Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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• Chili Crab at UDMC Seafood Centre
(Singapore):
A true Singaporean favor-
ite, chili crabs will cause ev ery local to
rise up in argument over where you can
find the best in to wn. H ead out to
UDMC to try the juicy crabs cooked in
a sweet chili sauce. Prepare to get messy!
See p. 110.
• Gurney D rive (P enang, M alaysia):
Penang is the king of Asian cuisine,
from Chinese to M alay to I ndian and
everything else in betw een. This large
hawker center by the sea is a great intro-
duction to Penang. See p. 248.
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THE BEST MARKETS
• Arab Street (Singapore):
Even though
Singapore is a shopper 's paradise, it
could still use mor e places like Arab
Street. S mall shops selling ev erything
from textiles to handicrafts line the
street. B argaining is w
for come concentrated in one ex citing
experience: batik, songket cloth, brass-
ware, basket weaving—the list goes on.
See p. 269.
• Petaling S treet (K uala L umpur,
Malaysia):
This night market gets very,
very cr owded and crazy with all who
come for watches, handbags, computer
software, D VDs, and all manner of
blatant disregard for international copy-
right laws. See p. 227.
elcome. S ee
p. 169.
• Central M arket (K uala Terengganu,
Malaysia):
This huge bustling mar ket
turned me into a shopping freak. All of
the handicrafts Terengganu is famous
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THE BEST SHOPPING BARGAINS
• Batik (S ingapore and M alaysia):
While most of the batiks y ou find in
Singapore come fr om Indonesia, many
in M alaysia ar e made at factories that
you can often tour . The I ndonesian
prints usually sho w traditional motif
and colors, while Malaysian designs can
be far more modern. Look for batik silk
as well. See chapters 8, 13, and 14.
• Knockoffs and Pirated Goods (Malay-
sia):
Check out how real those watches
look! And so cheap! You can find them
at any night mar ket. E ver dr eam of
owning a G ucci? Have I got a deal for
you! Can I tell y ou about pirate D VDs
and computer software without getting
my book banned? Uh, okay , whatev er
you do, don't buy these items! See chap-
ters 8 and 13.
• Silver F iligree J ewelry (M alaysia):
This fine silv er is wor ked into detailed
filigree je welry designs to make
brooches, necklaces, bracelets, and
other fine jewelry.
• P ewter (Malaysia):
M alaysia is the
home of S elangor P ewter, one of the
largest manufactur ers of pe wter in the
world, and their many showrooms have
all sor ts of items to choose fr om. F or
locations in K uala L umpur, P enang,
Malacca, and J ohor, call the company
hotline at
&
03/422-1000.
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THE BEST NIGHTLIFE
• Singapore, the whole city:
Nightlife is
becoming incr easingly sophisticated in
Singapore, wher e locals hav e mor e
money for recreation and fun. Take the
