Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Kuala Lumpur : Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS)

Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) in Malay language means "Southbound Integrated Terminal".   TBS is located 10 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur.  It is exactly located at Jalan Terminal Selatan, 57100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

We are in a hurry so we took a taxi from KL Sentral to TBS (taxi fare RM20).  But when we got here the second time, we took the LRT (Bandar Tasik Selatan Station) at TBS in going to KL Sentral. We paid only RM1 per person.

This modern airport-like bus terminal is the latest integrated transport terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan. It opened in January 2011.  It has a direct connection to LRT, KLIA Transit and Komuter Train.  If you plan to tour Singapore or you want to bring your kids to Legoland in Johor Bahru (which is 4 to 5 hours travel from TBS), you need to get here to reach the southern part of Malaysia.


photo from www.backpackingmalaysia.com

my kids while waiting


these two girls were so amazed of the touch screen kiosks located inside TBS




Cheapest bus fare we have canvassed, from TBS to Larkin Terminal in Johor Bahru RM31.  And from Singapore to TBS SG$25.


 an extracted photo from www.backpackingmalaysia.com



when we arrived from Singapore

There are convenience stores, pharmacy, some shops and fastfood chains like KFC and Kenny Roggers.  Most of the fastfood chains are located at the 4th floor.






Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan is Kuala Lumpur's gateway to the south.  It serves south Malaysia bound  buses like Johor Bahru, Melaka and Singapore. 

Information about bus schedules, bus companies, fares and time of departure, click here. 

and for the location map of TBS, click here

My impressions about TBS... clean, comfortable, convenient and so complete...I hope bus stations or even the airports in the provinces of my country will be like this. Truly a state-of-the-art bus terminal station. Amazing talaga!

Visit the official webpage of TBS-BTS

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Kuala Lumpur Accommodation : Raizzy's Guesthouse

Raizzy's Guesthouse is exactly located at 165 G. Jalan Tun H.S Lee, Kuala Lumpur.  We booked 3 months in advance and we got the room for RM123/night (Php1,661)  good for all of us. The room rates for 2 persons are RM65 and RM75.

The nearest MRT station from the guesthouse is Pasar Seni Station.  From KL Central, it is just one station away, MRT fare RM1.

Sri Maha Mariamman Temple just a few steps from the guesthouse

a temple also near Raizzy's

it is only just 5 minutes walk to Chinatown where the cheapest souvenirs can be bought

our room with 1 queen bed, 1 set of double deck and an extra bed

picture of their room extracted from Raizzy's page

Mr. Mehdi Akbari whom James is very fond of taking pictures

the receptionist whom I thought is a snob and don't like kids, but when James is already taking pictures, I saw his smile



with free simple breakfast

friends we've met inside the guesthouse

feels like home at Raizzy's

my kumare fetching us

he wants to take home James already =)


If you're on a budget but still want to stay on a descent guesthouse, stay at Raizzy's.  Cheap AC rooms at RM123 good for 4 persons.  The rooms are spacious and very clean with simple breakfast included.  Near everything... Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Chinatown, Central Market, KL City Gallery.  It is also just a minute away from the nearest MRT station.  

The wifi access here is excellent.  They also have a desktop free of charge.

Thank You to all the helpful and friendly staffs.

Their contact details :
address : 165 G Jalan Tun H.S. Lee
email : booking@raizzy.com

their official webpage is http://raizzy.com/
like them on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Raizzysguesthouse


Saturday, June 22, 2013

Kuala Lumpur : Bintang Walk and Petronas Twin Towers

From our guesthouse in Pasar Seni, we rode the GOKL bus in going to Bukit Bintang. To further explore Kuala Lumpur, we started at Bintang Walk.  

  

Let's start our Bintang Walk journey...
 
the lucky kid...he can sleep anytime, anywhere
asking for directions

 
Bintang Walk is Kuala Lumpur's premiere shopping and dining.  It is located at the heart of the city's "Golden Triangle".  Bukit Bintang district begins with Jalan Bukit Bintang which starts at Jalan Raja Chulan and ends at Pudu Road.  The malls surrounding Bintang Walk includes Berjaya Times Square, Bukit Bintang Plaza, Imbi Plaza, Fahrenheit 88, Low Yat Plaza, Starhill Gallery, Sungei Wang Plaza, Lot 10 and Pavilion KL.
Bintang Walk has been regarded as KL's most fashionable and most trendy shopping district. If New York has Times Square, Kuala Lumpur has its own Bintang Walk.  It becomes very lively at night!  Major celebrations like New Year countdown and Merdeka eve celebrations as well as street concerts and fashion shows are celebrated here.  And what are we doing here?   Actually we just happen to pass by to reach Petronas Twin Towers.


We went inside one of the malls in Bintang Walk

nice car!


the air conditioned walkway...from Bukit Bintang to KLCC

artistic underpasses

Oh Yeah!!!

walls of underpass

a long walk...they decided to sit for a while =)

playing with their reflections while waiting for others who went to the restroom


We met a Pinay and ask for directions...it's really a long walk from Bukit Bintang to KLCC eh?

playtime!!!

Aquaria is located inside KLCC

at last we reached Petronas Towers by walking from Bukit Bintang...exhausting!!!

That's it!!!

Petronas Twin Towers has a world record of being the tallest towers from 1998-2004, until surpassed by Taipei 101.  But still they remain to be the tallest twin buildings in the world. Petronas towering height is 1,483 ft or 452 meters and has 88 storeys. It has a skybridge with a length of 58.40 meters.  The hollow space between the towers is linked by the skybridge at levels 41 and 42.
 

just the half of the Twin Towers

the cute tourists kids

James, my little photographer

buildings beside KLCC
Believe it or not, we walked again from Bukit Bintang going back to Raizzy's Guesthouse...so tiring!!! We just rewarded them with their favorite meryenda, refillable softdrinks, french fries, sandwiches and a toy at Mcdonalds!!!

Berjaya Times Square

at Mcdonalds

Pinays we've met along the way...See you again!!!

met Robin Padilla too!!!

Adriano Family in Petronas

We went back to Petronas the following day the easier way...From our guesthouse, we rode a GOKL bus from Pasar Seni to Bukit Bintang and rode another GOKL bus from Bukit Bintang to KLCC Mall. easy ei?
There's a free tour of going up to Petronas Towers everyday, you just need to be at KLCC Suria when it opens at 9am. They are giving away at least 1,800 tickets per day, so you'll have a great chance to get these free tickets if you arrive early.  For a detailed information on how to get these tickets, click here. The tickets can be bought online at RM80 (Php1,080).

the Twin Towers conquered!

For more info, visit Petronas Twin Towers official page at http://www.petronastwintowers.com.my/

 
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