Malaysia, Truely Asia
October 22nd 2008 Our first stop in Malaysia after crossing the border from Thailand was the northern island of Penang. Penang is a busy port town and was the British Empire's first step to controlling the entire Malay peninsular. When they first arrived, British Explorers fired silver coins into the thick jungle that covered the entire island. They did this to incentivise their crew to hack away and clear the thic
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