Jungle on the Orient Express
Mark Smith finds a trip from Singapore to Bangkok on the Eastern & Oriental Express is better late than never.
Big trouble in little China
Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown is a chaotic spectacle.
Flight test: AirAsia X
Before the flight it's worth considering the add-ons the low-cost carrier offers for a smoother ride.
Rest and recuperate
Our writers review seven stopover cities where you can stretch your legs and beat the humdrum of a long-haul flight.
Tripologist: Kuala Lumpur for pleasure, then business
My husband and I want to travel from Melbourne to London with a stopover each way.
Flight test: AirAsia X premium economy
The highlight of premium economy on this no-frills airline is the flat-bed seat.
Essential guide to Kuala Lumpur
Belinda Jackson surveys the collision of cultures and contrasts in the Malaysian capital.
Village in a food court
Antony Lawes finds decades of hawker tradition are being preserved in an unlikely location in Kuala Lumpur.
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A love of food reigns supreme in this cultural mish-mash. Here, hawkers spruik cuisine from all corners and rub shoulders with seemingly endless and glitzy food courts. Bulbous mosques neighbour gaudy Indian temples and Chinese pagodas, but everything gravitates towards the shopping epicentre of the iconic Petronas Towers. The only certain thing in this city is the heat that's tamed by its daily afternoon downpours.
