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Singapore to Kuala Lumpur

tandoori naan set and ice tea 

train from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur departed 8 am.  first class air con seat.  AUD$57.  the view: endless palm oil plantations.  every hill and dale – row upon row of palm trees.  arrive K.L. 2:45 pm.  monorail to Bukit Bintang station.  Bukit Bintang is the happening area in K.L..  hostel ‘across from monorail station, directly behind the huge sony ericson sign’. 1 night there at Paradiso B&B.  MR27 (AUD$10) per night in a 4 bed dorm.  well worth it.  this is the place.  brilliant owner ‘Hazdy’.  cool, charming.  thin, bald, all smiles.  born in a longhouse on Borneo.  well travelled, lived in oz.  speaks english and spanish, some japanese etc.  remembers everyone’s name.  a wealth of information, a brilliant host.  old building but Hazdy has done a great reno on his place (be prepared to walk up!).   free wifi (all hostels in asia so far).  nice little rooftop garden.  so many satellite tv stations (star network),  so well able to keep up with the crazy downturn on the world financial scene.  after one night, moved to Attapsana Guesthouse a few blocks away.  had pre-booked it for 3 nights (private room RM35).  older, but clean.  the owner (also called Hazdy) was friendly, helpful, kind and polite.  ate in several of the cheap places along the street.  great food for a few dollars only.  waited too long to book the train to Penang, then found – need to book at least 48 hours in advance.  so – needed one more night accommodation.  Attapsana all booked – returned to Paradiso.  again, enjoyed this place. 



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