TOP TEN THINGS TO DO IN KUALA LUMPUR

1. Chinatown is a frenetic tangle of streets shared by fortune tellers, herbalists, tea houses and temples.
2. KL's glitzy hub of hotels, bars, restaurants, nightclubs and fancy shopping malls form 'The Golden Triangle'.
3. Visit the night market Pasar Malam on Petaling Street for the buzz of after-dark shopping in the open air.
4. The capital’s flamboyant former colonial railway station is pure Moorish fantasy - think St Pancras meets the Arabian Nights.
5. The National Mosque, Masjid Negara, is where locals gather in silent barefoot prayer (the 13-acre gardens have room for 10,000 at a time).
6. The revolving restaurant at the top of the Menara KL tower offers a full panorama of the city from 1,340ft up.
7. The limestone Batu Caves, eight miles north of the city centre, have served as a Hindu temple for over 100 years.
8. The Orchid and Hibiscus Gardens are home to 800 species of orchid and 500 varieties of hibiscus.
9. Hire a car or take the bus to the green and rolling Cameron Highlands. Apart from an escape from the humidity, big draws are tea plantations, rose gardens and hiking trails.
10. Beach lovers are probably better off flirting with KL, then heading to one of the islands