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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 Dan221075
December 23rd 2009

Last day in Penang Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Butterworth

Ferry

A late start again and we were in no hurry to rush out into the streets again. We had to re-pack our back packs and that takes around ½ hour just to organise what you need to get you through the night train. It made was made worse by the room being so small and we really couldn’t spread things out. Off to Kapitan’s for breaky at 11:30 and we had some prathra bread and curry dipping sauce. A quick bus trip to the ferry jetty and back to Butterworth train station only 100m from the jetty. The tickets for second [View Full Entry]

By Gordon and Jenny
December 15th 2009

Penang, Malaysia Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

Outside Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

After a fantastic wee holiday (!) in Langkawi we took a boat south to Penang Island. It took 2.5 hours and we were both looking a bit green by the end of the journey! To make us feel even better we were pounced on by taxi drivers the moment we stepped on the island and one even followed us down the street and wouldn't leave us alone! We stayed in the Tune Hotel in Georgetown, a nice, modern, clean hotel in a good location for a very reasonable price. It's style is a cross between Easyjet and Ryanair because when you [View Full Entry]

Campbell Street, no not the one in sunny Darvel!

By Ali3n
December 2nd 2009

Penang Food and Shopping Trip Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi

2009 12020130

Just thought I could share some of my insights on my recent Penang Trip Reached Changi Airport at around 10.00 on Sunday 29 Nov 2009 as our flight is departing at 11:25. We were taking Air Asia Flight AK5802. Quite excited as we, as a family have not travelled overseas for quite some time since Year 2002, so I was kind of excited to bring all of us on a trip planned by myself. Our flight was delayed slightly due to a traffic at Changi Airport, but nonetheless, we were happily on our way to Penang Airport in no time. Reached [View Full Entry]

By Wanderlust8
December 1st 2009

Snapshot of Malaysia Asia

Who you lookn at?

Well every summit has its descent and mine from glorious Mt. Phuket was treacherous! The Emperor and Retodd got in a taxi for there 30 minute ride to the airport. I boarded a crowded mini bus that was suppose to take me to a proper bus station. Nope, never happened, instead I switched mini buses 3 different times and somehow arrived in Penang Malaysia 12 hours later. I might have been bitter if a fellow passenger had not subdued me with a few valium. But things took a turn for the utter worst upon my arrival to this culinary capital. The [View Full Entry]

By Teun
November 30th 2009

Colonial memories and beautiful vistas Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

My hotel: Segara Ninda

After the beautiful underwater worlds of Ko Tao, I took a boat back to the mainland and a night train to Malaysia; a new country for me to visit! The border crossing went pretty smooth, and around 13h, I arrived in Butterworth, where I would take the ferry to Georgetown, Penang. Penang is an island that also has a bridge connecting it to the mainland. The ferry took about 15-20 minutes, and from there I took a taxi to the hotel/guesthouse I was planning to stay. I had found a nice old restored mansion in my guidebook (good old Lonely Planet) [View Full Entry]

By Noz
November 21st 2009

Georgetown and on to Singapore. Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

Georgetown Hotel

Colonial Georgetown, on Penang Island in Malaysia. I caught the ferry which was very cheap and very busy, a short walk away from Butterworth station. On the other side I headed straight to the bus station, and asked which one of the new and airconditioned buses would take me to Georgetown. I asked several people, and always got a confused look, and at the most the question, “Which part of Georgetown?” I changed tack and caught a bus to a street that apparently had a number of internet cafés. I thought I needed more information about this part of the world [View Full Entry]

By Caro 1
October 31st 2009

Hi from Georgetown Penang Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

friends arrive!

We have been in Malaysia for 3 days now and what a fun packed time we have had!! Anji arrived in KL on Wednesday evening and we started as we meant to continue with a couple of glasses of white wine! Our hotel lobby is very grand though the rooms less so! Les also arrived in KL that night and we linked up with him on Thursday morning. LK is a compact city, very hot and humid and has grown from a prospectors town to the most prosperous city in Malaysia in just 150 years. It is monsoon season now so [View Full Entry]

By KatherineM
October 27th 2009

Monkeying around in Penang Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

We left the boat and travelled to Penang by ferry. You can, of course, sail there yourself but horror stories circulate about Penang harbour (complete with dead dogs and monkeys floating in the water) so the ferry seemed a safer option and it is only a 2 1/2 hour journey. There are a lot of monkeys in Malaysia in general. They often congregate at the road-side looking for a passer-by to feed them bananas. I was quite tempted to try and interact with them myself as they do look very cute but I am not sure I really want a pair [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
October 27th 2009

Zapiski z verande Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

Sedim na verandi pred guesthouseom, cakam na Bulana in Justina, da koncata nocojsnji siht. Ne samo Kitajci, tudi Indijci in celo Malajci so baje mojstri v smuglanju. Pa ne da smo kdaj dvomili, samo dokazov nismo imeli. No, zdaj imamo vsaj enega. Indijec, ki ob torkih nadomesca Veselega Starija in ob cetrtkih PRijaznega Bajsa, mi je po celovecernem kramljanju radostno pokazal dzolico. "Tudi Malajci radi potegnejo," mi je zatrdil skorajda brezzobi sogovornik in dalje zvijal svoje (obicajne) cike iz tobaka in rokok dour kampung listov. In potem je tu nocna Chulia street. Pred nogami moji [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
October 23rd 2009

Malo mesano po indijsko Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

Za zajtrk sem se odlocila, da grem koncno spet na tosai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa). Na to me je seveda navlekel Ed. Pri Prijaznem Bajsu sem se pozanimala se, kje delajo najboljsi roti chanai v mestu, in menda je ena blazno dobra lokalna mamak zadevscina takoj cez Jalan Penang, kar je 5 minut stran hoje. Morda jutri; danes pac tosai. Za to so (po besedah Prijaznega Bajsa) majstri v restavraciji Kassim Mustafa proti koncu nase ulice, ki je sicer moja priljubljena destinacija, saj so odprti 24 ur (jap, to so tisti 24-urni Indijci). Kassim Mustafa je zakon, gre za verigo restavracij, hr [View Full Entry]

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