Georgetown

Malaysia!

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November 15th 2011
Good morning from Malaysia! We certainly didn't stay in Bangkok long, within a few hours of Emma's last entry we had booked our flights and first thing the following day we flew from Bangkok to Georgetown in North Malaysia. Georgetown was apparently the first British settlement in the far East and walking around was fairly bizarre because there are so many different influences, one stre ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

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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