Kuala Lampur in the Luxe guides series, which are slim & small enough to fit easily in a pocket or handbag. Information is distilled from elite suggestions by city residents, specially selected for their style, knowledge & expertise. Luxe guides aim at the upper end of the market & subjectively edit to choose the very best recommendations for shopping, restaurants, leisure options & nightlife. Half day shopping & activity itineraries are suggested for you to mix & match your visit to suit your timetable. When folded close the cardboard guide slots into its own protective plastic frame. Vanity Fair magazine calls them “delightful, de-lovely, & deluxe”, & that’s just what they are. ...

Kuala Lumpur on a double-sided map from Periplus combining a street plan of the city’s central districts at 1:15, 000 with coverage of Greater Kuala Lumpur at 1:33, 000, plus a regional map & a diagram of the railway network. On one side is a street plan of the city’s central districts, extending roughly north south from Titiwangsa Recreational Park to the Sungai Besi Airport & east/west from the Selangor Golf Club to the University campus. On the reverse is a plan of Greater Kuala Lumpur extending coverage further west & south. Both plans indicate main traffic arteries & show railway stations with names. Various places of interest & facilities are highlighted. Each plan has an index which separately lists streets, buildings & places. Also included is a road map of the city’s environs at 1:230, 000 & diagram of the railway network. ...

Kuala Lumpur in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

Berlitz Pocket Guide Kuala Lumpur combines lively text with vivid full-colour photography to highlight the very best that this vibrant city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights & places to visit in Kuala Lumpur, from the contrasting architecture of the dazzling KLCC district & the historic colonial core, to the bustling night markets of Petaling Street & the peaceful oasis of the Lake Gardens. Handy maps on the cover flaps help you to get around with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in Kuala Lumpur, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in the city. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from shopping & sports to live music & nightlife. You'll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of Kuala Lumpur & an Eating Out chapter covering its mouth-watering cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels & restaurants, & an A-Z to give you all the practical information you will need. ...

Berlitz Pocket Guide Kuala Lumpur combines lively text with vivid full-colour photography to highlight the very best that this vibrant city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights & places to visit in Kuala Lumpur, from the contrasting architecture of the dazzling KLCC district & the historic colonial core, to the bustling night markets of Petaling Street & the peaceful oasis of the Lake Gardens. Handy maps on the cover flaps help you to get around with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in Kuala Lumpur, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in the city. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from shopping & sports to live music & nightlife. You`ll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of Kuala Lumpur & an Eating Out chapter covering its mouth-watering cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels & restaurants, & an A-Z to give you all the practical information you will need. ...

Exposé of the red-light districts of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) as well as in Bangkok (Thailand) & Batam & Karimun Islands (Indonesia). Part of the bestselling Undercover series, including Bali Undercover & Jakarta Undercover (vols. I & II). As eight sexy girls strut their stuff on stage, spandex shorts swathing their behinds as tightly as the lotus-leaf wrappings of a Chinese dumpling, author Ewe Paik Leong once again finds himself on the trail of Kuala Lumpur s ladies of the night. Following the success of his original book, which resulted in several red-light areas being closed down by the Malaysian authorities, he is back with new girls, new locations & new, shocking material. In Kuala Lumpur Undercover II, the author reveals websites where freelancers sporting Islamic hijab headscarves advertise their services &, in true Malaysian fashion, where the names of dishes are used to denote the different races: nasi lemak for Malay girls, char kwey teow for Chinese, & chapati for Indians. He visits KL s ethnic enclaves & interviews sex workers in Little Vietnam, Little Indonesia, Little China & Little Nepal. The author also travels north to Thailand to report on activities in Bangkok & Phuket, & south to the Indonesian islands of Batam & Karimun, both a short hop from Singapore. On Karimun Isl&, he visits a self-contained prostitution village, or lokalisasi, where women idle under front porches of houses & wait for business while feathered chickens scratch the dirt looking for their next victim. ...

Kuala Lumpur in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...

Kuçova Prefecture at 1:50, 000 in a series of handy size, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible road maps from the Tirana-based publishers Vektor. Landscape is presented by altitude colouring & contours lines at 100m intervals, with spot heights & a few more names of topographic features than found on Vektor’s 200K road maps of the country. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The prefecture maps appear to show the same small local dirt roads as in the 200K series, but given the increase in scale do so with greater clarity & also provide more detailed GPS coordinates (latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 5’ intervals), useful when travelling across the more remote parts of the country. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show subdivisions of prefectures & names of the communes, & indicate administrative status of towns. Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders.

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A woman on a plane listens to the stranger in the seat next to hers telling her the story of his life: his work, his marriage, & the harrowing night he has just spent burying the family dog. That woman is Faye, who is now on her way to Europe to promote the book she has just published. Once she reaches her destination, the conversations she has with the people she meets
- about art, about family, about politics, about love, about sorrow & joy, about justice & injustice
- are the most far-reaching questions human beings ask. These conversations, the last of them with her son, rise dramatically & majestically to a beautiful conclusion. Kudos completes Rachel Cusk`s trilogy with overwhelming power. The trilogy is one of the great achievements in fiction.

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