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Background: During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965.

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By seeme_in_cambodia
December 17th 2009

Erinnerungen an die Schweiz Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Aeffli

Wer haette gedacht, dass ich hier in Malaysia auf ein Stueckchen Schweiz treffe. Wechselt man das Meer mit Seen, die Palmen mit Tannen, Affen evt. mit Eichhoernchen aus, dann koennte man meinen in der Schweiz zu sein. Es gibt hier 4 Religionen und genau so viele Sprachen (Hinweis des Autors; in der Schweiz haben wir ebenfalls 4 Sprachen, haha) und die Menschen leben Tuer an Tuer. In einer Strasse in Georgetown kommt man zuerst an einer christlichen Kirche vorbei, dann an einem buddhistischen Tempel und ein bisschen weiter vorne einer Moschee. Biegt man dort um die Ecke, landet man im indischen [View Full Entry]

By AmblingAlongNicely
December 13th 2009

The end draws near Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

The boat that whisked me away from Koh Lipe was not, as I'd imagined, a large lumbering (but oh so stable) ferry, but rather a very small and very fast speed boat. Initially I was quite content to clamber aboard, thinking that this boat was merely going to ferry us out to a much larger one. However, I realised my error as soon as the captain let out the throttle and the boat took flight (honestly, that baby left the water almost completely, am not sure I could claim to have sailed to Malaysia so much as flew there). Each time [View Full Entry]

By The Dreamgirl Diaries
August 17th 2009

Brinchang Night Market! Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Stall selling Fried Stuff!

The Brinchang Night Market is worth a visit if you are in Cameron Highlands! We noticed that it was visited mostly by the local Malaysian tourists from other states with an insignificant number of foreign tourists. But I think that if you'd like to have the true local experience, going to the night market is fantastic. Here you see what the locals eat. There are some touristy stalls that sell the typical 'Cameron Highlands' t-shirts for keepsakes! But by and large, the Brinchang Night Market is a good representation of local favourites, especially in terms of food. See http://patnessa.trave [View Full Entry]

By The Dreamgirl Diaries
August 17th 2009

Parit Waterfalls and the Parit Waterfalls Trail! Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Parit Waterfalls

One of the things that Cameron Highlands is known for are for its jungle trekking and walking trails. Parit Waterfalls and the trail leading there is really great for beginners in jungle trekking and those who just want a taste of light trekking while in Cameron itself! Its well-paved and easy on the feet. More like a walk in the park. The whole experience took us between 45 minutes to an hour. Also, entry to the Parit Waterfalls trail is so easily accessible, being just at the edge of Tanah Rata, the main town of Cameron. Go to http://patnessa.travellerspoint.com/15/ for more [View Full Entry]

The falls and children playing in the water

By The Dreamgirl Diaries
August 16th 2009

Getting fat in.... Cameron Highlands! (Part I) Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Chicken Satay at Hajjah Halijah!

Just spent the weekend in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, binging our guts out! Our first recommendation for food - chicken satay at Tanah Rata town! See here for more details! http://patnessa.travellerspoint.com/13/ Enjoy peeps! [View Full Entry]

By stewartgetslost
August 12th 2009

Time for tea Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Happiest man alive

Avid readers of this blog might have realised by now that I quite like a cup of tea. So when the opportunity to visit a tea plantation presented itself, I would quite literally get an overnight bus then sit for 7 hours in a bus station starting from 3am to get there. Fun times folks, real fun times. The things I do for a brew. Suffice to say, I was pretty shattered when I got to Tanah Rata, the main tourist town in the Cameron Highlands, and spent the remainder of the day napping. I awoke just long enough to have [View Full Entry]

By JHG
August 11th 2009

Malaysia Truly Asia Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Cameron Highlands beauty

After a six hour flight from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur, I met up with my new travel buddy, Ben, and a friend from Hong Kong, Kristine. Next morning we took a long and winding bus ride to the Cameron Highlands in central Malaysia. (approx 4.5 hours) The air is much fresher up here and the temperature is cooler. Had I been more prepared, I might have bought another jumper! We did a good 'jungle trek' which was quite adventurous, having to scramble a bit and find our way on a not so marked out path! We also took a trip to [View Full Entry]

View over the tea plantations after our jungle hike

By EmmaT
August 2nd 2009

Jeep day Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Me + tea

First we went up to the highest peak in the Cameron Highlands which was 6666feet high, but it was so misty we couldn’t see anything. On the way down we went for our “jungle trek” which was very short as it started to rain too much and the tour guide promptly guided us back to the jeep. We were then driven to the biggest tea processing factory and gift shop. The company is called Boh and owned most of the tea plantations in the area. I didn’t buy any tea here as it was actually cheaper at the local shop. Then [View Full Entry]

By EmmaT
August 1st 2009

Cream scones and tea in the Cameron Highlands Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Group photo in the rain

We took the mini-vans up to the Cameron Highlands. This is in an area famous for tea and strawberries and they do great cream scones with jam. We arrived just in time for afternoon tea. We spent the afternoon looking around the small town and in the evening we met up for a steamboat dinner. This was very similar to the one I had in Vietnam a few weeks before. However there was a lot more food, there was about 7 different types of fish, 5 different types of tofu and lots of veg and noodles. It was a lovely dinner. [View Full Entry]

By stevegriffiths20
July 12th 2009

The Cameron Highlands Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Cameron Highlands

Showing the locals how its done!

After KL we decided to take a bus North to the Cameron Highlands. In comparison with the rest of Malaysia the highlands are cool and wet. I did not pack for either of those conditions. It takes a number of hours to negociate the windy roads up there, but the view is incrediable. Our Hostel was cheap and quiet- everything you could ask for really. The first day i was talked into doing a jungle trek by Ben. The guide told us it would take about half an hour and it was pretty flat, but like everything in this part of [View Full Entry]

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