Author - Chris

Best Attractions in Kuala Lumpur

May 16, 2015

When visiting a destination, some things you can do without, while others are considered the essence of a place. For instance, missing out on a visit to the Eiffel Tower is a faux pas when visiting Paris and so is neglecting a trip to the Coliseum when you are in Rome. Kuala Lumpur may seem like a small city but visitors often find that they need help exploring this multicultural haven. So we decided to compile a list of KL’s top things to see: making the cut are world famous iconic landmarks like the petronas Twin Towers, religious hotspots like Batu Caves as well as culturally enriching streets markets and temples.

Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Twin Towers were once the tallest buildings in the world. Now the world’s tallest twin structures, the 88-storey buildings were designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates with both towers joined at the 41st and 42nd floors (175m above street level) by a 58 metre-long, double-decker Sky Bridge. Stretching out to the side of the Petronas Twin Towers is the spacious and beautifully landscaped KLCC Park which features a jogging track, walking paths, a water fountain and a wading pool for children.

Besides the mall and park, the Petronas Twin Towers has a host of other attractions including the Petronas Art Gallery and Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Plus the Petrosains Science Centre is here set inside Suria KLCC: it is an interactive science discovery centre showcasing exhibits related to the petroleum industry, from petroleum’s origin in the age of the dinosaurs to its latest oil-based products.

Menara KL Tower

Along with the Petronas Twin Towers, Menara KL Tower is easily Malaysia’s most recognizable and popular landmark. This gleaming tower’s spindle-like apex is visible from almost anywhere in Kuala Lumpur. Menara KL’s viewing deck is, at 276 metres, at least 100 metres higher than the Petronas Twin Towers’ Skybridge; the view is marvellous during the day and even better at night when you can see the entire sparkling city centre. The structure has ‘Muqarnas’ – a type of corbel used as a decorative device in traditional Islamic and Persian architecture – underscoring its design as homage to the revival of Islamic architectural heritage. The main lobby of the upper ground floor is decorated with exquisite glass-clad domes that sparkle like giant diamonds; the tower’s familiar globular pinnacle is inspired by a Malaysian spinning top.

Chinatown

The colourful Chinatown is a well-known bargain hunter’s paradise that seemingly never sleeps. Deeply immersed in Oriental culture, heritage and history, it is undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist spots in Malaysia, and holds its own against its more glamorous neighbours, KLCC & Bukit Bintang. Representing Malaysia’s multihued multicultural background perfectly, you can find all sorts of stuff, from Chinese herbs to imitation goods in this area.

Mount Kinabalu

With a summit height at 4,095 meters (13,435 ft), Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Borneo. The mountain is known worldwide for its tremendous botanical and biological species biodiversity. Over 600 species of ferns, 326 species of birds, and 100 mammalian species have been identified at Mount Kinabalu and its surrounding. The main peak of the mountain can be climbed easily by a person with a good physical condition, and requires no mountaineering equipment although climbers must be accompanied by guides at all times.

Batu Caves

Batu Caves is a 400-year old limestone hill, best known as the focal point of the annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam. The celebration attracts thousands of visitors who come to see the colourful spectacle of devotees who pay homage by carrying ornately-decorated ‘kavadis’ combined with various metal hooks and skewers which are used to pierce the skin, cheeks and tongue.

You can also enjoy your travel and stay even more better with Easybook.com by booking all your travel related services prior.

Image by John Balcombe, amansya under CC License.

Enjoy the Rich Cultural Heritage of Malaysia

May 16, 2015

Chris

Travel Malaysia

2 Comments

A beautiful country with a rich cultural heritage that blends Asian and European influence, Malaysia offers countless attractions to the discerning traveler. Malaysia offers two very distinct experiences: the peninsula and Borneo, an island shared with Indonesia and Brunei. The peninsula is a mix of Malay, Chinese and Indian flavors with an efficient and modern capital, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Borneo features some of the most interesting places in Malaysia with a wild jungle, orangutans, granite peaks and remote tribes. Combined with some beautiful islands, luxury resorts and colonials towns, Malaysia, for most visitors, presents a happy mix.

Almost 2 million foreign tourists traveled to Malaysia in 2010. Most of them were citizens from neighboring countries such as Singapore and Indonesia but a growing number of other foreign tourists are discovering this country as well. Malaysia is a friendly, culturally rich nation that’s modern and comfortable yet has managed to retain its ecological beauty; the country is a mix of Malay, Indian, Chinese, Arabic, European, Peranakan and other cultures and its landscape is dotted with temples that rub shoulders with mosques and churches.

