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I think I might've gone to Klang and Port Dickson as a kid, but has obviously changed a lot since then. The KL metro/Klang Valley is kinda sprawling, you've also got Putrajaya which is a new planned community. Last time we visited some of dad's old friends including his bandmates he used to play with in this really nice housing estate somewhere in the KL metro, it was leafy and felt like being in the jungle, I loved their house, it had an open courtyard in the middle to let all the air in. Not sure where it was though. One of those who was there was an English expat who married a local Malay lady who was an old childhood friend of my father's or related to her somehow. Come to think of it it was near the Mines Resort...we stayed at the Golden Horses hotel way back in 1998. It's the shopping mall with the canals and the gondolas (sort of like an indoor Venice) not sure if you've been.
I haven't been! I've done very little exploring in the greater Metro region. Basically whenever I've stayed in KL, I've always end up in either Bukit Bintang or Chinatown. Right in the city, basically.
Coming in from the AirAsia Airport, I always marvel at all the interesting terraced houses everywhere. I dont know what other people think of them, but I find them quite beautiful to look at.
I also like that green jungle feel that you just get everywhere in Malaysia. Quite a contrast from Thailand, where the moment you cross the border, there is a consistently 'brown' feel to the landscape with significantly less green foilage on the Thai side, comparitively.
I haven't been! I've done very little exploring in the greater Metro region. Basically whenever I've stayed in KL, I've always end up in either Bukit Bintang or Chinatown. Right in the city, basically.
Coming in from the AirAsia Airport, I always marvel at all the interesting terraced houses everywhere. I dont know what other people think of them, but I find them quite beautiful to look at.
I also like that green jungle feel that you just get everywhere in Malaysia. Quite a contrast from Thailand, where the moment you cross the border, there is a consistently 'brown' feel to the landscape with significantly less green foilage on the Thai side, comparitively.
You should check it out. I mean the area in general...you'd probably need a car living there though, since KL's public transit isn't on the same level as Singapore or Hong Kong, and the metro area does sprawl a bit.
Yes, Malaysia is more forested, though it's sad to see the logging that's going on . Most of Thailand's rainforest is long gone, virgin or secondary. Malaysia's climate is also equatorial compared to Thailand's more savanna/monsoon climate - in other words, most of the country is wet all year round with no real dry season, making it very lush.
I just wanted to get a feel for 'generic' Metro KL. So, went to Klang, assuming it would be cheaper and affordable than KL itself. However, the majority of houses seem to be in the 500,000 Ringit to 1,000,000 Ringgit range. Which is basically $ US 150,000- $US 300,000.
Does that sound about right? Or am I just way off-base with the housing costs? (Seems way out of proportion with what people actually earn there).
I just wanted to get a feel for 'generic' Metro KL. So, went to Klang, assuming it would be cheaper and affordable than KL itself. However, the majority of houses seem to be in the 500,000 Ringit to 1,000,000 Ringgit range. Which is basically $ US 150,000- $US 300,000.
Does that sound about right? Or am I just way off-base with the housing costs? (Seems way out of proportion with what people actually earn there).
Sorry I don't know about prices and whatnot, or what the real estate market is like.
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. Most of Thailand's rainforest is long gone, virgin or secondary. Malaysia's climate is also equatorial compared to Thailand's more savanna/monsoon climate - in other words, most of the country is wet all year round with no real dry season, making it very lush.
