Skip to content
  • Home
  • Work with me
    • Sponsored posts
    • Guest posts
  • Disclosure Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • About me…
  • Contact me

Focused Travels

Travel Planning Tips and Experiences

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Destinations
    • Belgium
    • France
    • Luxembourg
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • South Africa
    • Switzerland
    • South-Korea
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • The Netherlands
    • United Kingdom
    • USA
    • Zimbabwe
  • Travel Planning and Budgeting
  • Travel Inspiration
  • Resources to book a trip
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Destinations
    • Belgium
    • France
    • Luxembourg
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • South Africa
    • Switzerland
    • South-Korea
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • The Netherlands
    • United Kingdom
    • USA
    • Zimbabwe
  • Travel Planning and Budgeting
  • Travel Inspiration
  • Resources to book a trip

Malaysia

Read about Focused Travels’ sights, hotels and itineraries for visiting Malaysia. To date cities visited include Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi and Malaka.

No night train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore

Kuala Lumpur to Singapore Train

I was sad to discover from Yun Qing’s blog that the night train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore is no longer available to travelers in the region. I had used this train while visiting Malaysia and Singapore a while back. Thinking about the train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore makes me smile. It was one …

Read more

4 Shares
Tweet
Pin4
Share
Share
Flip
Reddit
34 Comments

Top 8 things to do in Penang, Malaysia

Penang Activities

We spent two days in Penang, Malaysia during our last trip to South-East Asia but we had a blast. We knew nothing about Penang when we got there, but there were so many things to do and see, and we never got to all of them! I would love to go back to Penang and …

Read more

4 Shares
Tweet
Pin4
Share
Share
Flip
Reddit
5 Comments

Langkawi Bird Paradise: a fun place to visit

Langkawi Bird Paradise

We found the Langkawi Bird Paradise quite by chance. Our second day in Langkawi was a Friday. Since most of Malaysia’s population is Muslim and Fridays are their holy day; it meant that many of the attractions in Langkawi was closed or had reduced opening hours. Luckily, our hotel had brochures of the attractions in Langkawi, and we …

Read more

5 Shares
Tweet
Pin5
Share
Share
Flip
Reddit
Leave a comment

What train travel in Malaysia is like

Train Travel in Malaysia

When we wanted to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, there were flights available, and they were not too expensive either. The flight from Kuala Lumpur Airport to Penang International Airport only takes an hour and cost on average about $75 and upwards. The train journey takes about 6 hours and only cost about $15 …

Read more

7 Shares
Tweet
Pin7
Share
Share
Flip
Reddit
19 Comments

Royal Bintang Hotel: is a good location enough?

Royal Bintang Hotel Room

We arrived in the afternoon in Kuala Lumpur after taking a relaxing train ride from Butterworth to Kuala Lumpur Railway Station. We were quite tired, but looking forward to what Kuala Lumpur offers. Excitedly we made our way from the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station to the Royale Bintang Hotelwhich we had booked for the few days …

Read more

0 Shares
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
Flip
Reddit
2 Comments

Search Focused Travels

Follow me on social media

Like
Follow
Follow
Follow

Recent Posts

  • Amsterdam Canal Residence: free snacks and beautiful canal views
  • A-Train Hotel in Amsterdam: Central and Quirky
  • 3 Careers you can travel the world with
  • 15 Best Travel Podcasts To Inspire Your Travel Dreams
  • Staycation vs Vacation: What, When and How?
Focused Travels Subscribe Button

My favourite site for accommodation

300*252

Thank you!

Thank you for visiting Focused Travels!

Focused Travels is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Refer to the site’s privacy policy for more information.

[instagram-feed]
2021 © Focused Travels