Cooling off

Taking some time out in paradise!

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September 9th 2007
We got the night bus at 9:00pm from Penang and arrived at Kota Baharu at 5:00am where we had to wait 2 hours to get a boat across to the Islands. The Perhentian islands consist of two islands Besar (meaning big island) and Kecil (meaning small island). We headed by speed boat to the big island, which took half an hour compared to getting a slow boat which takes an hour and a half. We really enjoy ... 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