Yummy Eats (Kuala Lumpur Edition)

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Yummy Eats (Kuala Lumpur Edition)

With Tyler not feeling well during our time in Kuala Lumpur, we ate most of our meals in Chinatown, where our guesthouse was located. Thankfully, the neighborhood is home to many delicious dishes and we had our fair share of restaurants to pick from. We did venture out a couple times for some variety, including lunch at an Indian restaurant and brunch at an iconic kopitiam, a traditional coffee shop, where we brushed shoulders with quite a few locals.

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Feeling the Ups and Downs of Travel in Kuala Lumpur

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Feeling the Ups and Downs of Travel in Kuala Lumpur

While Tyler typically writes a top 5 post for the capital cities we visit, we decided to switch things up for Kuala Lumpur. After falling sick almost as soon as we arrived, Tyler didn't feel he could comfortably write about a place he saw so little of. Though we explored the city and walked around its neighborhoods, he was never really there because of physical pain and sheer exhaustion. So, it'll be me this time, recounting our five days in the city.

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Yummy Eats (Singapore Edition)

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Yummy Eats (Singapore Edition)

As Tyler mentioned in his Top 5 post, we were beyond excited to try the food in Singapore. After our time in New Zealand and Australia where we ate in as much as possible and 5 months in South America, where we got our fill of meat and potatoes, we could not wait to get our hands (or should I say mouths?) on rice, noodles, seafood, fruit... well everything really. You'll notice that we ate at hawker centers, complexes which house numerous, inexpensive food stalls, almost exclusively (save for the chili crab) because the food is cheaper there and just as delicious, if not more, as compared to restaurants.

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Top 5 Things We Did in Singapore

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Top 5 Things We Did in Singapore

Singapore was our first stop on our Asian odyssey and it made for a great introduction to the world we were about to spend at least six months exploring. Despite its size, there are a plethora of things to do here and while we only sampled a few offerings, these are our five favorite activities from our time in the city. 

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