My first time outside Europe was in 2015, with an intercontinental flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (or "KL," as the locals call it).

Skyscrapers, spices, fruits never seen before... everything was new and fascinating. Different customs, yet so intriguing and meaningful. That's where my passion for Asia was born.

I only stayed in KL for a few days, but I couldn't miss the famous Batu Caves, reachable by Grab from the city. (Small note: fares vary greatly depending on the starting point, KL is truly immense!).

In Malaysia, Grab is used practically for everything: taxis, food delivery, supermarket shopping, and even as a payment app. It's a very typical thing in Asia: a single app that answers to almost every daily need (even though each country has its own "queen app"!).

💡Curiosity: "Batu" means "rock" in both Malay and Indonesian. The two languages are so similar that Malaysians and Indonesians can understand each other without issues. Once, in Indonesia, I was talking with a young bartender who then included in the conversation a couple sitting next to our table. Only after a while, he discover they were Malaysians on vacation! He hadn't even noticed they weren't locals.

Ten years later, in 2025, I returned to Malaysia for three months. In the meantime, I had traveled to many countries, and I realized how much more attentive I had become to the little things: social dynamics, daily gestures, details that tell a story of a culture.

Did you know that the Malaysian population is made up of 62% Bumiputera (of Malay or Javanese origin), 21% Chinese, 7% Indian, and the rest from many other ethnicities? Yet they seem to coexist by respecting each other's traditions, with astounding naturalness.

This time I spent more time on the island of Penang, near George Town, a colonial city declared a UNESCO Heritage site. I rented a huge apartment: three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a huge living room… beautiful. Do you know how much it costs? About 2,500 ringgit a month. I'll let you do the math…

In Malaysia, the concept of a "condo" is very common, both as a residence and as a holiday home. These are often skyscrapers filled with identical apartments, but with many included amenities. Mine, for example, had a swimming pool, gym, library, cinema room, mini-golf, squash courts, billiards, foosball, and even a children's playground.

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