EVA Air and me

off to Malaysia

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October 5th 2009
Why Malaysia? Melody & I had fond memories from about a week there in 2006, most of it on Pangkor Island off of the west coast. We remembered it as a safe, uncrowded, inexpensive place, with a good bus system, enough tourist infrastructure without being touristy. Thanks to its history as an English colony, and its present popularity with Aussie and Kiwi tourists, English is widely spoken. The c ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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