Prison Bus!

Not Quite An Idyllic Island!

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October 13th 2006
Well, just thinking about leaving Malaysia to head to Thailand! Spent the last few nights in Penang...which has been interesting to say the least.....we arrived to be dropped off half way down the island in the middle of nowhere, to be informed that they had built a new bus station and to catch the bus over there.........which we managed fairly successfully! Got off at (yep you guessed it) a sh ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang

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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