What are travel experts saying about Malaysia?
“Consider it the world’s ultimate melting pot. A spice-trade hub for centuries, Malaysia has a culinary heritage as rich and diverse as it is unsung. For now-if not forever-every meal can be a discovery.”
-Naomi Lindt, Budget Travel , May 2011
“Now known as Malaysia’s silicon valley, this tiny island [Penang] and onetime backpacker haven also happens to be a repository of authentic local character, with its very own world heritage site, stylish new hotels, and some of the best street food you’ll ever eat in Southeast Asia.”
-Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, May 2011
“Kuala Lumpur is the best walking town in Southeast Asia. With a population of less than 2 million, it has all the amenities of a much larger city yet retains an intimate, almost cozy charm. Wandering the streets of KL-as the abbreviation-crazy Malaysian call their capital-you soon discover that the city is one great emporium.”
-Jamie James, Endless Vacation, Fall 2010
“At the Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort, walking on water comes naturally. Headed out to Pulau Kapalai, the island closest to the resort, the boat speeds through sapphire straits and marbled blue seascapes. Built above the shallow sandbanks of the Ligitan Reefs, the resort resembles a typical kampung, or Malay village.”
-Tamara Thiessen, Islands, April/May 2010
“Malaysia is the perfect destination for the frugal diver, because it’s not just that it’s less expensive than most other world-class destinations-the diving is so good that you won’t feel like you are compromising.”
-Scuba Diving Staff, Scuba Diving, January/February 2010"
First, there’s the territory: teeming cities, lush rain forests, islands with ravishing resorts and beaches. Then there's the cultural mix of Malay's, Chinese, and Indians--and their many faiths. Let's not forget the colonial overlay--and the, er, spicy politics. Call it (and the country's fabulous food) Asian fusion on speed."
-Dorinda Elliott, Condé Nast Traveler, October 2009
"We roamed all over the city, devouring everything in our path. Kuala Lumpur's food scene was astounding, but we were even more impressed by locals' eagerness to share their enthusiasm for dishes...with strangers. Never had an unfamiliar place made us feel so welcome and so immediately at home."
-Robyn Eckhardt, Budget Travel, January 2009
"The people were great everywhere we traveled. The authentic endemic cultural elements and the wonderful mix of other cultures, being able to see proboscis monkeys and Orangutans in the wild was a dream come true. And for me the diving was spectacular."
-Ty Sawyer, Sport Diver, Oct 2009
