Posts Tagged ‘malaysia’

Planes, Trains and Elephants – My 2009 Asia Trip Overview

Early in my 4 week trip to Asia, I discovered that slow upload speeds would prevent me from posting my travel blogs in a sequential timeline. Now that I have all my posts finished (finally), I can assemble them in order with links. I bolded the more important posts. At the end of the post, [...]

More Carbohydrate Observations From Malaysia

After posting Carbohydrate Observations From Malaysia, I returned to the streets of Kuala Lumpur to look for more patterns to support or refute by observations. The first thing I want to clarify is that Malaysian women are overweight, not necessarily obese.  This is not New Orleans.  However, these women are clearly heavier than those in Thailand [...]

Batu Caves – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Today I journeyed to the north outskirts of Kuala Lumpur to see the Batu Caves.  It was OK.  Probably not worth the trip.  Oh yeah, there were monkeys everywhere. Photo Gallery for Batu Caves – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Carbohydrate Observations From Malaysia

* Note that my Malaysian observations were all inside Kuala Lumpur.  Things may be different outside the city. Malaysia has a problem that its neighbor Thailand doesn’t: obesity.  Wherever I went in Thailand the people were trim.  Age didn’t matter.  Here in Malaysia, the majority of women are overweight.  Both countries have a similar diet, [...]

Arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The adventure continues.  I arrived in Kuala Lumpur late last night.  This is an awesome airport.  The KLIA Ekspres hooks right into the terminal and drops you off in the center of the city, which is a 28 minute journey.  Once at the center (KL Sentral)  you can take a train or get a prepaid taxi.  This is the slickest arrival [...]