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February 27th 2012
After singapore our next stop was Melaka, a small city once controlled by the Dutch, Portugese and British. We stayed near Jonker street, the main market street in china town. Highlights included a half swiss half brazilian man we met on two nights out who was clearly on a ecstasy fueled weekend. Our hostel owner also showed us that mc lovin from superbad had also stayed at our hostel before, a great claim to fame. From Melaka we bused and ferried to Tioman Island, rated in the top 10 most beautiful islands in the world. We stayed here for 4 nights, the first 3 of which were beautiful sunshine, snorkling and drinking in the evenings. Susan, who we'd met in melaka, had also come and eneded up sharing a room with us. A day trip with ... read more
Melaka --aka Malacca. How do you say that again?
Published: February 28th 2012Asia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City
February 27th 2012
When I was planning the trip, I decided that I'd like to visit this town with two names soon after we left Singapore. Logan determined it was somewhere between 3-10 hours by bus, but it didn't look too far on the map. I read good reviews and quickly added it to must visit list determining we would figure out the details of how we would get there a little later. I booked the hotel based on reviews and few url=http://www.google.com.my/search?q=images+malacca+malaysia&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=kyVMT9r0FY6rrAf54422Dw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBEQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=717google images and hoped for the best. Since I determined I would like to come to Melaka, I've been trying to figure out how to say it. Actually, it's a bit less intimidating than most of the other cities in Malaysia, but for some reason I was having a har... read more
February 25th 2012
MELAKA (MALACCA) HERITAGE CITY, MELAKA, MALAYSIA. Saturday 25 February, 2012. This morning we were off quite early to take the motorway down to Melaka (or Malacca if you spell it the English way). The City of Melaka is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Straits of Melaka. It has been occupied and controlled by the Portugese, Dutch and the British among others throughout its interesting history. All have left their mark on the city. We arrived and found our way to China Town fairly easily. We cruised around for a while wondering where we could park when we stumbled on a car park at the top of Jonker Street for just 3 RM (60p) for the whole day. Our next stroke of luck was to bump into an Ozzie couple who told us how ... read more
February 21st 2012
Nach den drei Großstädten und vor der nächsten ziehen wir uns für einen kurzen Erholungsurlaub in das kleine beschauliche Städtchen Melaka zurück. Auf dem Weg dorthin treffen wir die britische Opernsängerin Camille, welche zwar in Berlin wohnt, aber nur auswärts Arbeit findet und gerade in Singapur ein Konzert gegeben hat. Nach einem Abend beim Essen beim Inder in Chinatown trennen sich unsere Wege wieder. In Chinatown hängen überall rote Lampions und chinesische Girlanden herum und hier und da mal ein Drache. Nett anzuschauen sind auch die kleinen bunten chinesischen Tempel, wenn zwischendurch dann der Muezzin ruft, passt das aber so gar nicht ins Bild. In den vielen Geschäften in den teilweise schönen und stuckverzierten kleinen Reihenhäusern gibt es nur „Kunsthandwerk“, also Touristenkitsch, zu kaufen. Dieser ehemals bedeutende Handelsknotenpunkt der vorherigen Ja... read more
Malaysia - Melaka - A quiet little historic town that suddenly exploded with people during the bank holiday!!
Published: February 10th 2012Asia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City
February 8th 2012
Malaysia – Melaka – A quiet little historic town that suddenly exploded with people during the bank holiday!! After a flying visit to Singapore (another blog to follow) I jumped on a bus and made my way back to Malaysia to visit a town called Melaka. Whilst in Malaysia the first time I didn’t have time to visit the South so with a few spare days before I fly to Oz I decided to make use of the time by heading back for a quick visit. I only planned on staying three or four days but I liked it so much here I ended up staying for seven. I guess that’s one of the best parts about travelling, within reason when you find somewhere you like you can just stay longer or in some cases get ... read more
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January 26th 2012
Driving half the length of peninsula Malaysia is always going to take a long time. Luckily on Chinese New Year's Day the vast majority of people were already visiting relatives so we had a fairly clear run all the way - until we got South of Kuala Lumpur. Then the heavens opened, visibility was reduced to a minimum, the traffic started to crawl but still several drivers thought they could drive like idiots. Thankfully we avoided any trouble and never witnessed any accidents. After about 5 hours we reached Melaka, or the outskirts at least. Then the traffic ground to a halt! Eventually we parked up at a posh hotel to enquire about their rates (way beyond our budget!), left the car there and walked towards town to find some accommodation. We looked at several options ... read more
January 3rd 2012
I didn’t know what to expect, I’ve stopped reading the travel guides and decided to ‘wing it’. I knew we had to head back to Kuala Lumpur again and dreaded every step that brought us nearer to the dynamic city as it only drew nearer the fact Carl and I would soon be going our separate ways. Mightily I forced the tender thought in to the back of my mind and focused on the ‘now’ in order to enjoy the time we had left together. So we decided to take in a few places on the way after Singapore and Melaka was one of them. I saw it on the map in small letters and Carl insisted he had read wonderful things. So we went. It is always a daunting prospect to go somewhere new especially ... read more
December 31st 2011
Saturday, 31st December 2011 ~ Monday, 2nd January 2012 We decided to spend the last day of 2011 in the city of Melaka, some 240km away from where we were in Singapore. Our 8am Luxury Coach departed on time from Concorde Hotel before we were held up for a good 1 hour at the understaffed Royal Malaysian Customs. Apparently, only 4 out of the 12 check-points were in operation this morning! Visitors' traffic wasn't heavy considering the long weekend festive crush. It was just a matter of speeding things up a little during the immigration clearance. Along the way, our bus stopped for an uneventful 20 minutes at Yong Peng Lucky Gardens before continuing the journey towards Melaka City. It finally dropped us right at the lobby of Equatorial Hotel slightly after 1.40pm. Coupled with another ... read more
Penang, Melaka & Singapore – Have you tried the Laksa Madam, or the Snake Surprise Sir?
Published: December 1st 2011Asia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City
December 1st 2011
T – Two gaunt-faced and sweaty backpackers have just boarded the super cheap Penang passenger ferry that sits next to Butterworth’s bus terminal (which sounds like a brand of mints you’d find in someone’s car). It’s another steaming day made even more steam heavy by the burning temperature of my forehead and Kiran’s waterfall of a runny nose. We flop into the wooden seats in the centre of the deck seemingly uninterested in the beautiful sea view afforded to everyone by this crossing to the island. It takes only ten minutes and we disembark with 100 plus others onto Georgetown’s busy streets. We bypass the taxi men in favour of walking to our guesthouse and 40 minutes later are about ready to let the crows take us (for there are many here) when we finally collapse ... read more
A home away from home - Emails from Melaka, August 2011
Published: November 10th 2011Asia » Malaysia » Melaka
November 2nd 2011
Mel We are in Melaka, which is lovely, and the guesthouse is the type of place we are tempted to stay in for the entire trip, but won't. We will come back here though, on the way back from Sumatra and look forward to it. I think, there is an agent here who can sell us the ticket to and get us the visa for Sumatra. That is handy, because it will mean less immigration BS when we get there. The music in this guesthouse is far better than what we have been forced(because I don't think Asian TVs, stereos... have volume options below the loudest few, or so it seems) to listen to. :) When are you going back to Munich? Dirk Jan I'll be going back on friday. I arrive in Bangkok on the ... read more
