I'm reading up on my 'Lonely Planet' Malaysia edition.

I actually *won* a holiday to Kuala Lumpur via the Internet!!

Return airfares, 7 days car hire, and $500 spending money :-)

So at the moment, we're checking out localities of hotels in KL and how
close they are to the main eating areas :-)

Usually when we go away, we get an apartment/unit type dwelling to stay in,
and prepare most of our own food. Not this time.

In KL we're going to be eating 'local', breakfast, lunch, and dinner :-)

Already seen that the favourite breakfast is nasi lemak


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak


So it's going to be a couple of weeks of eating fresh seafood and gourmet
produce down in Tassie, home for a couple of weeks and then off to the
delights of 'street eating' in KL :-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

On Jul 24, 12:34*pm, PeterLucas > wrote:
> I'm reading up on my 'Lonely Planet' Malaysia edition.
>
> I actually *won* a holiday to Kuala Lumpur via the Internet!!
>
> Return airfares, 7 days car hire, and $500 spending money :-)
>
> So at the moment, we're checking out localities of hotels in KL and how
> close they are to the main eating areas :-)
>
> Usually when we go away, we get an apartment/unit type dwelling to stay in,
> and prepare most of our own food. Not this time.
>
> In KL we're going to be eating 'local', breakfast, lunch, and dinner :-)
>
> Already seen that the favourite breakfast is nasi lemak
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak
>
> So it's going to be a couple of weeks of eating fresh seafood and gourmet
> produce down in Tassie, home for a couple of weeks and then off to the
> delights of 'street eating' in KL :-)
>
> --
> Peter Lucas * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Brisbane * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Australia * * *
>
> If we are not meant to eat animals,
> why are they made of meat?

I visit KL for meetings about every two months. There are lots of
small local restaurants, even in the middle of the city inside the big
shopping centres. I would not eat food from street vendors. Singapore,
yes - KL, no.

I usually stay at the Grand Millenium in the middle of the shopping
district, not far from the twin towers.

JB

Golden One > wrote in
:

> On Jul 24, 12:34*pm, PeterLucas > wrote:
>> I'm reading up on my 'Lonely Planet' Malaysia edition.
>>
>> I actually *won* a holiday to Kuala Lumpur via the Internet!!
>>
>> Return airfares, 7 days car hire, and $500 spending money :-)
>>
>> So at the moment, we're checking out localities of hotels in KL and
>> how close they are to the main eating areas :-)
>>
>> Usually when we go away, we get an apartment/unit type dwelling to
>> stay i
> n,
>> and prepare most of our own food. Not this time.
>>
>> In KL we're going to be eating 'local', breakfast, lunch, and dinner
>> :-)
>>
>> Already seen that the favourite breakfast is nasi lemak
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak
>>
>> So it's going to be a couple of weeks of eating fresh seafood and
>> gourmet produce down in Tassie, home for a couple of weeks and then
>> off to the delights of 'street eating' in KL :-)
>>

>
> I visit KL for meetings about every two months. There are lots of
> small local restaurants, even in the middle of the city inside the big
> shopping centres. I would not eat food from street vendors. Singapore,
> yes - KL, no.


Why is that? I heard the 'hawker' stalls were quite popular.


>
> I usually stay at the Grand Millenium in the middle of the shopping
> district, not far from the twin towers.
>

Cool!! That's one of the places we're looking at. Just a short stroll
from Jalan Alor. Also looking at the Regent. Any good?



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

PeterLucas wrote:
> I'm reading up on my 'Lonely Planet' Malaysia edition.
>
> I actually *won* a holiday to Kuala Lumpur via the Internet!!
>
> Return airfares, 7 days car hire, and $500 spending money :-)
>
> So at the moment, we're checking out localities of hotels in KL and how
> close they are to the main eating areas :-)
>
> Usually when we go away, we get an apartment/unit type dwelling to stay in,
> and prepare most of our own food. Not this time.
>
> In KL we're going to be eating 'local', breakfast, lunch, and dinner :-)
>
> Already seen that the favourite breakfast is nasi lemak
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak
>
>
> So it's going to be a couple of weeks of eating fresh seafood and gourmet
> produce down in Tassie, home for a couple of weeks and then off to the
> delights of 'street eating' in KL :-)
>
Oh! I am salivating! Lucky you!

--
Jean B.

