Towering Above!
Jamie73 about Menara Tower (Kuala Lumpur)
Me and my girlfriend went to holiday to Kuala Lumper,and whilst we were there we visited the Minera Tower. The Tower. The construction of the Minera Tower was in 1991and was opened to the public on 23rd July 1996. The Minera Tower is the 5th tallest telecommunications tower in the world and [...]

A calm oasis in a busy city
koshkha about Lake Garden (Kuala Lumpur)
Kuala Lumpur is a great city and one where visitors are spoilt for choice with so many and varied options for entertainment. Being a country girl, I find big cities drain the life out of me very quickly and I can easily get overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle. When that happens, I'll try to find [...]

Flying Free in Kuala Lumpur
daylelisahall about Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Kuala Lumpur)
I visited Borneo and Kuala Lumpur last year and being a massive fan of animals, myself and my boyfriend visited all the animal related attractions. One of these was the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Where Is It? Kuala Lumpur Bird Park is situated in the Lake Gardens area of Kuala Lumpur which is [...]

Race To The Sky
Jamie73 about Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur)
The History of the Petronas Towers. This was once classified as the worlds tallest structure but due to changes in measuring these things it falls a little short today to the Sears Tower in Chicago. These were designed by a Norwegian Dawid Muano and the construction got underway in 1995 and was [...]

Beauty in Kuala Lumpur
toombsey about Lake Garden (Kuala Lumpur)
To the west of KL city centre is the Orchid Garden located in the Lake Garden area, which is a popular visitor attraction. We visited late one afternoon and had an hour here before they closed at 5pm. Whilst we were there, there were very few people about. I think most people had more sense than [...]

A close encounter with the Twins
digital_explorer about Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur)
Being a Civil Engineer, I am always fascinated with mega-structures - buildings, transport networks, tunnels, bridges, towers, dams, and other construction works having interesting characteristics; not only with the height but also in terms of how the structure was built as well as the amenities [...]

Twin Tower Beauty
toombsey about Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur)
The Petronas Towers are pretty magnificent. I have seen my fair share of tall buildings, but this building or rather these buildings are truly spectacular. By day they are two gleaming metal and glass structures reaching up into the sky, but by night they come alive. The shapes of the [...]

Total Luxury in Kuala Lumpur
toombsey about Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)
The hotel is pretty expensive by SE Asia standards (I paid approx $180 USD), but compared to similar hotel in Europe is very reasonable for the quality and service you receive. I cannot recommend this hotel enough, there simply wasn't anything I could really fault about it. Would I stay again? [...]

The Hilton for Lumpy Koalas
koshkha about Hilton Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)
I spent one night at the Hilton in Kuala Lumpur in December 2004 but one night was enough to make me want to sell my house and all my possessions and go and live at this fantastic hotel. One night was enough for Hilton's Asia-region 'flagship' hotel to burn itself into my mind when many other [...]