The Backpack Adventures

Located at 1020, Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , The FACE Suites Platinum is an all-suite residential-style dwelling place that is perfectly located near Kuala Lumpur's top tourist destinations.  The FACE Suites Platinum The FACE Suites Platinum Details The FACE Suites Platinum   consists of 200 suites with spacious and beautifully furnished rooms with sizes ranging from 83 sqm to 138 sqm. Each suite comes with complimentary wireless internet access. The suites are also fully equipped with modern appliances that make one feel truly at home.  The FACE Suites Platinum -Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The FACE Suites Platinum as seen from a distance The FACE Suites Platinum 's "face". The room that we rented had a nice minimalist touch to it. The bedroom The toilet/ shower room The kitchen The rooftop pool The kiddie pool An amazing view of the Petronas Twin Towers from the infinity pool My family and I got the ch

With a territory that measures 330,803 square kilometers more than half of which are forest lands that are home to numerous endemic species of plants and animals,  Malaysia is one of the 17 megadiverse countries on Earth.  Malaysia 's territory consists of thirteen states and three federal territories. These federal territories consist of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan. The country is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. The majority of its population are Malays, its minority consists of people of Chinese or Indian descent. There are also numerous indigenous people that live in different parts of the country. Regardless of these differences, its local inhabitants are collectively referred to as Malaysians. Malaysian Flag Map of Malaysia The name Malaysia came from a combination of the Malay word " melayu " and Latin-Greek suffix "- sia ". The word melayu in Malay was derived from the Tamil word malai which means mountain and ur which means city. 

Here's another must-eat dish in Malaysia and Singapore that is worth featuring in the food trip corner of my blog... join me as we try out and discover the bak kut teh . Bak kut teh The name bak kut teh came from the Hokkien dialect that literally translates to "meat bone tea". Despite being called a "tea", the dish does not contain any actual tea as an ingredient. It is, however, rich in herbs and spices like cinnamon, cloves,  dang gui , fennel seeds, garlic, and star anise which is boiled with the meaty pork ribs that give it its complex taste. Bak kut teh in Singapore's Chinatown   I hope they added more ingredients to my Bak kut teh Throughout time, additional ingredients were added to the dish like mushrooms, dried tofu, choy sum , and offal. Some Chinese herbs were also included like ju zhi and yu zhu .  The bak kut teh dish is best served with tea. It is believed that the tea helps in dissolving the fat that was consumed from the dish.