Approaching Pulau Tioman

Quick Bits - Melaka and Pulau Tioman

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September 13th 2007
Melaka was my first stop in Malaysia...it is a nice town with a colonial history, however, the best part of my brief time there was the travellers I met. When arriving at the hostel I bumped into Jane Chen - we met at a hostel in Singapore and were both going to travel Malaysia, however, since she was on a tight schedule and left two days before me I didn't expect to see her again - so it was a ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City

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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