Malaysia Travel Bloggers List
This Malaysia Travel Bloggers list compiles travel blogs from around Malaysia in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Compiled originally in 2011, I edited this list in June 2018 to update the new travel bloggers who have entered the game. Again, those listed here are not influencers but travel bloggers.
In Malaysia’s list of travel bloggers, you will find a wide selection of bloggers who primarily write about travel, food, lifestyle, and photography. They are based in Malaysia or overseas but come back home occasionally.
Travel Bloggers in Malaysia
What makes these Malaysian travel bloggers unique is the passion for sharing their experiences with everyone via their travel blog. Some may write well, while others may not, but everyone has their own following.
If you are a travel blogger from Malaysia and are not listed here, please do leave a comment, and I will review your site to include you in this list. The list is in no particular order, either, so please don’t ask me why he or she is last or first.
There are not many of his kind, but by the time I finish writing this, there will be quite a few. Pojie has worked hard to get to where he is now and is no stranger to the influencer world.
The remaining 1% has names of dishes and places in their original form or in their common usage. Ciki, or Mei as she is known, was born and raised in Malaysia, then left for her studies in the UK and ended up working in London for several years.Â
Cumi, aka Jo, was also born in Malaysia and studied and worked in Australia and the USA for many years. During this time, they travelled extensively in our different geographical locations.Always Travelicious (Kuan Ju or KJ)
Originating from Taiwan, KJ has made Malaysia and sometimes Indonesia her home. She writes in Chinese and English at AlwaysTravelicious and does a few styles of travel blogging, from reviews, travel itineraries, recommendations and events, and unique experiences.
I take my hat off to her as her character does not seem to match her adventure drive. She is a very low-profile and quiet but daring person when exploring the unknown.
She is probably the only person I know in Malaysia who visited Toraja to witness the ‘Walking Dead Ceremony’ called Ma’Nene. KJ often travels with her husband, too.
Mei Mei Chu (No longer active)
Starting as a backpacking solo woman traveller, Mei Mei Chu, or Mei as she is called, has travelled the world. She claims that it is difficult to do this as a full-time job, but she somehow manages to explore the world and also Malaysia.
Her blog, MeiMeiChu, tends to share her travel journey while writing about her experiences, and she has indulged in many different types of experiences. She has participated in various volunteering and community work and done a lot of backpacking and, recently, scuba diving.
Her writing style is one of the most honest I have seen in a long time. She says what she wants and is straightforward, which is hard to find nowadays.
Kampung Boy City Girl
A travelling couple who has been blogging since December 2005 is considered one of the pioneers still active today. They were initially one of the food bloggers in Malaysia, but over time, it became oversaturated and eventually moved into food and travel.
Currently, the couple writes at Kampung Boy City Girl and focuses a lot on food reviews, Japan and Australia travel with itinerary-style articles and, of course, food reviews when they travel.
Their style remains the old way of more photos and less text, which some readers or clients like.
Tiny Wanderer (Ying Tey)
Leaving her PR job in 2008, Ying Tey is a petite wanderlust who wears many hats. Ying Tey Reinhardt, or Piccola Ying, as her nickname is, is married and lives in Germany now.
She has amazingly wandered across the globe in all travel styles and calls herself a Malaysian Wanderlustress, who writes for The Tiny Wanderer.
Her style is true of the old-school travel bloggers who write well in explaining their story, which is a very rare breed.
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Mynn Lee from She Walks The World |
She Walks The World (Mynn Lee)
Mynn has been writing for about three and a half years and is a full-time film producer, radio and TV host, and the occasional actress.
That is a lot for a full-time job, but somehow, Mynn has managed to travel to 32 countries.
Her writing style in She Walks The World is very first-person and informative, with well-balanced photos to support the article.
Her photography is also well-balanced, showing the destination instead of the writer, which I like. The bold words tend to be distracting, and I wonder who taught her to do that.
The Island Drum (Vanessa Workman)
This has to be included in the list as Vanessa, an American in the medical field, has been living on Langkawi Island, Malaysia, for many years now. She writes at The Island Drum and focuses mainly on Langkawi from an expat’s point of view.
The travel blog started in 2011 and has had good coverage in Langkawi, Thailand and many other countries.
Vanessa also writes for Travel Fish and other publications, but her love for Langkawi remains strong. Her writing style is very professional and on international levels.
Emily2U (Emily Lowe)
Emily has been blogging since 2007 and is considered one of the quieter travel bloggers based in Ipoh, Perak.
She frequently travels to Kuala Lumpur and other places for her adventures and travel events. Emily also freelances as a travel writer for the Malay Mail. Emily now writes freelance for various publications.
Her blog is called From Emily2U, and her writing and sharing with you convey a straightforward message. She is very old school—even her template shows this—and her style mixes information with a lot of photos.
Though I know her, I must advise her to change her travel blog template. But, she says she is happy the way things are. She is the person to ask if you want any information on Ipoh.
