Inside the Batu Caves

Kuala Lumpur

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May 3rd 2007
Second stop in Malaysia was its capital, Kuala Lumpur. I was dropped off at the insanely busy main bus station in the centre of town in the sweltering heat (it's like nothing you could ever imagine!) with hordes of people, cars and motorbikes swarming round me, and taxi drivers asking where I wanted to go. I probably did the stupid thing and didn't take a taxi - instead walked quite a way to the ... read more

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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 Fe... ... read more