Kuala Lumpur is a city I’ve wanted to visit for a long time, if for no other reason than the iconic Petronas Towers, which are breathtaking. Beyond that I’ve always had pleasant interactions with Malaysians just about everywhere in the world, so I was looking forward to seeing what the people were like.
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Lovely little glimpse. I'm happy you've expanded your horizons, Lucky. Can't wait for the next installment. 🙂
Is it possible to go to the top of the Petronas Towers?
Did you notice a lot of security around the towers?
Thanks.
My mom needs to start shopping here instead of "Forever 21"
Dude - That is so wrong to say on your blog!
It was probably your mom who was messing with all your flight reservations! 🙂
Just a note for all: Miss Sixty and Forever 21 are shops for those in the 17-24 age category.
@ rich -- It is, though apparently only certain times of the day and a very limited number of tickets are sold. After going up Kuala Lumpur Tower, I figured it would be a waste of time/money to go up both.
@ Lark -- Fortunately she's not all that good at using the interwebs. 😉
@rich - My fiance and I went to KL last year, and we went to the Petronas Towers our first morning there. Tickets are free, but they're first come first serve. We got in line about 1/2 an hour before the ticket office opened and were probably about the 150th people in line. By the time we got to the front, we got tickets for 10 minutes later. The sunset time slots are the first to go. It's definitely worth doing, but you can't go up to the top - just the bridge connecting the two towers. It's still really high though. Some great views of KL and the city around it.
Yes but Miss Sixty is owned by Energie so it is much for expensive than FOrever 21 LOL!
Great report btw
Sorry to hear about the scam! As a malaysian, its pretty embarrassing to hear such stories, especially near the twin towers.
Glad you enjoyed the rest of your trip though!
The towers are magnificient, even more stunning at night when fully lighted up.
hope you would go back and see the rest of the country. Penang is nice, especially if you enjoyed your cheap USD4 meal!
Awesome report Ben...We always stay at the Traders Hotel so we have a view of Petronoas. Also...Al Jazeera is in the Petronas...we got a tour of their offices/studios....You just have to ask...pretty cool! Did you eat at Nando's inside KLCC?
Hey Lucky, I could see myself going with your hobby for a while - what's your business model? I am familiar with using reward tickets, but unless you fly on your dime quite a bit, where do all the miles come from?
Frohes Neues Jahr.
Matías
@ Matías -- If you're outside the US it's definitely tougher to do. I earn about half of my miles through credit card sign-up bonuses (which aren't nearly as lucrative outside of the US), and then the rest of my miles are split between earning miles through flying and taking advantage of good deals on purchasing miles, which the airlines often run.
If you're based outside of the US, your best bet would probably be to purchase miles when there are good deals, which US Airways and Delta frequently offer. This would allow you to fly first or business class for about 10% of the retail cost.