You can eat and drink your way through Malaysia – its choice of gastronomic offerings is legendary. Hawkers move around on foot, bicycles, tricycles, motorcycles and vans to vend their food. Stalls line five-foot walkways and side lanes; some even operate from booths within shops, kopitiams, markets, air-conditioned restaurants and large-scale food courts within shopping malls.

Most importantly Malaysia has world renowned attractions that make a trip here immeasurably rewarding. When you’re in the neighbourhood be sure to catch some of this Southeast Asian starlet’s best known tourist sites – visit the tallest twin towers in the world, dive into the pristine waters of the east coast at Pulau Redang, make a beeline for the summit of Mount Kinabalu and visit one of the nation’s cool hill stations, the Cameron Highlands.

Malaysia has a tropical climate of a temperature ranging from 20 to 30 celcius. Malaysia is a humid place as it is in close proximity to waters. The climate in most places in Malaysia is hot and dry with an exception for highland areas. During the monsoon season, the coastline of Peninsular of Malaysia is most affected. The rainy season starts from September to December on the West Coast while in East Coast heavy rains are collected from November to February. Peninsular Malaysia has an average rainfall of 2500mm but escalates in East Malaysia with 5080mm of rain. The weather in Malaysia can be summarized as hot and humid in the day and its nights are cool.

Image by John Balcombe, Tuah Roslan, yuliang11 under CC License.

Technological Developments in the Medicine and Treatment Facilities

March 12, 2015

Chris

Travel Talk

Add comment

The treatment and medicinal standards have reached its ultimate height with the development in technological grounds. It might not be in our country that we gain all the technological medical facilities but round the globe there has been a major development in technology in order to provide people health security and the hospitals can meet the uprising demand of loner life.

Medicine storage could a big issue here. So a new place is required for housing them in a facilities and ild developers is the best for such needs.

New operational methods: Even before a few years all operations required to take a cut and stitch method, but technology has given birth to easier and less painful methods in the art of surgery. They are less painful and surgeries like gall bladder can easily be done through micro surgery and the patient does not need to have an overnight stay in the hospitals. They are quicker and much easier to bear with as there are no hassles of getting the patient unconscious and stuff.

Precautionary vaccines and medicines: Medical sciences have also marked the development of various vaccines and medicines as a preventive method of the diseases. The vaccines serve the purpose to resist the widespread of diseases causing an epidemic. The oral medicines have also marked a gradual development in also acting as a preventive ground of diseases. Diseases like Hepatitis, tuberculosis are targeted to be removed by implementation of precautionary vaccine facility.

Lesser death rate: There has been a major development in controlling death rates even. Though you practically still cannot afford to be immortal, however much you invest in treatment and technology, but science has got technological factors which can make your heart beat with artificial support system for sometime. This is popularly known as ventilation, in which though movement or communication are totally abandoned the relatives are assured of the heart beat with artificial support system for a few days.

Telemedicine facility: This treatment ensures that the medical facilities and amenities reach the remote area or in the areas of clinical emergencies at a faster rate without any hindrance. It has ensured that the medical help reaches out to the people ignoring all boundaries and distinction and is aimed at saving peoples lives. All the treatments can be made available to the distant lands following this telemedicine facility.

Treatment in heart diseases: Catheter treatment has replaced drugs and surgeries in arterial diseases. It has reduced the trouble of using the anaesthetic which can make the patient put into more risk during a surgery. The drugs also bear side effects which can also lead to other problem in patient. The catheter treatment in arterial surgeries has ensured that you keep away from the risk of further heart diseases in near future as they that the arterial blocks are completely removed in the process.

Skin grafting: Earlier it was believed that the burn marks are permanent, once you get yourself burnt then there is no way out to recover yourself from it. But the new skin grafting technologies and improved medication has been able to give patients come out with a fresh and new look in order to gain the confidence of their life back to them. Skin grafting popularly known as plastic surgery has polished itself with technological advances so that the patient is left with no scars on them. They look as fresh and vibrant as before and can lead a very normal life.

All this improvements and the measures for a better technological advances in the field of medicine has shown a ray of hope to the existence of human life, as you can lead a better life with the assistance of good medical facility.

Top 5 Road Trips to Tick Off The Bucket List

March 6, 2015

Chris

Destinations

1 Comment

The Australian Great Ocean Road

You could do this one in a day, which would be a real shame, a drive like this is to be savoured, minute by minute. Starting at Torquay with it’s world famous beaches you head for Lorne, and a visit to the Edge Lane Gallery in the heart of Lorne is a must-do, free entry. And then through to Apollo Bay where the road below the cliffs skirts the sea, before going inland through the Great Otway National Park and the experience of driving through soaring forest.
And it just gets better, limestone cliffs thrashed by a constant sea culminating in the iconic Twelve Apostles, rock stacks formed by the waves, standing side by side.