Mr. Jocko (Rosmadi Bin Shakri)
One of the Malay language travel bloggers is Mr. Jocko or Rosmadi, who is probably the fastest growing blogger in the last few years.
Rosmadi comes from Kelantan and was attached to Malaysia’s Bank Negara for 12 years before embarking on his business and travel blogging.
To be honest, Mr. Jocko is very aggressive in branding and awareness, promoting heavily on social media.
He writes about anything related to travel and not while participating in any FAM trip. He has travelled to quite several places but still needs to fine-tune his brand and strategy.
ThatSoFarah (Farah Nadiah)
A lawyer by nature, Farah is one of those quiet travel bloggers who write well but is not caught up with the influencer game.
Her travel blog is called ThatsoFarah, and she has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and many other countries.
Her writing style is excellent, from the first-person point of view, and she details her experiences.
She also adds photos to support her stories, which provides a good reading experience. Sometimes, she may indulge in a review or two.
Lily Riani Travelholic
Here is another seasoned travel blogger by the name of Lily Riani, who writes at Lili Riani Travelholic who is another low profile travel blogger in Malaysia.
Lily is not your aggressive blogger and writes what she likes when she likes, and her day job as a corporate manager takes up most of her time.
Lily is one of the pioneer travel bloggers who started in 2009, you know, those who have short sentences after each photo with colored text? Yes, those.
But she has come a long way, having traveled to many places in the early days. She now writes on a factual experience sharing her travels, and still does a lot of FAM trips when she can.
Faizal Fredley (Solo Traveller)
A native of Kuala Lumpur, Faizal is a trained telecommunication engineer who left his job for his postgraduate in internet security.
Faizal blogs at Faizal Fredley – Solo Traveler, which started in 2010, and writes only in Malay.
In the last seven years, his journey has taken him to many countries in Europe on self-funded trips and around the world.
Cin City (Tey Cindy)
A former lifestyle, fashion and food blogger, Cindy Tey is one of those who ventured into travel as a whole blogging package.
Cindy started blogging in 2005, during the early days of the blogosphere when many students caught on to this bug.
Her current style of blogging focuses on large photos compiled with text, which can be quite a scroll.
This is a general lifestyle format with a mixed genre on her blog called Cin City.
Currently, he creates amazing food guides and travel and food articles. V Keong has seen it all, been there, and done that when it comes to reviews.
He juggles between his day job as a programmer and still finds time for his blogging.
Runaway Bella (Bella Enveeus)
Recently married in January 2018, Runaway Bella is Bella Enveeus, a Malaysian who started blogging as a solo traveler in August 2014.
Her motto is simple, to run away from routine and by doing that, Bella rediscovers herself.
Now, as a couple of travelers, they focus on Instagram and continue to explore Malaysia and the world.
Bella writes in English, which is rare for a Malay travel blogger. Her style is fun and easy-going, while she does reviews as well.
Sunshine Kelly (Kelly Chin)
Kelly has been around for a long time and is considered one of Malaysia’s pioneer fashion, food and lifestyle bloggers.
She writes at Sunshine Kelly, where her focus is mainly on beauty and lifestyle, but she also has some interesting travel writings.
Kelly started much earlier on Blogspot (sunshine365days.blogspot.com), and in January 2013, she converted her Blogspot into a dot com.
She now focuses a lot on Instagram while still being active in the blogging scene. Kelly’s writing style is very old-school blogger, with straightforward information, lots of photos, and reviews.
My Travelicious (Abang Fadli)
Self-branding as the top blogger in Malaysia, Fadli hails from Sarawak and works as a marine engineer.
He spends half a year working and the other half exploring for his blog. He writes in both Malay and English, which does not appeal to the international market and more to the local scene.
All of his travels are self-funded as he dreams to explore iconic destinations around the world and share them on his social media. Fadli has been blogging since November 2010 at MyTravelicious.
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Khai and Amira from Kaki Jalans |
Kaki Jalans
This is a Malaysian travel blog run by husband Khai and wife Amira, who have been actively exploring Malaysia and the world since 2011.
The journey for travel blogging started after Khai went on a backpacking trip to Thailand, where he decided to document his adventures and experience and in a personal diary style.
After Khai got married to Amira in 2015, they both started traveling and writing about their experiences all over Asia and even Europe.
The Kaki Jalans travel blog has also won numerous accolades since then and continue to provide travel tips and information to their followers. Check out Kaki Jalans blog.
Former Travel Bloggers in Malaysia
Trail of Asia (No longer travel blogging)
and other travelers who travel all over Asia for different reasons.The founder constantly looks out for passionate bloggers and photographers to share their travel tips and experiences to the world through guest blogging. Founded by Elaine Chung, a seasoned traveler from Malaysia who has lived in the South-East-Asian region most of her life.
She
has traveled to big cities like New York, San
Francisco, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney and still
counting. The experiences and inspiration she gained through traveling
were remarkable therefore sharing it on the website.
