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Malaysia

a trip by Matt Hassam
From: July 22nd 2019
Until: August 22nd 2019
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Twin Towers
July 27th 2019
Meanders in a Multicultural Melting Pot

After the most settled year I've had since 2005 (having returned with Linda to the same town, same home and same job as before, after our trip to Europe in mid-2018) it's finally time to shake off the cobwebs and escape from the wet and windy Fremantle winter, for our first foray into Eastern Asia. (I know, I must be the oldest Australian backpacker never have been to South East Asia - but I've never really been one to follow the herd...) First up, two weeks of cultural immersion on the Malay Peninsula; after that, two weeks of immersion in nature on the island of Borneo!
Trip Length: 4 weeks
Blog Entries: 6
Photos: 244
Words: 18496

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
July 27th 2019 Meanders in a Multicultural Melting Pot Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur
August 1st 2019 East meets West in the Exotic Cultural Cocktail of Penang Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town
August 5th 2019 Feeling the Heat (and battling the squirts) in Melaka Asia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City
August 12th 2019 Hanging with Apes in the City of Cats Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Kuching
August 16th 2019 Into the Heart of the 'Green Mountain' Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Gunung Mulu National Park
August 21st 2019 Tongtana (and the Climb from Hell) Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Gunung Mulu National Park
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Having spent my whole life in Brisbane without so much as a week off work - much less an actual holiday - in six-and-a-half years, I suddenly decided (on my 27th birthday) that I'd had enough and needed to get a life. So I quit both of my jobs, moved out of my apartment, packed anything I could fit into my car, and three weeks later I hit the road. Over a thousand kilometres later I ended up in a tiny little town that I had heard about from a friend, with only one street, a few pubs, a few backpacker hostels and a beach. That day was the 1st of June, 2006... I haven't stopped travelling since.... full info
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