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Popular Tourist Traps | Miscellaneous Tourist Traps Tips | All Tips (76) Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, which is based in Petaling Street. Today, it is Kuala Lumpur's own Chinatown where you can find all things Chinese from herbs to dry goods and toys to clothes. There you can get the duplicate & copy of the top most brands of the world, and the best thing is that the duplicate & copy is so true like a original brand.
Noisy and crowded. The street is always a hive of activity as the traders know not the meaning of being tired, as they relentless pursue customers, shouting out prices as visitors pass by the stalls. Around the area, there are also traditional Chinese shops that sell medicine, herbs and roots. Do bear in mind that the area is frequently jammed, so taking a train from any LRT station is recommended. |
MALAYSIA!! You might not want to leave once you got here ... :) Leave a Comment |
Most inland Malaysians don'y speak well english.They hardly undersand you. Leave a Comment |
Most of the taxi that we rode used their meters but on our first day in Kuala Lumpur, this taxi driver asked us for 15 ringgit from our hotel to our shopping destination. We thought it was the right price since in Manila, taxi fare can reach up to 100 pesos but to our surprise, on our way back, the other taxi that we got only cost us about 7 riggit i think. Lesson learned: "Always ask the drivers to use meters and learn the real value of their money." |
My Fellow Travelers... How many of us have been ripped off by some person selling products for twice the price of the next person???
I was at the markets at Batu Feringgi Markets and there was this man trying to sell another tourist a table runner for 25 RM, normally I wouldnt mention it but the previous night I had seen the exact same table runner being sold for 10 RM...
My advice would be to go for a walk along the stalls and then take a look at the prices and ask about the price if you are not sure.
It will save you a few more dollars with wiser shopping so you can get more shopping done in while you are there... also one less tourist being ripped off by designer fakes.
Also if you are looking for LV bags, you probably wont find many in the shops around George town but they have tons in Batu Feringgi
If all else fails Pragin Malls is very good for shopping (but beware its that good there are lots of locals there) |
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Pewter is a metal aloy used to make things. What they do is heat up tin with some lead or copper and pour it into molds or cool it into shapes.
Unfortunately, Pewter has become a way for the locals to rip off tourist. Many Johor Bahru day tours will take you to a pewter factory but the pewter is massed produced and the prices are raised for these tourists. They will try to make you think all the things are produced in house by giving a demonstration. Do not believe it, I have no proof they are fooling everyone but I think they are.
If you are in Johor Bahru and you want to buy pewter, look for the stores that are not on the tourist trail. You can probably find some downtown which are actually made by families in their houses are small shops, not in the large tourist traps. Leave a Comment |
Sepilok Urang Utan sanctuary. You make a long trip to see a couple of Urang Utans in the wild. Was not impressed - too many tourists. Leave a Comment |
This is the second it happened in Butterworth while we were travelling from Thailand to Singapore. The first time we paid our Bus to Singapore, but we were only brought to Johor Bahru. The second time was worst. Beware of this Travel agent, JETTY ENTERPRISE in Butterworth. We came down from Thailand, supposed to get a bus to SIngapore from them. Van driver supposingly had arranged our journey with the front desk lady, but later, due to a queue, she insisted that the van driver did not give her anything for our trip. She refused to help us, to trace the driver, (the driver was then heading to Penang), refused to contact the travel agent in Hadyai, just wanted money if we want to go to SIngapore. Forget about calling the police, they are of little help. They would suggest we pay them the bus and lodge complain in Singapore. Damn intelligent.
Make sure the driver who brought u to the agent, confirm the journey before he disappears. Best is to ask for a receipt all the time. In our case, the agent in Hadyai did not give us a receipt, claiming that we will definitely get the transfers.
Don't pay any single cent to these travel agents. We went to the Bus station nearby to buy from other companies. |
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Tipping is not obligatory or expected in Malaysia, though it is acceptable to tip moderately for courteous and efficient service in restaurant and hotels.
There is already a service tax included in the bill
If it's really good service, you can always round the bill up to the nearest Ringgit. Leave a Comment |
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