If your into western style shops, great food and giant pewter beer mugs then Kuala Lumpur is the place for you.
I arrived into KL with my girlfriend Mel after a very rushed departure from Australia but it still hadn't sunk in that we had packed up all our belongings and quit our jobs. The first stop on our trip was one of friendship. Mels bestest bud in the whole wide world is here in KL for three days so we thought why not! It would be another country and hopefully a chance to get some well deserved relaxation.
After the first sleep in for quite some time we rose to the smell of a buffet breakfast full of all the fattening wonders of the world. With our pants bursting at the seams we decided to check out the sights and sounds that KL has to offer. Over the last four days we have visited places such as The Petronas Towers, KL Train station, the National Mosque, The Kings Palace, The Royal Selangor Pewter Factory (not as crappy as it sounds), The Markets, KL Tower and lastly the Batu caves.
The Batu Caves are supposedly 400,000 000 years old but were in great shape for their age. They are slightly overrun by crazed monkeys, but if you can make it past them and also survive the climb up the 270 stairs while breathing in the stale air it does make for a great view and some fantastic photos.
Malaysia is more similar to Singapore than any other asian city I can think of. It has a very western feel to it which is where the Singapore resemblance comes in, but it's a little bit dirtier which is where the asian feel comes in.
All in all it's a nice little city for a stopover but I don't think I'd rush back there.
