George Town

George Town, Penang

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January 10th 2011
David here... After spending the day relaxing at the Langkawi Lagoon hotel we set off for our 17:15 ferry to Penang feeling relaxed but a little sad to be leaving the luxury of the hotel. We got a taxi to the big supermarket so we could stock up on some duty free alcohol before making our way to the ferry port. The ferry journey was uneventful and we arrived 3 hours later in Georgetown. We wal ... 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