pizzamafianomad 2mo

mh okay but for example if I have 20th March wrritten on my passport as exit date, can I leave on 20th March or should I leave on 19th March (at least)

oskars 2mo

Ehh, I don't have exit dates on a stamp when I enter Malaysia, they only write an entrance date and number of days I can spend in the country (30 days for me). This means I have to leave in 30 days INCLUDING entrance and exit date.

yanicklandry 1mo

for those like me who have an e-passport page, it's even worse. I don't have any stamp. I assume the stay is still 3 months (as it was 3 months stamp even if you asked for a weekend to the agent) but I can't be sure. I filled the MDAC arrival cars telling them I was planning to stay 1 month but what if I want to stay longer ? I'm actually planning a trip to Singapore just to be safe

simonforever 1mo

Your maximum stay is determined not by a stamp or MDAC, but by your passport

oskars 1mo

Just for noting somewhere, once I got a stamp for 7 days instead of 30 in Malaysia because I had bad history.

thibaultcrd 1mo

Very interesseted to meet some nomads in KL, are you okay for planning a meetup ?

mestizoblanco 1mo

I'll be in KL from 15-19, I'm down

alexyao 1mo

Just arrived in KL! I'm down for a meetup.

simeonk 1mo

I’m down too

matejleban 1mo

I'm down too.

mayukojpn 26d

Hi 👋 We go to Jalan Alor this evening with 4-5 digital nomad friends. If you are around feel free to join us 🫶 https://maps.app.goo.gl/VZDd5akWXovF363TA

mayukojpn 26d

We go there at 7.15 pm
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xVCQpPAbC6FidACT6

forevernomad 25d

Hi any meets plans week of March 10 in Kuala Lumpur?

regiani 24d

2 weeks in KL, better to stay in a hotel or try to find a condo?

majariusz 24d

same consideration here

yanicklandry 24d

from my personal point of view, go to an hotel, airbnb or booking.com. Finding a short term appartment (even less than 6 months), it's pretty hard and costing. Also, this guide agrees that we should go to Airbnb when you stay less than 3 months : https://klnomads.anonoz.com/neighbourhoods/

yanicklandry 24d

or even better, you can come to Nomad House (where I currently live) : https://www.instagram.com/kl.coliving/

mayukojpn 24d

Thank you for sharing ❣️

bobbyk0312 24d

Great info link. Saved. Thanks for sharing

allgo 24d

"Just" my a$$. A store will demand your passport, make a copy of it, and you have no idea who will get that data.

Airalo doesn't require any KYC.

allgo 24d

Furama Hotel was surprisingly comfortable, had breakfast included, and not that loud (good luck getting a quiet place in KL without the mat rempits scumbags revving up their motorcycles at all hours of the night)

mayukojpn 24d

dymcfmsfjrlw is proposing a meetup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Hakka Restaurant on Wednesday, 5 March at 19:00:

"Eat and drink at our favorite 50+ years Chinese Malaysian outside place. 🍖🐷🍺"

✅ RSVP here: https://nomads.com/meetups#b417338e9dd608abf47be550b1018df5

mayukojpn 24d

Let's have dinner tomorrow 🚀

simeonk 20d

Anyone in Penang atm? I'm here until Thursday

rolftoygarden 20d

Hi there! From monday at least

pizzamafianomad 20d

Hello. Is it better to stay in Phuket or Kuala Lumpur, during April, weather-wise? Sun and less rain is better.

pizzamafianomad 19d

?

itsbeau 19d

I’m also here until Thursday 👋

ignaciogomezdf 19d

Hello Guys! I’m currently in Phuket and heading to KL in a few weeks. Are card payments usually allowed there? Or easy ways to withdraw money… I’m kind of struggling with that here in Thailand and was wondering if Malaysia is the same or not

ignaciogomezdf 19d

I’ll be mostly in KLCC fyi

oskars 19d

Yep, plenty of ATMs don't take a fee for withdrawing. Many stores accept cards or cash. Even more accept Touch-N-Go, it's an app with QR payments, you can register as a foreigner and top up from Wise.

