Sandwiched between swanky Singapore, tourism-friendly Thailand and island filled Indonesia, Malaysia is a mishmash of both jungle and futuristic metropolis.
On one hand its colonial past is mixed in with flashy high-rise buildings and fancy shopping malls in booming Kuala Lumpur. On the other side, the jungles of Borneo and the tropical islands on both coasts of the peninsula feel like a step back in time.