Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Big city, bright lights. We saw some sights, walked epic distances through all parts of town, hiked through a little forest by the KL tower, and ate lots of great Indian food. Nothing was too memorable, beyond the fabulous little hostel we stayed in. Travelers Palm Lodge, run by a woman named Suzy, who we never met. However, there was a man named "Boy" running the place while we were there, and he was a fantastic host. Filled with travel info, and great fun to chat with. Hostels are great, because you meet so many other travelers and hear about all parts of the world...

We took the "night bus" to Thailand, and emerged 6 or 8 hours later at the border, almost frozen by the AC (why do they do that?). Our "90 day visas" from the Thai consulate in Kuala Lumpur turned out to be 60 day visas when stamped at the border, so that's a pickle we look forward to dealing with (since our flight leaves Thailand 70 days from our entry date). Looks like we'll be doing a border run sometime...although there are other expensive options to choose from...they sure do know how to get the most $ out of tourism at the borders.