11th - 18th July Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Kecil (Perhentian Islands), Penang
July 18th 2006 We arrive in KL and check into a basic, but very clean backpacker lodge (Anjung). Things are starting to get very cheap - we pay 1 pound 50 each for an air conditioned room...
Most of our time in KL was spent wondering around the city, taking in the sights and vast shopping malls. Unfortunately we are unable to go up the Petronas Twin Towers, satisfying ourselves instead with a trip to the top
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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 
