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Taxi Driver Scams   Kuala Lumpur

Taxi Driver Scams, Kuala Lumpur

 48 Reviews  Just wanted to give a credit to a guy (I guess) Mohammed (moh.hampden1@yahoo.com.au), who also posted on this topic earlier, being at that time a cab driver too... Although he isn't in the business... 

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Snake-less Temple   Penang

Snake-less Temple, Penang

 3 Reviews  I read everyone's comments about the snake temple but i still decided to go. Yes there really arent many free reigning snakes around however for a small price the temple has a mini zoo enclosure of... 

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Petronas Twin Towers   Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

 16 Reviews  One word: Fantastic, extraordinary. All the buildings are very beautiful, very early book his place at the counter, plus they speak a little French. The tower staff is very friendly, and more for... 

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Eateries w food at cut-throat price   Penang

Eateries w food at cut-throat price, Penang

 3 Reviews  no doubt you can find varies of penang hawker food here nonetheless, ask for the price before you order. there is no price listed on the food. hee.. if you speak in hokkien (local dialet), you get the... 

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Chinatown   Kuala Lumpur

Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur

 12 Reviews  Use bargaining to your advantage, start with 50% of quoted price and retreat softly . Never be violent as these fellows can be nasty. Go around the market once or twice without touching or asking but... 

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Fake Goods   Kuala Lumpur

Fake Goods, Kuala Lumpur

 3 Reviews  If you are in Petaling Street, KL, being a Westerner or having 'different physical features' (I'm being polite here, okay) makes you a likely target for a sales pitch and/or con job. Any goods on... 

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Menara Telecommunications Tower   Kuala Lumpur

Menara Telecommunications Tower, Kuala Lumpur

 4 Reviews  I paid the expensive price to the tower at dusk hoping to get some nice shots oly to find at the top too many people hogging the few areas to take shots from. Also the windows were rather small with... 

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Churches, temples & mosques   Kuala Lumpur

Churches, temples & mosques, Kuala Lumpur

 1 Review  These limestone caves are 7 miles out of the city Kuala Lumpur and are the sacred place for the Hindus in Malaysia. The place looks wonderful from the outside but after climbing 272 steps to the top... 

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Delinquent Primates   Kuala Lumpur

Delinquent Primates, Kuala Lumpur

 1 Review  Those little monkey doesnt really afraid of people. They even like to chased. If you go to Batu Caves for visit their caves, you will absolutely face the problems. well,... it's not biting just... 

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The jungle train.One wacked...

by D_Shannon

The jungle train.One wacked out guidebook suggests that the views from the day jungle train are 'superb'. Yeah, right. Look, the first hour is fun and you get to see lots of greenery flashing by, but by the 5th hour you're a bit bored and by the 12th hour you'd like to slit your wrists because you realize that you've wasted a perfectly good day on a rather boring, rattling, hot train. Take a bus or take a night train, unless you have an awful lot of time to kill. There were quite a few tourists on the train (we all had the same guidebook) and we were all disappointed. Oh yeah, here's another thing our guidebook didn't mention: if you take the day train you're going to get stuck in a little crappy town which doesn't even appear on some maps. The train pulls in around 7pm but the connecting train for Singapore doesn't show up until 2am and there are no evening buses on to Melaka so you...

ALWAYS BARGAIN. When you go to...

by worm_star

ALWAYS BARGAIN. When you go to stalls for souvenirs or something, do be careful as some would mark up the original price. This happens especially when you go to markets or anywhere likewise. Remember, never fall for it.

not a tourist trap - but a...

by nathasha

not a tourist trap - but a cochroach trap is soomething you may feel the need for!!! they are harmless but many people are just cruelly squashing them alive :( when you observe them really closely, they are even quite cute! but ok, fair enough, you do not want one lay on your pillow when you wake up... :D

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PETALING STREET (fraud...

by earthtrek

PETALING STREET (fraud market)Know this folks, no matter how much the stall owners try to convince you or how genuine th products look, DKNY tees, Rolex watches and CK perfumes arent sold on streetstalls in Malaysia. You need to go to a boutique for that. Most products sold at petaling Street are fake items. A rolex watch will be sold to you at RM500 only. I (being a local) would buy it for RM30. The same goes for everything else. So dont get fooled.

Beware of touts, those guys...

by Purd

Beware of touts, those guys trying to sell you bus tickets NOT at the ticket counters. Very prevalent at the PUDURAYA Bus Station in KL. I'm Malaysian, but I was sucked into this blood-suckers tactics. Wanted to go to Kuantan and DESPERATE too. So, I bought this ticket sold by these touts and guess what? We were suddenly aboard this old bus, no air cond, hard seat, even Intrakota buses look 'express bus' enough to me.

The taxis from the airport are...

by Adrian_Loh

The taxis from the airport are a real killer, costing you a good US$50-$100 to get anywhere. Sometimes, it's better to go around in a large group so that the unit cost would go down.Also, if you don't mind cramping in little mini-vans, there are such vans operating between towns and villages. They are quite easily identified, with the names of the towns printed on the van.

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In Kuala Lumpur in...

by exchangeafew

In Kuala Lumpur in particular, the Taxi drivers are a pain. In many instances, they would simply rather go without work rather than take you someplace for a reasonable fare. Dont be afraid to turn one down and ALWAYS ask the fare before getting in. In many instances, I found they would quote you 200 - 300% of what it should cost, and if they couldnt rip you off, were just not interested in working.

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Internet booking of...

by lostgweilo

Internet booking of hotels.This is not necessarily a Malaysia specific comment, but since Malaysia is where I got bitten, my Malaysia page is where I will grumble about it.I am talking here about the Concorde hotel and the Shangri La. They are one of these businesses who are into a 'me too' e-business program. Look the hotel up on the web, and you will find a perfectly well designed web site, with lots of information, and even an online room availability check and reservation feature. Depending on how much you expect, you may either say 'Quite impressive' or 'so what, all hotels have this anyway!'... Well, wait a second. When I checked the Concorde web site, I entered the details of my stay, and it showed everything fully booked. Again. (I had tried the same thing a week before and it was the same, all fully booked, so I ended up at the Shangri La). This time I didn't give up so easily:...

The usual suspects... Taxi...

by lostgweilo

The usual suspects... Taxi drivers!They are not quite as bad as in some other Asian countries, but they can still be quite annoying. They are supposed to use the meter. But some of them, (like the ones on this picture) will just park outside a popular area, then wait and try to impose a fixed and expensive price on unsuspecting customers. Always insist on paying the meter price. Shame on these people who make a living out of tricking others!

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The Internet Cafe at the...

by lostgweilo

The Internet Cafe at the airport!There are many in town and as of now (July 2002) they seem to charge 4 RM an hour. One exception is at the airport, where the internet access booth in the middle of the terminal charges... 12 MR an hour! Maybe that's because they are so prominently located, and display a lot of Samsung advertisements? I gave them a hard time about it.

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Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur  Kuala Lumpur

 23 Reviews and 1115 Opinions  Had a comfortable night sleep in the hotel. Nice Bathroom and bedsheets. Wide spread of Breakfast.... 

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Eastern And Oriental Hotel  Penang

 16 Reviews and 473 Opinions  Like other reviewers, we didn't actually stay here, we had a drink the bar which overlooks the... 

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Aldy Hotel  Negeri Melaka

 1 Review and 55 Opinions  Aldy Hotel is situated in centre of Melaka Town next to the Police Station and opposite the... 

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