Hello adventurous Expats!
My wife and I will spend Nov-Mar on our first-time trip to Malaysia (with some inter-travel in SEA). To stay nimble since we'll tour around, we're planning on backpacks instead of roller luggage and thinking that we'll bring 1 sacrificial suitcase to be able to bring some checked items, then transfer them to the backpacks upon arrival.
From my limited research so far, it seems that these items will be good to bring from the US-
Two 750 ml bottles of 20% Picaridin liquid insect repellent ($50/200MYR each)
Two Lifestraw GO filtering water bottles ($40/160MYR each)
Our preferred vitamin supplements
Minimal wardrobe since shopping can be done in KL.
Side question- High speed phone data looks to be spotty away from KL? We've been full-time traveling the US for 2 years since retiring, using Starlink for internet. I have contemplated purchasing the new Starlink Mini upon arrival there. It fits in a backpack, and will allow us to have high-speed connectivity anywhere and keep up with our favorite streaming services (with VPN of course).
Thanks in advance for any consideration and tips!
Jim & Fran
