Malaysia sits at the heart of Southeast Asia, split between the Malay Peninsula and the northern part of Borneo, with the Strait of Malacca carrying a large share of the world’s shipping past its west coast. Kuala Lumpur, the capital, is a city of glass towers rising over low wooden neighbourhoods, and the Langkawi archipelago […]
Nico Trinkhaus
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, defined by the Petronas Twin Towers (452 meters, the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004). The name means “muddy confluence” in Malay, after the meeting point of the Klang and Gombak rivers. Tropical equatorial climate, warm and humid year-round, and the natural gateway to the […]
Nico Trinkhaus
Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands off the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, in the state of Kedah, close enough to Thailand that a phone will roam across the border on the right boat ride. The main island holds the airport, the larger resorts, and the duty-free zone, with mangrove-lined limestone cliffs to the […]
Nico Trinkhaus
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