Salerno to Amalfi, Italy

Starting in Italy, the Sorrento peninsula route to Amalfi is gorgeous, turn after turn exposes dramatic coastlines that skirt magical villages. Start at the port of Salerno and aim for the ancient maritime republic of Amalfi. There is a beautiful, and very non touristy, sandy beach at Maioro should you fancy a swim.

Stopping off at Ravello, set high above the coastline with glimpses of a deep blue sea to admire the lush gardens and ancient streets. From here take the corniche raod to Amalfi. The town has incredible style and a wonderful setting which make it a magnet for tourists, and and is priced accordingly. But you can escape all the bustle by walking into the hills above town, along the Valle de Mulini.

Cape Town to Durban, South Africa

A long trek, more than a thousand miles, following the Indian Ocean through the Garden Route with it’s long stretches of beaches, and then onto the Wild Coast, with it’s breath taking wilderness.

Hang out in Amapondo in Port St Johns for a laid back eco-hipster vibe, and don’t forget to stop off at Robberg Beach to whale watch, and try and spot them performing acrobatics just a few hundred meters from the shore.

Route 66 – Illinois to California, USA

We couldn’t miss out the all time classic road trip now could we? Relish the roll-through of cinematic memories that are part of our psyche. First stop on leaving Illinois is Pontiac and straight into the Route 66 Hall of Fame smack in the centre of town. Free entry but donations are welcome.

Much of the route has been eaten up big towns and interstates, but there is enough remaining of the original two lane highway for you to still get your kicks.

Guoliang Tunnel Road – China

Only one road trip remains and it has to be this one, the Guoliang Tunnel Road, hand carved by the locals, with no government help. Using the path of least resistance, and no engineers, it was an incredible feat. It is possible to park up and walk, for free, through parts of the road and see the scale of the work and the depths of the valleys.

Opened in 1977 it instantly became one of the worlds scariest road. Car hire excess cover is a must for this trip. The danger is why I have put it last on your bucket list, it might be kicked sooner than you think.

Image by Christopher Chan under cc license

More Things to do in Ottawa, Canada

March 16, 2014

Chris

Destinations

Add comment

A trip to Canada should enjoy a little time in the national capital of Ottawa. A city that has been designed to bring tourists to enjoy its many diversions there is much to see in the city. If you’re personality dictates that you would prefer a vacation that involves site seeing, shopping, visiting museums, or probably better yet a mixture of the three, this city can do it for you. With great walking paths and various sections of the city to explore there is something to be savoured for everyone. Still more things to do in Ottawa include:

Canadian Museum of Civilization

100 Rue Laurier, Gatineau, QC

A great Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization has collected hundreds of artifacts that date back to the prehistoric era. Not just presenting artifacts on their own, the museum puts forward a narrative as to how peoples in Ontario lived for hundreds of years past. Different elements of the museum include an 18th century settlement, six different long house models, the tools of ancient communities (even those dating before North America) , and even a recreation of an archaeological dig. The museum buildings also have a massive IMAX Theater that shows films about Canada’s past. The Canadian Museum of Civilization is open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m with admission costing $12 dollars for adults.

Elgin Street

When the museums and varied sites of Toronto have reached their maximum quota for excitement it may be time to change gears and head down to Elgin Street. Elgin Street competes with the ByWard Market for the title of Ottawa’s most happening night life. Often called “Sen Mile” this is where people come to watch and celebrate a victory of Ottawa’s hockey team the Ottawa Senators. With plenty of pubs, bars, and night clubs to choose from there is something for all age of party goer. Maybe Elgin Street isn’t as uproarious as the nights out in Montreal or Toronto, but you’ll be sure to have a good time.

Gatineau Park

33 Scott Road | Chelsea, Quebec

Located 11 miles from Downtown Ottawa is Gatineau Park. This close proximity makes is fantastic for outdoor enthusiasts that want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and bask in the 224 square miles that make up this nature preserve. There are numerous options for swimming, camping, hiking, and even skiing in the winter. Also, having a historical element too visitors can also visit the ruins of the Mackenzie King Estate. Built in 1903 by Canada’s tenth Prime Minister, the demonstrative Lyon Mackenzie King, the estate though in disrepair is regal to view from the parks trails like Lauriault Trail. There is no fee to enjoy the trails and grounds of Gatineau Park.