ignaciogomezdf 19d

Thank you!! 🙏🏻

yanicklandry 18d

Also, as a foreigner you can buy a Touch-N-Go card at Watson (for 25 RM) but you need to pay in cash so visit an ATM first. I am using Wise and I always had minimal or no ATM fees

majariusz 18d

heading to KL in 3h

majariusz 18d

any great recommendations for cool cafes in the KL centre??

pizzamafianomad 18d

Lol I was looking to do the same, or extend phuket stay

pizzamafianomad 18d

the thing is, from what I read in the past about kuala lumpur, it seems there isn't much to do other than staying in the condominium and seeing some mall

also, kuala lumpur is pretty always cloudy. and in april it will have more rain (total) and more days of rain than phuket, anyway

pizzamafianomad 18d

why are you going to kuala lumpur? maybe i'm missing something

nthnjns 18d

KL is malls and mosques. That's literally it.

I love the food and using it as an alternative to traffic-clogged/air-polluted Bangkok, but it's not the most exciting destination.

But it is a good place to chill if you have to get some real work done. March and April are the hottest months: the sun is usually on full blast.

Otherwise, the perpetual cloud cover is pretty nice if you walk a lot (easier said than done).

pizzamafianomad 18d

I'm italian. I like sun. In italy we try to get tan, here they try to escape tan

pizzamafianomad 18d

Anyway, so you think it's better to stay in phuket?

pizzamafianomad 18d

in kuala lumpur there is no bangla road right? No partying/fun?

pizzamafianomad 18d

actually i saw april and kuala lumpur seems more rainy than phuket anyway. about the sun, i don't know, but last time i checked it was cloudy all year

pizzamafianomad 18d

1 million dollar question: between phuket and kuala lumpur, where would you stay in april? pawgcagsq
I'll blindly let you decide my whole life for the entire month of april with this one single leveraged answer, but without any legal liability

thibaultcrd 18d

KL definitly

ccooper 18d

some partying and fun, but definitely less. It rains most afternoons, but tends to be short spells.

pizzamafianomad 18d

why?

majariusz 18d

just arrived in KL, I'm sure I'll find more than just mosques and malls lol
Shenzhen, then HK, now KL
so far nothing beats SZ 😍

majariusz 18d

been 4 months in a desert city so KL air is aaaamaaaazing

majariusz 18d

so who is up for a meetup this week in KL? how many nomads can we gather #catchemall

nthnjns 17d

Haha. April sucks in SEA, I always leave by then. Japan is optimal in April. Sakura crowds are gone so it's not as hot/crowded as the summer. Go to Okinawa if you want the beach. Or Shanghai if you want a big city. Or maybe Lombok or something if you want a more isolated island. I personally head back to Europe in April if I'm not in Japan.

aitorrodriguez 16d

I’m in

aitorrodriguez 16d

before saturday

pizzamafianomad 14d

PHUKET VS KUALA LUMPUR FOR APRIL? What would you choose.

Why should I choose kuala lumpur if phuket has less rain anyway (both as total precipitation measured in inches + days of rain per month)
Also phuket has sea and has something to do, Kuala Lumpur is just mall and apartment (I heard saying)

Kuala Lumpur seems to be cloudy all year but someone told me that on april it's more sunny than the other months
But still, is the weather better than phuket, or not?

Yeah, with Kuala Lumpur I would see a new country, but.. whatever

Please give me an advice on this

yanicklandry 14d

https://klnomads.anonoz.com/pros-and-cons

As Anonoz says : "We are boring in a good way". It's true that the city is more urban and lots of shopping malls but there is more. It really depends on what you personally enjoy. I recommend you have a look at nomads.com, to compare with what others said and to come visit for a weekend. This is how I fell in love with KL.

pizzamafianomad 13d

PHUKET VS KUALA LUMPUR FOR APRIL? What would you choose

majariusz 13d

this question is tough to answer without knowing you or the calendar for the rest of the year

if you want variation in landscape and you already binged on water/beach areas then KL will be a nice change

if water is your element for April the Phuket (although plenty in KL just from above lol)

