Langkawi

Visa run - Malaysia, Langkawi

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November 18th 2008
Langkawi With our Thai visa about to run out, we decided to head south to the Malaysian border on a visa run. This would allow us to return to Thailand to explore some more islands for the last leg of our trip. We decided to visit the Malaysian island of Langkawi for two nights as we had missed this area on our way through Malaysia previously. It was easy organising a bus and ferry fro ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Kedah & Perlis » Pulau Langkawi

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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