Sharon Gourlay

Sharon Gourlay

Founder of Malaysia Uncovered

Expertise Malaysia travel, travel planning, travel booking

Education Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Griffith University, Certificate III in International Travel Sales from AFTA Education and Training, Graduate Diploma of Education from Monash University

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Highlights:

  • Featured in many publications including USA Today, Qantas, Families Magazine Australia, Daily Mail and more
  • Speaker at numerous travel blogging conferences including Travel Blog Exchange (Tbex), Travel Blogging Summit and Travel Massive and is well known in the travel blogging community
  • Holds a BA in Asian studies including the Malay language, teaching and travel agent qualifications

Experience:

Sharon first fell in love with Malaysia in 2004 when she travelled up the west coast, eating everything available. This was further affirmed in 2015 when Sharon and her family, including two young kids, moved to Penang for a year. She doesn’t think anywhere could be better to live.

Sharon has travelled to 98 countries and spent many years of her life exploring the globe. This has lead to many skills from quickly working out the best way to travel from A to B to finding the best hotel. These days she primarily travels with her 3 children currently aged from 7 – 13 years old so she also has many family travel kid wrangling skills!

Sharon completed an arts degree majoring in Asian Studies at Griffith University. This included studying the Malay language and she loves learning more about the history and culture in this part of the world.

Her favourite part of Malaysia is Penang, closely followed by East Malaysia or Borneo as it’s often called.

When not writing for this site, Sharon is out exploring the world and everything Malaysia.

Education:

Sharon’s educational background enables her to share and teach you how to plan your own trip to Malaysia as easily as possible. Her travel qualification enables her to work as a qualified travel agent and has meant she has learned many tips and tricks for booking travel. Her teaching qualification helps her explain it all to you here.

Her humanities degree has helped her love of everything history, language and culture and grown her appreciation for this part of the world.

You can read more about Sharon and her family here.

Sharon’s Guides To Malaysia

Sunway Resort pool

Best Hotels Near Sunway Lagoon Theme Park Kuala Lumpur For All Budgets

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Streets in Melaka Malaysia

Best 5 Star Hotel In Melaka, Malaysia

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Hotel Jen Johor Bahru pool

Best 5 Star Hotel In Johor Bahru

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Swordfish Statue, Kota Kinabalu

Exactly Where To Stay In Kota Kinabalu

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Borneo Orangutan in Sandakan, Sepilok, Sabah

17 Incredible Things To Do In Sandakan Borneo🥰

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Central Johor Bahru

Best Budget Hotel In Johor Bahru 🥰

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Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

EXACTLY How To Get From KL To Kota Kinabalu

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hotels in Kuala Lumpur with private pool

All Hotels In Kuala Lumpur With Private Pool

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Top 21 BEST Places To Visit In Malaysia

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Crystal Mosque Kuala Terengganu

Best Hotels In Kuala Terengganu

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Sultan Ibrahim Jamek Mosque Muar

EXACTLY How To Go From KL To Muar

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Golden Sands Resort Penang

Best Hotels In Batu Ferringhi

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Desaru beach

The Ultimate Guide to Desaru Beach, Malaysia🥰

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Singapore to Desaru jetty

EXACTLY How To Go From Singapore To Desaru Coast: By Ferry, Bus And More!

Exactly how to go from Singapore to Desaru Coast by ferry, bus, taxi and more so you can find best…

Sarawak River, Kuching

Top 12 Best Hotels In Kuching, Malaysia

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Mulu Caves Lang Cave

Mulu Caves: Everything You Need To Know 🥰

Full review of visiting Mulu Caves. Everything you need to know including where it is, what you can find there…

Mountain Road on Cameron Highlands, Pahang

EXACTLY How To Go From Ipoh To Cameron Highlands

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AirAsia, Penang International Airport

Best Hotel Near Penang Airport

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Pantai Cermin Port Dickson beach

The Best Port Dickson Beach: Everything You Need To Know!

The main reason people come to Port Dickson is the beach. Find the best beach options here!

Chiang Chuan Association Building Muar

Top 10 Best Hotels In Muar, Malaysia

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Keppel Bay, Singapore

Singapore To Desaru Ferry: Taking The Ferry To Desaru

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KTM ETS Train, Penang

EXACTLY How To Get From Kuala Lumpur To Penang

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Pasir Bogak beach on Pangkor Island

17 Top Things To Do In Pangkor Island, Malaysia 🥰

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infinity pool Kuala Lumpur

Best 5 Star Hotel In Kuala Lumpur List: Luxury Hotels In Kuala Lumpur

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