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One Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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covagabond.travel.blog covagabond. wherever it takes us X.SEA.1: One Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Two hours and thirty five minutes, two hours and thirty five minutes, two hours and thirty five minutes… nine hours? Twelve hours? Seventeen? Something seemed amiss as I scrolled through my Expedia listings for flights from Manila to Bangkok. I knew that the direct flight was only two and a half hours, yet I was seeing listings for far longer than that, and all hosted by Malaysia Airlines. I clicked the seventeen hour option and found that the wildly increased duration was due to a thirteen hour layover in Kuala Lumpur. I decided that a day in Malaysia sounded awesome, and booked my flight. As this was one of my first multi-country trips, I used tour services frequently, and they (mostly) served me well. So I found a tour with three destinations, thought I’d booked enough time for traffic, and set off. My first welcome to Malaysia was a sign in the airport warning very simply that anyone ...