On Jul 24, 1:24*pm, PeterLucas > wrote:
> Golden One > wrote :
>
>
>
> > On Jul 24, 12:34*pm, PeterLucas > wrote:
> >> I'm reading up on my 'Lonely Planet' Malaysia edition.
>
> >> I actually *won* a holiday to Kuala Lumpur via the Internet!!
>
> >> Return airfares, 7 days car hire, and $500 spending money :-)
>
> >> So at the moment, we're checking out localities of hotels in KL and
> >> how close they are to the main eating areas :-)
>
> >> Usually when we go away, we get an apartment/unit type dwelling to
> >> stay i
> > n,
> >> and prepare most of our own food. Not this time.
>
> >> In KL we're going to be eating 'local', breakfast, lunch, and dinner
> >> :-)
>
> >> Already seen that the favourite breakfast is nasi lemak
>
> >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak
>
> >> So it's going to be a couple of weeks of eating fresh seafood and
> >> gourmet produce down in Tassie, home for a couple of weeks and then
> >> off to the delights of 'street eating' in KL :-)
>
> > I visit KL for meetings about every two months. There are lots of
> > small local restaurants, even in the middle of the city inside the big
> > shopping centres. I would not eat food from street vendors. Singapore,
> > yes - KL, no.
>
> Why is that? I heard the 'hawker' stalls were quite popular.
>
>
>
> > I usually stay at the Grand Millenium in the middle of the shopping
> > district, not far from the twin towers.
>
> Cool!! That's one of the places we're looking at. Just a short stroll
> from Jalan Alor. Also looking at the Regent. Any good?

If you want a Good Hotel and also learn Malaysian cooking
try best kept secret in KL

The old Fairlane hotel
now known as -see link http://www.coronade.com/

Right next door to Lot 10 Shopping Center and 10 RInggit cab fare to
China Town
and the Bus station to all points ( get up to Ipoh if you can )

Chef there a an Indian chap but classed as a bummi is top bloke will
cook what ever you want (even BYO tucker) and show you the recipes

Old style SUPER friendly honest staff
can walk to many food halls ( go across road and upstairs to the food
hall )
great nasi lemark only 4 ringitt last month and cheap as chips
electronics goods ( with aus warranty )
down a couple of levels

Lot ten shopping centre is next door and hundreds of shops and decent
supermarket/s stalls
Disco and Bar down stairs if thats your thing bit of a grab a granny
place until 11 then the kids arrive and the music changes


another place is swissotel again older design ( but HUGE rooms) and
close to as much tucker street stalls CLEAN hawkers food
Look for Nazims stall (has a shingle "my name is Robin *******" )
Great guy and a likeable scammer with an Aussie accent
(qualified as a vet at UNSW )

One IMPORTANT tip use Indian Muslim money changer near bus
terminal Honest as houses and about 4 % better than teh others and
usually 10 % better than Maybank's fx desk Old school good guy


Just Down the road from the fairlane hotel is a more swish but again
old establishment serve cocktails that will blow your socks off
During Happy hour
and fly in King Island beef and wagu from oz amazing steaks and a
bit hexi but when topped up on the local fare one needs a decent
steak every now & then In Asia .

Chef there is a swiss bloke knows his tucker and 8 other languages
was head of gate Gourmet and Toblerone food technologist Ernst
dreadful drunk if he decides to party so be warned but has a red
cellar to kill for .

The regent --------- (IMO ) is all facade and no guts and the F & B
bloke is a ponci little poof and a liar .

Selangor club - if they would allow you in is bit of the old pucka
walla left over from Brit Colonial days and no females allowed in
some parts
( Very civilised in my opinion )

"PeterLucas" > wrote in message
.25...
> I'm reading up on my 'Lonely Planet' Malaysia edition.
>
> I actually *won* a holiday to Kuala Lumpur via the Internet!!
>
> Return airfares, 7 days car hire, and $500 spending money :-)
>
> So at the moment, we're checking out localities of hotels in KL and how
> close they are to the main eating areas :-)
>
> Usually when we go away, we get an apartment/unit type dwelling to stay
> in,
> and prepare most of our own food. Not this time.
>
> In KL we're going to be eating 'local', breakfast, lunch, and dinner :-)
>
> Already seen that the favourite breakfast is nasi lemak
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak
>
>
> So it's going to be a couple of weeks of eating fresh seafood and gourmet
> produce down in Tassie, home for a couple of weeks and then off to the
> delights of 'street eating' in KL :-)
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia


Very cool - have fun!


--
Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)

Jean B. wrote:

> PeterLucas wrote:
> > I'm reading up on my 'Lonely Planet' Malaysia edition.
> >
> > I actually *won* a holiday to Kuala Lumpur via the Internet!!
> >
> > Return airfares, 7 days car hire, and $500 spending money :-)
> >
> > So at the moment, we're checking out localities of hotels in KL and how
> > close they are to the main eating areas :-)
> >
> > Usually when we go away, we get an apartment/unit type dwelling to stay
in,
> > and prepare most of our own food. Not this time.
> >
> > In KL we're going to be eating 'local', breakfast, lunch, and dinner :-)
> >
> > Already seen that the favourite breakfast is nasi lemak
> >
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak
> >
> >
> > So it's going to be a couple of weeks of eating fresh seafood and
gourmet
> > produce down in Tassie, home for a couple of weeks and then off to the
> > delights of 'street eating' in KL :-)
> >
> Oh! I am salivating! Lucky you!


Australia is fervently hoping that he doesn' t return from his holiday...

:-)


--
Best
Greg