A Royal Klang in Selangor
You’re unlikely to make a beeline for this Malaysian misfit but its shabby rundown appearance hides echoes of a well-maintained heritage and royal history. At the northern end of the Straits of Malacca on the west coast of the Malaysian Peninsula, Port Klang is sheltered by surrounding islands and acts as the gateway to Malaysia’s most developed region, where the capital Kuala Lumpur lies 40 miles to the east. Since the 17th...
You might look sideways at Crab Island
You might look sideways at Crab Island, Pulao Ketam – Kuala Lumpur If anyone suggests that you visit Pulau Ketam (literally ‘Crab Island’) when in Kuala Lumpur you’ll probably look at them askance if you’ve ever Googled it. At face value it’s a muddy backwater thirty minutes by ferry from the container port, Port Klang; has few facilities, no glitz or glamour and generally smells fishy! Strangely, this is also its attraction. As an...
