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Tag: Day Out in Kuala Lumpur

KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur – Central Market, Market Square and KL Tower

It’s in 1857 when the first tin mine is established in Kuala Lumpur. 87 Chinese miners arrive at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang river. They set off on […]

1st September 20191st September 2019 caramelsalty Malaysia, South East Asia

Kuala Lumpur – Chinatown – The Story Of Yap Ah Loy

The muddy torrent rises at a frightening pace. It’s not the first time that heavy monsoons have threatened this Chinese outpost. But these floods are more menacing than ever. When […]

26th November 20181st September 2019 caramelsalty Malaysia, South East Asia

Kuala Lumpur Chinatown (Part Two) – Life In A Chinese Pioneer Town

Living in a pioneer town in the wild, wild east isn’t easy. Chinese migrants, mainly men, arrive here after long treacherous journeys across the South China Sea. Disembarking, they see […]

25th November 2018 caramelsalty Malaysia, South East Asia

Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown (Part One) – The Chans Arrive In Town

My Chinatown walk involves a lot of stripping on my part…. Skyscrapers are stripped right back down to the ground. The busy highways and flyovers around me are peeled back. […]

24th November 201825th November 2018 caramelsalty Malaysia, South East Asia

Kuala Lumpur – Tropical Birds, Orchids and Hibiscus By the Lake Gardens

It’s early morning at my local train platform. As I wait, I hear the “cuc-koooo” call of the spotted turtle doves (image here). Or so I think, until I’m corrected […]

30th October 201820th November 2018 caramelsalty Malaysia, South East Asia

Kuala Lumpur – A Browse Around Brickfields

Once upon a time, Brickfields was a quiet little Indian residential settlement. And then in 2009, the original Little India along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman was moved out. “More space […]

27th October 201820th November 2018 caramelsalty Malaysia, South East Asia

Kuala Lumpur’s Lake Gardens

It all begins with a State Treasurer named Venning and a British Resident named Swettenham. One day, they meet for a drink in tropical Kuala Lumpur. The story then goes […]

26th October 201820th November 2018 caramelsalty Malaysia, South East Asia
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