Travelfish correspondent Pat Fama

Pat is a freelance writer and journalist based Kuala Lumpur.
Website: http://we-write-stuff.com

Posts by Pat Fama:

• Resorts World Genting

  First published: 16 Aug 2011
  

  Most independent travellers coming to Kuala Lumpur are probably unaware that one of Asia’s largest entertainment and gambling complexes is less than a hour by bus from central KL. Located at about 1,700 metres above sea level, Resorts World Genting is a modern reworking of the colonial hill station concept. While places like Cameron Highlands … read the full post

• Ramadan food markets in Kuala Lumpur

  First published: 10 Aug 2011
  

  As I may have mentioned before, Malaysians like their food. It’s one of the few things which cuts across all the main ethnic groups in the country. One big difference between the races though, is that while fantastic Chinese and Indian food is easily accessible to tourists, good Malay cooking is far more difficult to … read the full post

• Kuala Lumpur’s best public parks

  First published: 08 Aug 2011
  

  For a city so in love with new high-rise buildings, not to mention motor vehicles, Kuala Lumpur is surprisingly green. Not in an eco-friendly sense, although that is improving slowly, but in terms of how much vegetation there is in among all the concrete. It is also well served by public open green spaces, most … read the full post

• Drinking and buying tea in Kuala Lumpur

  First published: 04 Aug 2011
  

  Tea drinking has been part of Malaysian life for hundreds of years, although exactly when the habit started is unclear. The most likely explanation is that it was brought to the country by traders from China. The word for tea in Malay is teh, derived from Hokkien, the dialect spoken in the Chinese province of … read the full post

• Kuala Lumpur’s fast disappearing heritage

  First published: 28 Jul 2011
  

  Anyone wandering round Kuala Lumpur could be forgiven for thinking it’s one big construction site. Everywhere you look, a new shopping centre or high-rise building is taking shape. A good deal of this frenetic building activity is understandable, as KL’s growing population needs places to live, work and shop. Unfortunately, much of the city’s remaining … read the full post

• How to travel on a budget in Kuala Lumpur

  First published: 26 Jul 2011
  

  Anyone coming to Malaysia after spending time in other parts of Southeast Asia, with the exception of Singapore and Brunei, will be struck by how expensive it is. While it is relatively easy to get by on less than 20 US dollars a day in much of the region, doing so in Malaysia is next … read the full post

• Malaysia Contemporary Art Tourism Festival 2011

  First published: 21 Jul 2011
  

  Up until very recently, the idea of tourists coming to Kuala Lumpur specifically to see or buy Malaysian contemporary art would have been virtually unheard of. But a thriving independent gallery sector, together with the success of Malaysia’s first two contemporary art auctions, and the growing popularity of the country’s annual International Art Expo, has … read the full post

• Walking in Kuala Lumpur: Are you mad?

  First published: 19 Jul 2011
  

  Some cities in the world are a pleasure to walk in. Others, somewhat less so. Kuala Lumpur, with its energy-sapping climate, would be a tough place to be a pedestrian at the best of times. But combined with inadequate pavements, dangerous road crossings, and drivers who never, ever, stop for you, it can often be … read the full post

• Having a laugh in Kuala Lumpur

  First published: 15 Jul 2011
  

  Up until two or three years ago, the state of live comedy in Kuala Lumpur was no laughing matter; a doctor would have found virtually no life at all in the city’s collective funny bone. While the local comedy scene is hardly in rude health these days, its condition has at least seen a marked … read the full post

• South Indian food in Kuala Lumpur

  First published: 13 Jul 2011
  

  One of the undoubted culinary highlights of Kuala Lumpur is south Indian food, done with a distinctive Malaysian twist. The eateries can be divided into two main categories: those run by Hindus, and those run by Indians who have converted to Islam, known as Mamaks. Although many dishes turn up at both types of establishment, … read the full post