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The Secret of Monkey Beach and Gunung Jerai

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March 14th 2006
February 13th - 19th 2006 This week we started preparing for our trip home at the end of the month. Over the weekend we did two really cool outings. Saturday we went on a hike to Monkey Beach on the north end of Penang Island. We had no idea that there was a national park on the island! The park encompasses the northwest corner of the island. Some people say Penang Island look ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang

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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