Since 2015, Elaine has stopped travel blogging and sold her travel blog.
Dan Arif – From Malaysia To The World (No longer travel blogging)
Danial Arif is one of the early day travel bloggers who traveled quite extensively around the world. His last published work was in September 2014 after he got married, and now focuses a little on social media via his Instagram and Facebook.
Dan used to write on DanArif.com which started in April 2011, and had a three-year blogging spree and loves photography. Originating from Kedah, Dan works for the interior design industry and is based in Kuala Lumpur.
Travel Living Bliss (Partly active)
actually, spend a long time in a place and to simply blend into the
local culture.I have spent almost a year to hypnotize myself to quit my
great job that paid well as an IT Auditor in Ernst & Young into
believing that only travel can complete my life.
My new life has just begun and I’m looking forward to seeing some
achievements in my baby, my lovely Travel and Living Bliss website.” To escape from the rat race is her goal,
to travel freely is her dream, to attract loyal readers to her travel blog is her inspiration.
Update: Travel Living Bliss is now a beauty product platform.
My Trips (No longer blogging)
by Robo aka Jason Lee, he hails from the state of Johor and fell in love in
traveling around after purchasing a GPS unit in
2003.His blog is basically about a travel and food guide of Malaysia
and Asia
and also provides GPS coordinates for each of his articles. Jason has traveled to Bali, Taiwan, Singapore and extensively around Malaysia.
Update: Jason does not blag anymore.
CJ Go Travel
and talks which make her blog unique.As a Sabahan staying in Selangor, she is an avid family traveler who blogs about her experiences all over Southeast Asia.
Cath is also one of those travel bloggers who enjoys taking pictures and visiting local places around Malaysia.
Update: Catherine doe not blog anymore. Her last entry was in September 2018.
Mylo Is My Life
Another travel blogger, Myloismylife is headed by Alex SH Loke. Traveling and photography are the most rewarding and enriching experiences in his life.Photography is all about discovery, enjoying himself, having an adventure, learning people and nature.
The greatest
experience for him is the connection he feels with nature. Alex’s simple tag line is – If you haven’t seen Malaysia, you haven’t seen the world!
Update: Mylo does not blog anymore, his last entry was in 2013.
Motormouth from Ipoh
J2Kfm has been a nick he has used since the Millennium Bug fiasco. Don’t ask him why as there is no proper meaning.
Thristhan.com
Food.
Now with the addition of eating and exploring new horizons, this has become one of Malaysia’s fast-growing Travel and Food online hangouts. Most of his journeys take him around Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Update 2019 – Thristan no longer blogs.
Five Foot Flat
Ibrahim, a journalist, and photographer who has been traveling for the past 10
years.The name comes from the writer’s preference for slow, unrushed, long-haul
travel- the kind where she can sit back in a café and watch the world go by
while she writes.
Although the writer’s main passion is solo travel, she also writes
about travel literature (not the guidebook variety), group travel, road trips
and travel by rail. Five Foot Flat also focuses on Asia, Europe, and North America.
Fienuts
Despite being vertically challenged Fie has decided to balance both works and play instead of just work (24/7).She has since been bitten by the travel bug and would like to spread this friendly infection to everyone she encounters through Travel Chameleon. She has also traveled quite about around the world too.
Popia.My
“Why popia? I love popia or popiah, hence the name of
this blog.” Popia is a local name for a spring roll, or whatever is
equivalent to it. But Lan Othman states that this blog has nothing to do with this popular Malaysian food.As you can see from the home page title, Popia.my about travel and technology. Though he may blog about any particular things that cross his mind at that particular moment.
Update 2019: Popia.my does not blog anymore.
Aviation, Travel and More
Azuan Zahdi blogs about the finer things in aviation and travel. Born and raised in Shah Alam, he considers himself a pure Shah Alam guy after spending 28 years of living in this city he calls home.Â
Since he was a little boy, areas that interest him the most have always been aviation, food and traveling.Â
These three areas form the core of his blog is his virtual corner where he shares with the whole world what he has in his mind.Â
From the fun ‘un-planned’ backpacking adventures to his future plans in being part of the challenging corporate world, you’ll get a piece of him right here at his blog.

Travel and Living Journal of DT
Diana Teo writes about her travel experiences on Diane Teo-DTÂ where she has traveled quite a bit around the world.Â
Born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, she shares travel experiences and
adventures to satisfy the wanderlust around the globe.
Traveling around
the world is always within her blood and bones. She also has a passion for cameras, music, and movies.
Previously, Diane studied at Sheffield Hallam
University, UK. The moment she misses the most was her “Study Life” at
TAR College, Kuala Lumpur.
Mei Tzeu Lee is a blogger who loves to experience a different kind of cuisine, traveling and generally enjoying life.
She uses blogging as a platform where she could voice out her thoughts and making the world seen smaller on her travel blog Sketches Of Life.
Living in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MeiTzeu is a management trainee with an established tour company there.
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