Malaysia With Me

Flying Malaysia Airlines internationally via Kuala Lumpur? The Bonus Side Trip lets you add a domestic flight to 8 cities for just the taxes. Eligibility, destinations, and how to book.

Every December 31st, the Petronas Twin Towers become the backdrop for Kuala Lumpur’s biggest fireworks show, launched from the Esplanade… Read more: Best Kuala Lumpur Hotels to Watch the New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Started in 1998 with a modest turnout, the Rainforest World Music Festival has grown into one of Southeast Asia’s best-known… Read more: The Rainforest World Music Festival: Sarawak’s Unlikely Global Draw

The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre was established in 1964 inside the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, about 40 minutes (23km) from Sandakan,… Read more: Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre: Visiting Responsibly

Cameron Highlands’ tea industry dates to 1929, when J.A. Russell established what became the BOH Tea Estate, taking advantage of… Read more: Cameron Highlands Tea Plantations: A Colonial-Era Legacy Still Growing

George Town’s street art started in 2012, when Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic was commissioned for that year’s George Town Festival… Read more: George Town’s UNESCO Street Art: A Self-Guided Walking Trail

There’s a real difference between visiting Kinabalu Park for the day and actually climbing Mount Kinabalu, and it’s worth being… Read more: Climbing Mount Kinabalu: What It Actually Takes

Batu Caves is a limestone hill riddled with caves believed to be around 400 million years old, turned into one… Read more: Batu Caves: Inside Malaysia’s Most Recognizable Hindu Shrine

Kuala Lumpur’s airport connections make it a common stopover on the way to Bali, Australia, or elsewhere in Southeast Asia,… Read more: A Weekend in Kuala Lumpur: The Stopover Itinerary

Four days is the right amount of time for Langkawi on its own: enough for a proper beach rhythm, one… Read more: Langkawi 4-Day Beach Itinerary

This itinerary skips the peninsula entirely and dedicates a full week to Sabah’s wildlife, from island-hopping off Kota Kinabalu to… Read more: 7-Day Sabah Wildlife & Adventure Itinerary

This is the one itinerary on this site built specifically around self-driving rather than buses and trains — the North-South… Read more: 5-Day Northern Malaysia Road Trip: KL to Penang

Two weeks is the minimum amount of time that lets you combine Peninsular Malaysia with a genuine taste of Borneo… Read more: Malaysia 2-Week Itinerary: Peninsular + Borneo

This Malaysia 10 day itinerary is the classic first-timer’s loop through Peninsular Malaysia: a genuine mix of city, hill station,… Read more: Malaysia 10-Day Itinerary: Peninsular Highlights

Nyonya Peranakan cuisine is the signature food tradition of Malacca and Penang. Nyonya, or Peranakan, cuisine belongs to neither Chinese… Read more: Nyonya (Peranakan) Cuisine in Malacca and Penang

This Malaysian food guide starts with a simple fact: Malaysian food doesn’t come from one tradition — it’s Malay, Chinese,… Read more: Malaysian Food 101: Essential Dishes to Try Before You Go