Bagan Lalang is one of the little known places that my husband and I discovered on one of our Sunday drives. Situated by the seaside about an hour's drive away from Kuala Lumpur, it used to be a rather remote and difficult spot to get to, until highways that were built for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) provided easier access to this charming little family playground.

Many city folks who tend to like spending their weekends in big, modern, air-conditioned shopping malls would argue that Bagan Lalang is an awful, ... (more)