The Food Market in Kota Bharu

Pulau Perhentian

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September 21st 2006
We left Penang in the evening for a long, gruelling overnight bus journey to Kuala Besut (or so we supposed at the time). In general, I've been impressed by the quality of the coaches in Malaysia - you get plenty of space and they are well air-conditioned. I should have been able to sleep in them without too much trouble, except the road from Penang across the Peninsular took a winding route thoug ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Kelantan » Kota Bharu

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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