Sun, sea, sand and senses

More for their buck: Young travellers now want more personalised and unique value added travel experiences. Here local tourist and tourism management student Willian Ita William tries the traditional blowpipe with the help of Sarawak Cultural Village staff Augustine Lawrence. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

WHAT usually comes to mind when it comes to tourism in Malaysia?

Most available brochures, if you can find any, often advertise a cornucopia of outdoor activities against the towering KLCC; others will touch on traditional cuisines, arts and crafts with a sandy beach. Or so the general grumblings go. As of now, it is reasonable to say the promotion is dreary and lacking in excitement, at the very least.