Watching the sunset outside our chalet

Tioman

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February 19th 2009
After our sleepless night in Mersing we trudged to the jetty to catch the ferry to Mersing. A guy at the bedbug guesthouse (called Omar's Backpacker Hostel incedentally, in case you ever need to avoid it) had sold us a pair of return ferry tickets for 70RM each (about 14 pounds) and booked us into a chalet on the island for a further 80RM (16 pounds) so we already had accommodation sorted, at leas ... 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