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"Expatriate Life in KL"
What a surprisingly fantastic morning at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park! Nestled along the edges of the tree lined walls of the beautiful Lake Gardens Park, just a mere 10 minutes from KLCC, KL’s Bird Park is the largest free-flight walk-in aviary in the world!! Wow.
Originally, we did not really have […]
The Royal Selangor name began back in 1885 with a young pewter-smith by the name of Yong Koon, now a four-generation company. Originating in Malaysia, where the abundant supply of tin made the makings of pewter so easy, it now has a large factory in Kuala Lumpur with smaller visitor centers also in Penang as well […]
Another delayed post is delivered…..
When my parents were here back in November ’12, we also took them on this great adventure: The Silver-leaf Monkeys & Firefly cruise out in the wilderness of Kuala Selangor, about 1 hr outside of the city limits of Kuala Lumpur. We booked through Kuala Lumpur Travel Tours and I […]
OK, this one is a bit late, but better late than never right? Please bear with me as I play catch up for a while….
Back in November while my parents were in town, I found out about an awesome tour called the KL Food Tour. For those of you who don’t know, Malaysia […]
Thiapusam is a Hindu festival, celebrated mainly by the Tamil community, in January/February during a full moon. Along with celebrations throughout India, you can also find smaller Tamil communities celebrating throughout Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Singapore. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel, so that he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. You can ready more about […]
Adventures in furniture buying as an Expat- part 2!
Recently I blogged about our experience in buying 2 major pieces of furniture for our new home in Malaysia- the dining room table and the master bedroom set. You can read about that here. Once that was complete, I was on the hunt […]
Making a house into a home is hard work, no matter what city or country you find yourself living in. Walking through your own front door for the first time after weeks & months of hard work making everything just so and realizing you’re “home”, is a feeling unlike any other, and believe me, I’ve […]
Areas & Suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Recently I teamed up with the website Expat Arrivals to share some insight on where expats should be looking for homes within the greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia area. I touch on the top 5 factors & styles of homes, while also […]
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