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what's going on everybody this is Island Hopper TV coming to you from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia let's
do it that's right everybody we're coming to you from KL which means Kuala Lumpur we're going to
show you the top things to do and there will be time stamps Below in the description so you can
go around from location to location throughout the video alright so as you can see we're in front of
the Petronas Towers here we're going to try and go up to the top walking around the bottom of the
Petronas Towers is free but if you want to go up to the top like we're going to it is 22 US
dollars or around 95 Malaysian Ringgits that's the currency they use here and here we are at
the bridge this is called the Skywalk the sky bridge is the highest two-story bridge in the
world connecting the two Twin Towers and they stop here at the sky Bridge with every ticket which is
actually level 41 and 42. so after you stop here then you get back in the elevator and you head all
the way up to the top [Music] foreign so you go from Level 42 all the way up to level 86 and here
you are at the top of the Petronas Towers which at one point in time were the tallest Towers in
the world until Burj Khalifa came along nowadays these towers are the third largest in Kuala Lumpur
because the mercada 118 building is now going to be the tallest standing at 2227 feet that's 118
floors to be completed here in 2023 and another thing to do nearby the Petronas Towers is the KLCC
Fountain which is basically a smaller version of what you would see at Burj Khalifa in Dubai
every evening around 7 PM they do a KLCC fountain show and then they do every half hour until 10 pm
and this park that we're walking around here is called KLCC right next to the Patronus Towers
so the three things to do here KLCC Park Fountain and the Petronas Towers that's three things to do
while you're here in case you're wondering what KLCC means it's Kuala Lumpur City Center so the
park itself sits on 50 acres it has a garden and a lake with a wide variety of Flora and Fauna you
can just walk around hang out the Park is open from 7 A.M to 10 p.m and admission is free so
that's a good thing there's also a children's playground a public swimming pool and a wading
pool for children and as we continue to show you around Kuala Lumpur here I want to let you guys
know that we did launch a travel Master Class if you sign up as a channel member you get access to
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what you can do to start traveling internationally all the things that you should consider
and here we are at pedaling Street Market this is Chinatown let's go look and here we are at
Chinatown now something you may not know is Kuala Lumpur is actually a newer city it was founded in
1857 by 87 Chinese tin miners it could be said that the founders of Kuala Lumpur were mostly
Chinese but here in Chinatown you will find the largest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur as well as
walk around pedaling Street Market they're going to have food stalls as well as goods and clothing
so if you want to do some shopping for electronics and other souvenirs head down here to Chinatown
it's definitely a must-see while here try the hainese chicken rice a must try while in Chinatown
right guys we have made it to Batu Caves out here in Batu yeah this impressive cave system was
originally established by Chinese farmers who were actually extracting the bat guano from out of here
for fertilizing vegetable patches in the 1860s but then a Hindu man discovered this place and said
it was a sacred area so they made a temple here and that's why you see this now Hindu temple with
this big statue and colorful stairs that you walk up to where the actual cave is now while you're
walking up you're going to see a lot of monkeys the monkeys may try to steal your water bottle or
even take your backpack from you your camera they are known to be a bit of uh interesting
characters try not to touch them or let them touch you I should say but yeah once you get to the top
you're inside the cave and you will see just how impressive it is up here in these Limestone caves
one thing I will say is going up those stairs can be a bit intense so make sure you're ready
for that because in Kuala Lumpur it can get very hot pretty much year round one of the reasons why
this Hindu temple is here is because Malaysia has many Indian descendants who've actually settled
here and as we continue walking around here at the caves villa which is right next door to the
actual caves Temple up top you can see very nice place but I want to continue to give you
some insight into the demographics of Kuala Lumpur so there is a large population of Chinese a large
population of Indians but the largest population is actually going to be the native melee people
and the native melee people are Islamic and the official religion of Malaysia is Islam but you
can still see other religions are still respected here as you can see with this Hindu temple here
