Entry · DAC → KUL
Malaysia
Steel, street art and rainforest
02 Jun — 11 Jun 202510 days5 places
Twin towers and limestone caves in KL, murals and hawker stalls in George Town, a bridge in the clouds over Langkawi. Ten humid days hopping up the west coast — the capital, Penang's old town and the islands near the Thai border.
5 places across Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi
Petronas Twin Towers
From KLCC park after the evening storm, the towers steaming slightly in the light.
Batu Caves
272 rainbow steps and a cathedral-sized cave with a hole of sky in the ceiling.
George Town
Shophouses, murals, and the best char kway teow of my life on a plastic stool.
Penang Hill
The funicular climbs into a different climate. Cooler, mistier, full of birdsong.
Langkawi Sky Bridge
A curved bridge hanging 660 metres up. Clouds came through it like a slow tide.
Steam after the storm
Afternoon thunder in KL arrives like clockwork. Afterwards the city smells of wet concrete and the towers come on one floor at a time.
Plastic stools, perfect noodles
George Town is best on foot and with no plan. Every corner has a mural, a temple, or a hawker who has been making one dish for forty years.
A hawker who has been making one dish for forty years.
A bridge in the clouds
The Sky Bridge disappears and reappears as clouds roll through. For a moment you're standing on nothing at all.