After two weeks in Kuala Lumpur we took a bus south to the historic port city of Malacca. Ruled over the centuries by Malaysian sultans, then the Portuguese, then the…

Our airbnb host in Kuala Lumpur, Sariffudin Noor (aka Din), has been the most hospitable host on our now half-done trip. He picked us up from the bus station, took us…

We toured a number of museums during our visit to Kuala Lumpur, but our favorites were the Museum of Islamic Arts and the National Museum of Malaysia.

One afternoon our Airbnb host dropped us off at Batu Caves, a Hindu temple just north of the main part of the city. The temple is known for two things,…

We took a cab one morning to Singapore’s border train station for the 8-hour ride to Malaysia’s capital and largest city, Kuala Lumpur. Usually shortened to KL, the bustling city…

During our last few days in Singapore we visited the neighborhood of Bugis and we saw the light and color of the Gardens by the Bay at night. Bugis is…

The island nation has an impressive skyline and some pretty funky architecture. Here’s a little of what we saw during our two weeks there.

Singapore has several excellent museums. We bought a 3-day pass that granted us entrance to the six most popular ones owned by the city, although we only made it to…

One afternoon we made our way to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and walked to the center to see the famous National Orchid Garden (known as NOG in the city). We…

We left Bali (and the southern hemisphere) on Valentine’s Day and flew north to the city-state of Singapore. Called both “the best run city in Asia” and “Disneyland with the…