at the Batu Caves now it is very colorful and they have allowed them to paint the inside of the caves
good old soup now let's talk about the food here so in Chinatown you're going to have a
wide variety of Chinese cuisine including dim sum and roasted Meats so do try that also Indian food
is very popular here they're going to have rice Biryani tandoori chicken naan which is like a
flour kind of bread and then you have plenty of Malaysian street food that's the legendary
food that you're gonna get here like Penang Curry you're also going to get Nasi Lemak saute charcoee
tiao laksa so when you get to the airport they're going to say hey make sure you try some laksa
or try some saute and in case you're wondering anytime you see Nasi that basically means rice
so if it's Nasi Goring that means fried rice now they also have a fusion of food here so they've
got this blended food of international cuisine everything from lamok Burgers ramen burgers durian
Pizza which is like a fruit actually when you go into hotels they'll say don't bring any dirt
durian Inside the Hotel because what happens is when it ferments and rots it smells Beyond
horrible but it actually tastes like a yogurt when you're eating it and it's fresh foreign
Cuisine they have here obviously they have octopus they have some shellfish but the big
thing that stuck out to me was frog so if you've ever wanted to eat bullfrog and you're curious
what it tastes like I'm sure they're gonna say it tastes like chicken because everything
always seems to taste like chicken right but yeah that's bullfrog right there on a stick
next up we're gonna head to the High Country this is the Genting Highlands up here they have
Resorts World it's basically way up in the Rain Forest it's a lot cooler up here actually so it
could be boiling hot down in Kuala Lumpur but once you get up to Genting you're gonna be like whoa I
need a jacket because you're so high up there the one thing I will say is it is a bit of a concrete
jungle I wish it was a little bit more Blended in with the atmosphere because the rainforest up here
is so amazing but they basically took the top of the mountain and they just paved it and turned it
into a bunch of casinos and resorts and shopping malls but still it's really cool to be up here
and resource world is still the world's largest hotel so that's an interesting accomplishment that
they've achieved but you can see it's a really modern area up here the elevation by the way is
6 200 feet so that's above a mile high the drive to get up here by private car takes about an hour
to an hour and a half depending on traffic because they can get a bottleneck of traffic that can slow
everything down one accident and the next thing you know it's to take two hours to get to and
from now the activities that you're going to have up here aside from going to casinos and gambling
are going to be going to the indoor theme park like skytropolis which we'll show you around here
they've got rides most of them are for kids but there's also like an arcade it's a fun place it's
an indoor theme park it's fun and it lights up it's something to do while you're up here also if
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to watch those as well all right now let's get back to showing you around the Genting Highlands
they also do have a cable car by the way if you wanted to ride that and really get a look at the
rainforest now we're headed over to the next theme park all right so we've made it to Resorts World
theme park right here you can see it's outdoors they also have the indoor one which we showed you
previously so here we are at Sky worlds up here in Genting it is the Outdoor theme park that opened
here in 2016 after they tore down the old one and here they have 26 Acres with 25 different
thrill rides so if you're into getting some action check out Planet of the Apes or Alien vs Predator
Titanic Sons of Anarchy lots of different rides including Ice Age now let's head back down the
mountain to Kuala Lumpur this time we're going to talk about riding the Metro it is called the rapid
Rail and it's one of the best ways to get around Kuala Lumpur so if you're here and you're looking
for a cheap efficient way to get around definitely ride the monorail system around kale Kuala Lumpur
is considered a walkable City so don't worry about that but definitely when you need to go
long range but definitely it helps getting on that light rail there the monorail above ground
it doesn't go underground at all in case you're wondering there's also a train that can take you
to and from the airport so it's very efficient but one thing I will say there also is grab here and
right behind me we have the stream Mama Han Indian Hindu temple and I definitely apologize about my
pronunciation it's not my first language but you can see here it was under construction while we're
here this is actually just next to Chinatown so we didn't quite get the great shots of this place
but now that it's probably ready to open back up probably heading here and checking it out would
be something to do at least to take pictures and see what's going on with this beautiful Temple now