KL is a business city with tropical vibe, so you tell me if this is what you want

pizzamafianomad 13d

I want to stay in the place that has less rain and less clouds

pizzamafianomad 13d

Also, I like sea. I don't like concrete

pizzamafianomad 13d

I don't want to go to kuala lumpur but I don't know if phuket will be too much rainy in april

pizzamafianomad 13d

So that's why I'm asking

pizzamafianomad 13d

dahxwazafh what's your verdict?

majariusz 13d

Phuket.
Here is concrete. This is my first time in KL and I can't say that I see myself coming back here. Too much concrete.

majariusz 13d

went all the way to Cyberjaya to find a nice green space with less traffic but then it's like a usual american suburb (not talking usa)
it is missing water
I think having Mexico in the rotation is going to be better

majariusz 13d

mind you I am not going there lol
I opted for Da Nang, so gonna cut it short here and bounce next weekend

pizzamafianomad 11d

nomadslist shows that there are not rainy places in asia during may
is it true?
any suggestions on where to go in may to not be under rain? in asia/sea

pizzamafianomad 11d

I just realised I could have gone to Da Nang in april

pizzamafianomad 11d

WTF

pizzamafianomad 11d

TOday I just paid for visa extension in thailand!!

majariusz 11d

luckily April is still in the future 😂

pizzamafianomad 11d

yeah but I extended the visa here for thailand..

pizzamafianomad 11d

anywhere.. 4.9 inches distributed in 15 days
i don't think it should be too bad

pizzamafianomad 11d

da nang ha 1.5 inches distributed in 5 days

so it's about the same quantity per rainy day, but it happens 3 times more in phuket

pizzamafianomad 11d

still much better than kuala lumpur who is >10 inches for 16 days

jayysd 10d

Which sim you guys are using

majariusz 10d

TuneTalk

yanicklandry 10d

Hotlink (Maxis) esim, there's an app on the stores

jayysd 10d

Thats the cheapest?

ccooper 10d

I pay 40 myr a month with umobile (actual sim) for unlimited 5g data etc

hunterfogarty 10d

Also used TuneTalk in Malaysia. Had no problems. Was cheap. Also was the only option I could find for Esim. Everyone else only offered physical Sim.

majariusz 10d

I use a sim with tunetalk, 30gigs I think plus socials data free for some insignificant sum

jayysd 7d

Which service you guys use to get cleaning done for the airbnb apartment. The airbnb host is asking for RM130 is that the rate here?

mayukojpn 7d

We use recommend.my when our cleaner is busy.

majariusz 7d

Hot take. KL coffee culture is average 😂

edgaras 5d

What is the best area to live in KL? Currently at Brickfields. Good/cheap, but places are far away.

jayysd 5d

Regalia residences

lucasdev 4d

In KL, which medical clinic do you recommend for blood tests and getting a prescription?

majariusz 4d

I'm going to Prince Court Medical Center for tests tomorrow

srnm01 4d

If you are in the west, Sunway Medical is an alt to Prince Court

edgaras 4d

Ratings seem bad ;/

ccooper 4d

I used Sunway Velocity Medical, would recommend, but cannot compare to the others

ccooper 4d

I got stuck in the lift several times there, apartment was ok. Definitely nicer apartments around tho

pizzamafianomad 4d

You've been in malaysia but i've been in malavita

jayysd 4d

Any good co working spaces here?

jayysd 4d

or cafes

charliegb 4d

common ground in bukit bintang is good. ZUS Coffee is good to work from too, all have same wifi password

jayysd 3d

Zus is good bro thanks

ccooper 3d

Q cup

mayukojpn 1d

tjkidriehlmn is proposing a meetup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Wagon Bar on Wednesday, 2 April at 19:00:

"Let's have 🍺 at the bar in the office area of between Bukit Bintang / KLCC"

✅ RSVP here: https://nomads.com/meetups#3f12b14466dfc3c49ef285be4e68c690

mayukojpn 1d

👋 let's drink on next Wednesday

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