Pretty Flower

Penang, Malaysia

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March 25th 2010
We arrived in Penang this morning about 8:00am and by 9:00 we were on a coach headed for our excursion, Penang’s Spice Trail. Locally, Penang is known as Pulau Pinang, and is the northern gateway to Malaysia. It is the country’s oldest British settlement. The word “Pinang” in Malay refers to the areca nut palm, which provides the betel nut, an essential ingredient in a delicacy chewed by m ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

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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