Malaysia
With the Malaysian Government’s Homestay Experience programme, tourists can experience living in Malaysia’s traditional villages! A few hundred villages have registered with the programme to offer outsiders a glimpse of local life, and will adopt tourists to be their ‘foster child’ for the duration of the stay. Be treated not just to the simple ways of life, but also to the best of the cultural traditions as the villages will also host events and performances proudly showcasing their arts and heritage.They are there to help you with directions, they’ll smile at you as you pass them in the streets, they will be around to talk about their culture and everything. The people here truly add on to the experience.
Malaysia's climate is categorised as equatorial, being hot and humid throughout the year. The average rainfall is 250 centimetres (98 in) a year[1] and the average temperature is 27 °C (80.6 °F).[2] The climates of the Peninsula and the East differ, as the climate on the peninsula is directly affected by wind from the mainland, as opposed to the more maritime weather of the East. Malaysia is exposed to the El Niño effect, which reduces rainfall in the dry season. Climate change is likely to have a significant effect on Malaysia, increasing sea levels and rainfall, increasing flooding risks and leading to large droughts.[3]