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Malaysia Travel Guide

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Pleasures of Penang

Penang, Malaysia has stylish hotels and some of Southeast Asia’s best street food.

Kuala Lumpur's Renaissance

Beneath Kuala Lumpur's Blade Runner surface, a multicultural population is coming to terms with new wealth, religious diversity, and the aftermath of colonialism. Revisit a...

World's Strangest Desserts

Let them eat cake. You’ve got these wonderfully bizarre desserts to try instead.

World's Most Spectacular Pedestrian Bridges

Pedestrian bridges are going to cool new heights, turning the need to get from here to there into an adventure.

World's Sexiest Affordable Destinations

20 hot spots—from Malaysia to Martinique—that fuse style, authenticity, and affordability.

World's Most Beautiful Train Stations

There’s more to admire than the passing scenery. Have your camera ready when you pull into these beautiful train stations.

Rise of the Planned City

Despite representing a kind of admirably grandiose idealism, the planned city has been out of vogue since the 1970's. But in Asia, as Karrie Jacobs...

World's Most Beautiful Airports

Flight delays are less painful inside a gorgeous, well-designed airport.

World's Most Classic Breakfasts

The most important meal of the day is also a window onto local cuisine. T+L takes a look at the most classic breakfasts from around...

World's Best Spas

Travel + Leisure readers voted on the best hotel spas to unwind and unplug.
HOTELS

Gem Wellness Spa & Island Resort

What to Expect: Set within a marine wildlife sanctuary off the central-eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula, rocky eight-acre Gemia Island has golden beaches as well as a turtle hatchery, where baby... more ›


ACTIVITIES

Thaipusam

At the annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam—which takes place in January or February, depending on the year—males demonstrate their faith by piercing themselves with hooks, then using them... more ›




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