Joanna at Fort Cornwallis

Into Malaysia

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November 2nd 2006
Right, well we've been on the road again and we're now in our fourth country on our route, Malaysia. We left Krabi on Tuesday, where we were shoved into a minivan and made a run for the boarder. The journey was a typical Thai affair - there were too many passangers for the van, but rather than get another vechical it was three-to-a-seat and a Thai boy sleeping on the luggage. Actually, while we're ... 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