Best of Kuala Lumpur (Globetrotter Best of Series) [Paperback]

Helen Oon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Globetrotter Best of Series | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel series, which includes guides, maps, and atlases, presently covers more than 80 destinations worldwide.

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From the Back Cover

Globetrotter's The Best of Kuala Lumpur is an attractive, handy pocket guide and is ideal for making the most of a short visit. With its small format and fold-out maps it is perfect if travelers want to carry a guide with them wherever they go. The book features well presented, to the point sections of the highlights of the city and region, places of interest, activities, accommodations, where to eat, entertainment, and excursions. It features activities for children, travel tips, a generic index, and a sites index. The text entries are cross referenced with the fold-out maps, which include city plans, public transport, and archeological site plans where relevant.
Practical, informative and user-friendly, Globetrotter's The Best of Kuala Lumpur offers visitors the highlights of the city in a concise format, with fold-out mapping and a handy directory of places to stay, eat, shop and relax.

About the Author

Resident in England, Helen Oon was born in Malaysia and returns to her native country each year. She has considerable experience in organizing tours to the country. In addition, she has written about Malaysia for publications including the Eastern and Orient Express Magazine and is author of Globetrotter Travel Guide to Singapore.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Globetrotter; 1st edition (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184330838X
• ISBN-13: 978-1843308386
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,214,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Travel > Asia > Malaysia & Brunei

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful Guide , Not Perfect, July 27, 2007

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Sailor Al (NYC Area) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best of Kuala Lumpur (Globetrotter Best of Series) (Paperback)

The size made it easy to carry around, and it had enough details and information to prove useful for a 2 or 3 day trip through KL, which is a real gem and interesting city, with its relative prosperity and modernity, mix of cultures and religions, and some interesting sites.

The maps are adequate but not stellar and provide little detail out of the key neighborhoods, so it will take a bit to navigate the city, which is not laid out in anything as convenient as a grid. Although the monorail and taxi make it relatively easy to get around the main areas, this guide and its maps will prove less effective for exploring off the beaten path.

I haven't seen any great guides for KL, so this "good enough" will have to do, and hook up with a local for dining / eating / shopping / exploring more than the standard downtown / Petronas Towers / key tourist sites.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very handy and up-to-date, August 10, 2006

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Late Night Gator (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Kuala Lumpur (Globetrotter Best of Series) (Paperback)

On a trip (back) to Malaysia in Feb 06, this guide came in very handy for a lot of locations in the big city. A very good reference that I carried around.

Accurate too - which was a plus.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good little book, August 10, 2005

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Eric S. Menges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Kuala Lumpur (Globetrotter Best of Series) (Paperback)

This inexpensive book is packed with information, photographs, and ideas and is well organized. I won't be able to really test it for several months until my trip to KL but at this point I don't regret buying it.