I arrived in Kuala Lumpur (KL) very excited to finally be in a city.I went straight to Bedz Hostel in the Birkit Bintang area, the main shopping district in KL.The hostel was lovely, very clean and modern.I dropped my bags and went to explore the area.I went to Times Square shopping mall - a 13-floor mall with 3 cinemas including the largest Imax in the world, a 46-lane bowling alley and a theme park with rollercoaster's.It was so overwhelming.I headed straight to the cinema to watch the new Twilight - something I had been dying to watch whilst in the jungle.After spending some time at the mall I went back to the hostel.I met these guys sitting outside, one from Oz and one from Manchester.After a few drinks we decided to go see the Petronas Twin Towers together the next morning.We left the hostel at 7.30am - there were 1400 free tickets for the towers given out every morning at 9am so we had to get there early to queue.We managed to get tickets for the 6.30pm viewing so we left and would go back later.At the bottom of the Petronas Towers was a gorgeous shopping mall - with a Topshop! Shame I am a backpacker and have no money to shop.I left the guys as they were heading back to sleep.I got on the subway and made my way to China town.I walked around just taking everything in when an Indian man came up to me and asked if I wanted to see a Hindu Temple.The Hindu temple was very calm and peaceful.I sat and watched people praying for a while.Soon after leaving, I came across a Buddhist Temple.I imagined this also to be quite tranquil, however it was very busy.Lots of people preparing colourful paper and burning it whilst saying prayers.It was all very colourful and beautiful. The temple smelled amazing with incense coils burning everywhere.It didn't take too long before my eyes were watering and the incense was becoming a bit much.I wandered around China town and came across Petaling Street.This is a famous market in KL.It was full of people selling watches, sunglasses and t.shirts.There was nothing I was interested in buying but it was nice just to walk around and get a feel for the people and the place.I found a Chinese food market where I grabbed some lunch - delicious food.After lunch I wanted to find Little India as I knew it was nearby - I started using a map but gave up eventually.I ended up on the hard shoulder of a motorway staring at a mosque on the other side.I just couldn't work out how to get to this mosque.I figured there was only one way I could go and that was back so I hopped in a taxi back to the hostel area.At 6pm we left for the Petronas Towers.It seemed like a whole day ago that we queued up for tickets.We did a lot of waiting around before they let us in to watch a 3D video on the towers.The towers are now the world's largest twin towers.The petrol company - Petronas, owns them.The fly bridge between the towers is only halfway up the towers on the 40 something floor.The lift took 3 seconds to get there.It was dark by the time we got to the viewing area, however it was a nice time to see the whole city lit up.The view was impressive but not nearly as impressive as it was from outside, standing looking up at the towers.They felt unreal they were so big and magnificent.After the towers, we grabbed some dinner, an amazing beef redang (Malaysian dish) before heading back to the hostel to chill.The next morning was an early start again, Adam, Tasha from Detroit and I walked to China Town to get on a bus to the Batu Caves.Tourist attractions in KL are pretty much all free and transport might as well be.The Batu Caves are huge, limestone caves outside of KL. Inside the caves is a Hindu Temple.As we arrive at the caves, we see an extremely large gold statue; the height of 270 steps up into caves.The statue was very impressive.The rock formation in the caves was stunning and I got some great photos.It was strange to find people praying in a cave but really interesting to watch.Before leaving the caves, we stopped to drink a coconut from one of the locals on the side of the road.We got back on the bus and headed back to China town for lunch.I found another food market, which was a vegetarian buffet.I went crazy - it was nice to know I could eat anything without knowing what it was.My whole lunch came to £2, one of the most expensive meals I had in Malaysia but it was worth it.It was delicious.The afternoon was spent walking around KL and checking out the crazy rollercoaster mall.We grabbed some bottles of wine and some Indian roti and naan bread for dinner before heading back to the hostel for a picnic.It was ladies night at a bar up the road too so free drinks for ladies all night.This was a lovely end to my KL experience.I woke up at 5am to get my flight to Hong Kong pretty exhausted but very happy.KL was a cool place, very busy with street markets, and lots of people but also rich in cultural diversity, and not forgetting amazing shopping and food.I would definitely go back again.

Next stop - Hong Kong! I was staying with a friend from university who lives in Hong Kong - my good friend Scott.He lives on the island of Kowloon.I walked around the area he lives and I got so lost.Everything is written in Chinese, road signs included, and nobody in this area speaks English.I made it to McDonalds and the bank but got lost on the way back, I got in a cab but the driver didn't speak English so once he dropped me off, I was still lost.The only thing I did recognise was the 7-11.

Most evenings we went to Lan Kwai Fong- a few streets filled with bars and clubs.The atmosphere is buzzing and it's a really good night out.This area is on the Hong Kong side.Another night we went to a roof top bar where we paid the equivalent of £10 and got a free bar for 4 hours…it was amazing.

We also went to a Russian ice bar where we had to wear warm coats and also the top floor bar of this stunning hotel - this had the best view of Hong Kong that I had seen, and there was a really unique atmosphere with all the tall buildings surrounding you - I didn't want to leave!

On my first full day in Hong Kong, I took the subway to Central station on Hong Kong side.I walked around all the fabulous shops including Gucci, Marc Jacobs, and Prada.I took the tram up to The Peak of Hong Kong, which looks, over the whole island.It was stunning up there but very much a tourist trap.Another day, I took the subway to Causeway Bay, where I found Times Square mall - another 13-floor mall.I am sensing a pattern in these international Asian cities.I was trying to find an Internet café and was pointed in the direction of this narrow, dingy building.I had walked up lots of flights of stairs before 20 odd policemen ran up past me into the Internet café.I could have stayed to find out what was going out but I legged it back down the stairs.

One of the days I was there, was the beginning of the East Asian games.When I visited Causeway Bay, everyone was there watching it on the big screen - it was the busiest place I had ever been too and apparently I was standing on the busiest junction in the world.A great place to people watch!

To celebrate the games, they had an opening ceremony on the harbour and we went to watch.There was a laser show and lots of fireworks - a really amazing show.On my last night in Hong Kong, we went to a Korean barbecue.This is where you choose your meat and vegetables and in the middle of your table is a hot plate and you cook the food yourself.It was great fun and really delicious.Can't say I was so keen on trying the tongue and pork cartilage though J

Hong Kong was a busy city with loads of life.It was much easier finding my way around Hong Kong Island that Kowloon as all the signposts are written in Chinese and English.It was overwhelming at times when nobody spoke English but I think its all part of the experience. Stay tuned for more Chinese adventures…