Kuala Lumpur

[Simon Wagstaff]

Hotel Maya, very nice place, nice sky bar, walking distance to Beach Club and the rest.

[NewImage]

Everything true. I add that, while red taxies are cheaper but seldom use meters (I recommend to agree on the fee before entering, which should be 10 RM at night for short distances), blue Executive taxis cost twice but use the meter. The result is that you pay often the same as the red, but with much more comfort.

Short trips should be 10 RM in city. Hail taxi, open door and say 10 Rm to wherever. If they want more than 20 leave door open and walk away. Oh poor driver has to get out and close door. Helps that I am rather big but.

Proviso: don't try this outside BC or TC.

Quite frankly I usually open door and say I know its 10 RM but I will give you 20 RM to take me to x. To me the difference between $2:50 US and $5 US is negligible. Others on principle may disagree.

Also agree on location. Can you cancel your accom and stay closer to action. Do you know you can walk to and from BC & TC from say Fraser Place?

[Black Page]

Banana Boi: From the Hilton you can walk...

Everything true. I add that, while red taxies are cheaper but seldom use meters (I recommend to agree on the fee before entering, which should be 10 RM at night for short distances), blue Executive taxis cost twice but use the meter. The result is that you pay often the same as the red, but with much more comfort.

[Allover]

Thanks everyone for the SIM card replies. I'll get my SIM at the airport. My apologies for a couple of more newbie questions:

1. do taxis all use meters or do they scam like they do in Pattaya?

Banana Boi: From the Hilton you can walk across the street into KL Sentral train station. There is a taxi desk there that will you will give you a flat rate to any destination. You pay at the desk and give your driver the paperwork. I paid RM 17 to get to Bukit Bintang last night. A better idea is to take the monorail from Sentral to Bukit Bintang station. Very easy to do. The bars are on Changkat which is an easy walk from the BB monorail station. Going back to your hotel, taxis will ask for R30 from Bukit. They will easily negotiate down to R20 which is what I paid last night. Every now and then you'll find a taxi that uses a meter at night. But they are few and far between. Deluxe Spa at the Federal Hotel is in the BB area. The spa on the 5th floor at Hotel Soliel is a 1 minute walk from the Changkat bars. I don't know of anything near the Hilton other than very low end stuff that I didn't bother to check out. I'm in Sihanoukville today. Back to KL in a few days. KL is a nice change of pace from your home base in Thailand.

[Christian G]

Thanks everyone for the SIM card replies. I'll get my SIM at the airport. My apologies for a couple of more newbie questions:

1. do taxis all use meters or do they scam like they do in Pattaya?

2. I am staying at the Hilton near Nu Sentral in the Brickfields area. Are there any good bars or massage parlors I can check out there? Feel free to PM me.

3. Other than BC and TC, are there any other decent bars? Which are the good bars in the Changkat area? I'm interested in Viet girls rather than PRC ones. Preferably under 25 but can be 30 if super hot. Willing to pay more if the girl is hot.

Thanks for helping.

1. Avoid the taxis! I used Grab and work very good.

2. Don't Know. Why you not stay around Bukit Bindang? Plenty of spa, massage, bars.

3. I read that Gypsy and Zion on Changkat Bukit Bindang have freelancers but I can't confirm.

[Paulr1950]

Thanks everyone for the SIM card replies. I'll get my SIM at the airport. My apologies for a couple of more newbie questions:

1. do taxis all use meters or do they scam like they do in Pattaya?

2. I am staying at the Hilton near Nu Sentral in the Brickfields area. Are there any good bars or massage parlors I can check out there? Feel free to PM me.

3. Other than BC and TC, are there any other decent bars? Which are the good bars in the Changkat area? I'm interested in Viet girls rather than PRC ones. Preferably under 25 but can be 30 if super hot. Willing to pay more if the girl is hot.

Thanks for helping.

There plenty bars in changkat rocky bar, ice bar and lots more all have girls floating about, if you lookn just ask some the waiters there an they will fix you up, thais viets from 200 myr up, from about 10/11 pm.


Load up wechat and start to send msg to girls nearby and then weed them out takes bit time but its ok, while you sit an have beer.

Taxies are probly the worst in asia to use the meter I use uber, if you lookn to go to changkat I would stay near there.

[Banana Boi]

Thanks everyone for the SIM card replies. I'll get my SIM at the airport. My apologies for a couple of more newbie questions:

1. do taxis all use meters or do they scam like they do in Pattaya?

2. I am staying at the Hilton near Nu Sentral in the Brickfields area. Are there any good bars or massage parlors I can check out there? Feel free to PM me.

3. Other than BC and TC, are there any other decent bars? Which are the good bars in the Changkat area? I'm interested in Viet girls rather than PRC ones. Preferably under 25 but can be 30 if super hot. Willing to pay more if the girl is hot.

