Malay for a day

IT DOESN’T matter how much you psyche yourself up for a long haul flight to Australia or New Zealand, it really plays havoc with your equilibrium.

You have to break the journey somewhere. I've had pleasurable pit stops in Hong Kong and did my bit to liven up my wardrobe at Shanghai Tang.

Singapore, the Garden City, also has its charms. But last time I embarked on that journey I chose to stop off in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, the sophisticated capital of Malaysia, affectionately referred to as KL by the locals, offers much more than diversion and respite from long haul languor.