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✦ MalaysiaIcon sizes — scratch
A staging-only scratch page showing the Tip's pen mark at s, m and l, so the size scale can be judged on the page rather than from three numbers.
✦ Malaysia3 Days in Cameron Highlands: A Car-Free Itinerary
Everything in Cameron Highlands is close. The catch is the taxis, with a three-hour minimum for even a short ride. Each day here is built around that one rule, so you pay for the hills, not a driver's waiting.
✦ MalaysiaKL Forest Eco Park: Hours, Tickets and the Canopy Walk
A real rainforest sits in the middle of Kuala Lumpur, and almost nothing online agrees on when it opens. Here is what a morning on the canopy walk costs, how hard it is, and the one day of the week the gates stay shut.
✦ MalaysiaKek Lok Si Temple
Past a souvenir lane long enough to make you doubt the whole plan, Malaysia's largest Buddhist temple climbs the hillside in prayer halls and pagodas, and it costs nothing to walk in.
✦ MalaysiaPenang Street Art Walk: 18 Must-See Murals in George Town
A boy dozing on a real motorbike, a tiger painted in a single day, and a whole block of cats: eighteen murals, one walkable route through George Town.
✦ MalaysiaIs Penang Worth Visiting? 20 Best Things to Do in Penang
Sunrise above a sea of mist on Penang Hill, cake at China House, kittens painted on a shophouse wall: twenty reasons Penang earns its place on your Malaysia route.
✦ Malaysia3 Days in George Town: Street Art, Food & Heritage
Three days covers the heritage core, the murals, the jetties and Penang Hill. It's the exact route we walked, with tickets, timings and where we slept.
✦ ChinaOne Day in Zhangjiajie: The Perfect Avatar Mountains Itinerary
Three thousand sandstone pillars wrapped in mist — the mountains that inspired Avatar. You need two days to do them justice, but here's how to see the very best of Zhangjiajie in one.
✦ New ZealandHiking Roys Peak, Wānaka: The Complete Trail Guide
A relentless climb above Lake Wānaka to the most photographed viewpoint in New Zealand. Here's how to earn the shot — and when to go to have it almost to yourself.
✦ South KoreaHiking Hallasan, Jeju: Complete Summit Trail Guide
South Korea's highest peak, climbed the classic way — up the long Seongpanak forest trail and down Gwaneumsa's dramatic ridge to a frozen crater at the top of Jeju.
✦ Singapore3 Days in Singapore: The Perfect First-Timer's Itinerary
Three days is just enough to fall for Singapore — a city where a rainforest, a Michelin hawker stall, and the world's most photographed skyline sit one MRT stop apart.
✦ Hong KongTop 10 Coffee Shops in Hong Kong
Hong Kong went from instant Nescafé to one of Asia's most serious specialty coffee cities in a decade. These ten cafés are the proof — and the perfect excuse to explore ten neighbourhoods.
✦ Hong KongMust-Do Hikes in Hong Kong: Four Trails That Define the City
Skyscrapers from a cliff edge, ridgelines above the sea, and beaches you can only reach on foot — Hong Kong is secretly one of the world's great hiking cities.
✦ Hong Kong5 Days in Hong Kong: The Perfect Itinerary
From the neon-lit night markets to an island with no cars, five days is just enough to scratch Hong Kong's extraordinary surface.