Thanks for helping.

[Chinnu18]

So let me put some quick points.

1. All hotels are girl friendly. Even you don't need to go down to pick the girl. Just give her room number and she can reach you.

2. I have tried home delivery few times. But the quality is not good. You can't make chemistry with girl. So its more like wham wham thank you mam.

And girls will like to make it quick as they get 90 out of 200 paid for one hour.

3. we chat is a good tool. Almost all FLs in BC TC Changkat are on wechat.

4. beach club is better then Thai club in terms of pick up as all girls come there to go with you, in Thai club they are more in dry humping with Chinese brothers and make money.

5. pinays in Malaysia behaves different then Philippines. In Phils any gal you talk would love to join you in bed but here they want to party on your money..

Thanks a ton RH. It was credible info which I was searching for. This Oct, my maiden trip to Kl & Penang. Will take your post as pointers. Do share some digits if you can of any individuals.

[BushRusher]

I bought a Digi cell SIM an hour ago at KLIA 2. There was no line. Paid RM 20 (US $4. 60) for a 7 day card with 1. 50 GB data and RM 10 phone call credit. I believe the data may be unlimited after 7 pm I'm not sure as I had trouble understanding the sales rep. 1. 50 GB is plenty of data for me. Hope this helps Banana Boi and others.

That is good to know.

[Allover]

I bought a Digi cell SIM an hour ago at KLIA 2. There was no line. Paid RM 20 (US $4. 60) for a 7 day card with 1. 50 GB data and RM 10 phone call credit. I believe the data may be unlimited after 7 pm I'm not sure as I had trouble understanding the sales rep. 1. 50 GB is plenty of data for me. Hope this helps Banana Boi and others.

[Black Page]

Banana boi,
Next to Beach club there are 3 shops which sell digi sim.
No need to worry. Cheaper than airport.

For someone who travels to KL and plans to stay enough to need a local SIM for data traffic, there are several options, which show up in the following order:

1) At the KLIA airport, if I am not wrong just before the immigration (I can be wrong on this, maybe after, as they moved 2 years ago and my memory is still confused). There are 3 providers side by side. I usually choose Digi, but I have no special reason for that. I just took the yellow the first time, then I never changed. I never waited to be served more than 2-3 minutes, as the Chinese guy is extremely efficient.

2) Again at the KLIA Airport, just after the arrival exit, near the ATMs where I suggest you take your cash for the night and first expenses in town.

3) After that, I suppose you will take the KLIA Express to KL Sentral. At KL Sentral, there are MANY booths of all providers.

4) If you still don't have it, once settled in your hotel there are many around the Bukit Bintang area, Pudu, Chinatown, Chow Kit, anywhere.

My recommendation is to buy it as soon as possible at 1). I am not sure if it really costs few ringit more, but the price difference is negligible, as I want to be online immediately, to be able to check my contacts as soon as I am waiting the KLIA Ekspres. Moreover, having my SIM card at the airport means that I have one less thing to do once I am in town.
I usually buy TWO SIM cards: one for an old Nokia phone, just for calling and SMS (10-20 rm may be enough for few days), another for data traffic to be placed in my mobile wifi modem (mobile hotspot). Both are cheap.

[Chinnu18]

Hi fellow members,

I have planned for a Malaysia trip and will be in KL for one night. Oct. Have booked Fairline residences at bintang. Looking for some fun time. Will be thankful if any leads are shared. MP & SP. Do anyone have stayed at the same hotel. Is that guest friendly. Do they allow guests entering our rooms. I know, I'm asking more questions. Apologize me. I'm new.

Thanks again.

[BushRusher]

Had a look in a sex shop in Lot 21 but they were a rip off. I have read about in some places they have been a problem in luggage esp hand luggage but if you put it in your suitcase will it cause that much of a stir?

Thanks again.

I can tell you that a couple of the ladies over the years have accidentally carried stuff through some airports. I can also tell you that I have had several girls return to Malaysia and Indonesia were miniskirts and thigh high xxxxme boots. You can see some of the toys the Philippines members carry; some are half the size of a baseball bat. IMHO, I would keep it small and discrete.

[RockyHardy21]

Sorry for the off topic question but I am unable to search 'sim'. I have read Digi is the one of the better data providers in KL. I know I can get it at the airport but in case there is a long line up is it easily available in a store around the Beach Club area?

Banana boi,

Next to Beach club there are 3 shops which sell digi sim.

No need to worry. Cheaper than airport.

[Christian G]

Sorry for the off topic question but I am unable to search 'sim'. I have read Digi is the one of the better data providers in KL. I know I can get it at the airport but in case there is a long line up is it easily available in a store around the Beach Club area?

Don't worry, I been in KL last June. Flight in KLIA2 with AirAsia, before the immigration I found 4/5 sim card shop. I was the only customer, no need to wait for got my sim card.