastructures and 2,000 … [Read more...]
5 Things to Do in Jakarta Indonesia
Over 60 million passengers flew through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta Indonesia in a year. Most of these passengers took a connecting flight from Jakarta to Denpasar Bali without ever visiting the capital city of Indonesia. In fact Jakarta has been overshadowed by Bali for a long time. Tourism in Jakarta is about to change this year. Jakarta has been … [Read more...]
5 Places to Visit in Malaysia
Compared to its neighboring countries like Thailand and Singapore, Malaysia is relatively low-key in tourism. Lately, there is news about the missing airplane and the crash in Ukraine. But where exactly is Malaysia and what are the places to visit in Malaysia? Why should you take a trip to Malaysia? The country is divided into two, East and West Malaysia. East Malaysia … [Read more...]