that it's been remodeled and gotten a facelift it is actually the oldest Hindu temple here in
Kuala Lumpur founded in 1873 so it is a historical landmark the area Here is known as Jalan bondar
formerly High Street now we're going to talk about the Mercado 118 building this is actually the
second tallest building in the world it just now opened it stands over 2300 feet above sea levels
and here we are at merdeka Square this is actually where they've raised the first Malaysian flag
verdeca Square which basically translates to the Independent Square like I said this is
where they raised the first Malaysian flag in the 1950s they still use this area for Independence
Day Celebrations and parades so really what you're looking at here is the founding area
for the nation of Malaysia which actually just turned 50 years old in 2022 and here is a look
at a really nice water feature right here in Mercado Square this is the Victoria Fountain
now from the Victoria Fountain and mercada square what we're going to do now is we're
going to actually head to the heart and soul of the downtown nightlife and City Center area
as you can see by all the lights the Armani and Rolex stores Dior this is where you want to be
all right we've made it to a popular area called bukit bintang yeah so if you're looking for
nightlife this is where you want to be it's got upscale shopping malls trendy restaurants cafes
vibrant nightlife very modern parts of Kuala Lumpur there's also a lot 10 shopping center
Star Hill Gallery The Pavilion at Kuala Lumpur add all of those to your list to at least check
out while you're here and you can easily arrive here by taking the monorail so the
rail system connects to here probably get off at the Pavilion and you can see just how busy
it gets on the streets here lots of foot traffic everyone's going with the flow so there's no real
complaints about the vibe around here but there are a lot of people walking around and enjoying
the beautiful weather the Kuala Lumpur offers pretty much year round there is a little bit of
a rainy season though now they do have two rainy Seasons October through January there is monsoons
and then again in March to April and here we are at Jalan Allure this is actually a Art Street so
Allure and Jalan Allure are a bit different Allure Street has all the art so if you're looking for
some of that unique Kuala Lumpur City Art you just go down Allure street but once you get to
Jalan Allure it then becomes the bustling food street that you're looking for but this right
here that you're looking at is called Allure that's where they have all of the street art
and this is Jillian Allure street right here you can see they've got
food stalls on both sides great place to come at night if you like to eat
foreign now another thing to do while here in Kuala Lumpur is check out the malls this one's
Surya KLCC right below the Patronus Towers but there are so many different big malls across Kuala
Lumpur and getting out of that humid temperature especially during the monsoon season but really
year round it's hot here so getting indoors to one of these big beautiful malls where they have
food courts and nice shopping air conditioning really a great Retreat for people who are visiting
and Kuala Lumpur is most certainly a very modern city as you can see by the insides of their malls
and here we are at the saloma link Bridge you can see it's very colorful and it is
a pedestrian bridge bicyclist bridge going right across the clang River here in KL but
people come here to take pictures it is a 69 meter or 226 foot long bridge it is fairly new
so if you haven't been to Kuala Lumpur for a while this is an addition open in 2020.
in this area you're looking at Here is known as Little India also has a name called Brickfield
so it's a colorful area you can see lots of shopping going on down here they have
pancakes Banana Leaf curries and if you wanted to get here by monorail or tram get off at the
KL Central Station and this is where you'll find this really cool little area called the
brickfields and the reason it is called The Brick Fields is because this was a gigantic
clay field that was used to produce the materials to build the early establishment of Kuala Lumpur
one thing you can do when you get here is go to these flea markets or these various different
markets across town you can get good deals on shoes they are a little bit off brand though
even though they say their brand name but hey if you need a 50 pair of shoes that's going to last
you for six months go to one of these flea markets across the city where you can get cheap jewelry
cheap sunglasses shirts clothing whatever you need just some general facts for you about Kuala Lumpur
there is a metro population of 7.5 million it is one of Asia's fastest growing cities if you
just talk about the city of Kuala Lumpur it's 1.8 million but the whole metro area really is booming
so expect a lot of growth over the next few years also one of the most popular tourist destinations
in the world anyways guys thanks for watching this episode of Island Hopper TV from Kuala Lumpur you
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