Maritime Museum

Singapore to Melaka

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April 24th 2008
Following a delay to my flight from Sydney, I arrived in Singapore in the middle of the night. However, the only real setback was a hefty taxi fare to reach my hostel, where I soon located my school friends James and Chris, who would be my travelling companions for the next ten weeks. Since J&C had been in Singapore for over a week already I was quite happy to do a whirlwind tour of the city and m ... 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