Travel Tips
1. Typical costs
a. Accommodation – Dorms start at 30-55 RM per night, with larger cities being on the high end of that spectrum. Private rooms rate are around 75 RM for a single room, and around 100 RM for a double. Budget hotels start at 80 RM.
b. Food – A street meal will start under 4 RM and rarely cost more than 11 RM. Expect to pay 7-20 RM in restaurants. Western food will always cost more. Also, tipping is not expected in Malaysia but would not be refused.
c. Transportation – Expect to pay around 5-11 RM per hour on a bus trip. Taxis can be expensive as the fare is charged per person, and if you can’t find anyone to share with, you would be charged four fares! Within Kuala Lumpur, fares start at 3 RM for the first 0.6 miles, though many taxis do not have taximeters. In this situation, make an agreement on a price before you set off.
d. Activities – Most tourist attractions in Malaysia are fairly cheap. Trekking costs 35-75 RM for each
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Speak to me in my language and you speak to my heart”. Thus, English is spoken widely; much more than in most of other Asian countries, so reasonable English is enough to get you around. Especially, if you 're heading out from the big cities, learn a few words of Bahasa and you will be greeted with broad smiles from the local.
5. Everyone can fly
Air Asia - a low-cost airline based in Malaysia - has made air travel easy and affordable. This airline operates flies all over Asia and beyond from its two main hubs in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu. The carrier‘s slogan ‘Now everyone can fly‘ is shown to be true by the village folks who board the plane wide-eyed, fiddle confusedly with their seatbelt and are amazed at a mini tray table popping down from the seat in front. It is a budget airline so beware of baggage limits, so do not expect much empathy if you miss your flight for any reason.
6. The stomach is at the nation’s