The Kleinis visiting us in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (January 2026)

Back to Kuala Lumpur and the monkeys had followed us into the city. It was interesting: the locals fed them with bubble tea and chips and of course the monkeys quite liked it 🙃
Then we picked up Kleini Two (aka Ben) from the airport. He is a good friend of Racki and brought all kinds of gifts from Germany.
Together we went to the Batu Caves, the same attraction we went with Rackis brother before. But again it was nice. And this time the big golden statue was revealed again and was very impressive and beautiful.
We had all the different food Kuala Lumpur had to offer. Once we went to an Indian restaurant and Rackis meal was by far the spiciest we ever tried. Even with two extra rice it was barely eatable 🔥
Little India.
A scooter peeing while doing a handstand.
The famous PETRONAS Twin Towers as a nice reflection.
Back in our favorite bar this time the band played our favorite song Hooked On A Feeling 🥳
Racki made a beautiful and spacy necklace 💫
The accommodations we had with Ben, were nice. This one had a pretty big pool.
On the satellite photos this palm shaped resort looked interesting.
In reality I did not like it. Very artificial. Packed and weird.
And then we picked up Kleini One (aka Moni, Ben’s girlfriend) 🤗
Moni is vegan and we were quite positive that it would be possible to get something to eat for her in the restaurants. And it turned out that it was super easy and right the first restaurant had plenty of vegan meals 🥳
Next stop Taman Megara, the biggest national park of Malaysia 🚀

Awesome arts in Baling, Malaysia (January 2026)

We went to Baling for rock climbing, but there was a lot more to see. This was a projection on the main rock cliff.
There were beautiful graffiti arts.
And while taking a walk, we came across this little cafe. It was closed but still the owners allowed us to have a look around.
A lot of the art was about mountaineering and climbing.

Rock sport climbing and living in Baling, Lubuk Pedati, Malaysia (January 2026)

We went to Baling to try the next climbing area called Lubuk Pedati (see it on thecrag.com). After one night at the official camp spot right next to the noisy small road, we moved our tent to the other side of the river, directly in front of the climbing crag. It was a beautiful place and our only neighbor was happy with us camping there.
The bridge connecting both sides of the river was broken but the locals already started repairing it. Crossing the river by foot was possible through the waist deep water.
The routes were very awesome! Especially the trees growing next to the crag and connecting to the rock looked fantastic. We did a lot of 3D climbing and even encountered a hornet that did bite Racki before we moved it away from the climbing route. The weather was super nice. No rain at all.
One day, we did a small hike and visited some of the caves.
Beautiful stones.
And alien artifacts.
And we met this huge tree. Racki is standing beside it to indicate its hugeness.
One of the fattest lianes we had met so far.
During our time in Baling, I got pretty ill and could not climb for more than a week. So we moved from our tent to a bungalow.
And we found the cheapest accommodation for about 11 Euro per night.
The protection foil has to stay, of course 😁
The locals were friendly and interested as always. Here Racki is playing Badminton with local girls 🤗
Every evening we went to one of the cheap authentic restaurants and for some meeting western tourists was quite a highlight. So there were a lot of selfies and Instagram videos. This family was especially super nice. They even invited us to our last dinner before we left Baling again.