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hi

me and my girlfriend are going to KL on fri till monday.

never been anywhere like this before - is it indimidating walking the streets on a nighttime if you%26#39;re a tourist???

what clothing is appropriate for restaurants???

thanks

Gav

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Hi Gav, depends on which part of Kl you are walking in the nightime and what time you are walking??

If you are walking say round Bukit Bintang or Jalan P Ramlee or Jalan Ampang/Chinatown etc; the place is very lively till 1am in the mornings with people. Of you plan to walk down a dark alley along Chow Kit, Jalan Ipoh, or even Pudu backlanes (dunno why you want to walk there); then you will most pro bably see the usual gang of drug addicts and prostitutes. Try not to walk around alone in a dark alley with no lights?? Keep very litle cash in your pockets and don%26#39;t wear jewellery when you plan to walk down a dark alley??? I go clubbing at Zouk and the Asian heritage Row till 1 am sometimes and I have no problems walking out to catch a cab and to head back to the hotel.

Restaurants usually accept smart-casual diners, also depending on the restaurants. Polo/t-shirt and long slacks/jeans/bermudas below the knees are fine for guys. No flimsy flip-flops if you are dining in a hotel restaurant for dinner. If you are eating in a restaurant at a mall or somewhere casual; you can wear anything decent. Don%26#39;t worry, KL is a safe place for everyone; travel smart and have fun!

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thanks mate, i%26#39;ll print that off and avoid them streets.

this is an old thread of mine that has lots of useful tips and hints

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g298570-i7008-k144… abuse_violence_and_pickpockets-Kuala_Lumpur_Wilayah_Persekutuan.html

You are staying in one of the safest places in KL - plain clothes and uniformed policemen/women standing at all entrances and lobby and pool area, cameras at every corridor, bomb and boot checks on every cab/car that drives up the lobby; policemen and security guards all over KL sentral station... nothing to worry about mate; catch a cab downtown for drinks and have a great time!

p.s some cab driver absolutely hate going up the hotel because of the car/bomb checks; if they want extra money to go up; forget it and tell them to drop you off at the taxi stand and you can just take the lift up.

I must have missed something. Where is grafter999 staying in KL? Sounds like the JW Marriott

Hilton, how%26#39;s the weather? Anyone marching up and down Istana still?

thanks for your help everyone, im stopping at the hilton for 2 nights (sat/sun) then off to langkawi for a week