Perpetual summer – Avoid the rain
Day 28: Country #5 Despite it’s size and breadth of tourist attractions, Kuala Lumpur is still not fully developed into a modern metropolis for all tourist so I kinda ran […]
Malaysia – Melaka (Malacca)
Day 27: Country #5 Malacca is an coastal ancient city that existed before the British built Kuala Lumpur to redirect commerce. A long day trip tour by road includes a […]
Reduce housing expenses
Housing is the biggest budget line item for everybody. The general recommendation is to not exceed 30% of your gross income, which is actually a much higher percentage of your […]
KL – Batu Caves by rail
Day 26: Country #5 Batu caves, translated blandly as stone caves, is one of the farther but also easiest to visit top tourist spots from Sentral Station and very affordable […]
KL, KLIA, KLIA2, KLCC, Petronas Towers – acronyms galore
Day 25: Country #5 In addition to really confusing malls designed with maze-like escalators and round about signage, I noticed Malaysians also like acronyms, including using the same acronym for […]
Kuala Lumpur – Free tours and food
Day 24: Country #5 I like how food vendors rotate along the Kasturi walk so I was able to get a different breakfast before starting a free tour of the […]
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
Day 23: Country #5 Kuala Lumpur, meaning the muddy estuary, is a thriving modern city with much room to grow. It’s rising as a major tourist destination and the city […]
Maximize starting income
A recent report in Time shows that millennial incomes are on average 4% worst off than the previous generous. This is part of a larger economic trend of decreasing real […]
Malaysia – Miri
Day 22: Country #5 Miri is a surprisingly big and growing coastal city in Sarawak, East Malaysia on the Borneo island, Asia’s largest, owing it’s size mainly to the region’s […]
Brunei to Malaysia by air or land?
Day 21: Country #4 I had a suspicion my flight to Kuala Lumpur booked through a third party travel site did not properly process, and it was confirmed when I […]
Triple rainbow, boat ride and royalty
Day 20: Country #4 By far the most amazing combination of events imaginable coalesced on this day, which started off seemingly routine. I asked to be dropped off at the […]
Rising interest rates and prices
Given the recent spike in interest rates amid concerns about inflation, the markets are responding with some turmoil. Prices are changing, but it’s not as dramatic as it seems because […]
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