Activities in Malaysia

Original Debut: Built in 1921 by Chua Cheng Bok, a Chinese immigrant who’d worked himself to riches in the Malaysian tin mines, the Art Deco–style the

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The cable car runs gondolas to the top of Mat Cincang, the island’s second-highest peak.

Where: The top of the 500-million-year-old Mount Mat Cincang, Langkawi, Malaysia.

For decades American Express Travel Insider Robin Turner has been a foremost expert on Hawaii, and while her personal interests include gardening and

Travel agency owner Sandee Litwin has nearly three decades of experience in the travel industry. With particular expertise in upscale luxury cruise li

At the annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam—which takes place in January or February, depending on the year—males demonstrate their faith by piercing th

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T+L’s Travel Agent Advisory Board, 2011