Iguana

Mainland Malaysia

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August 4th 2005
It was a simple overland border crossing from Singapore to Malaysia. Still early, we decided not to hang around in the place that we arrived in, instead getting a coach north to the nearest major town on the tourits trail, Melaka. Our guide book gave Melaka a very favourable write up, and although the people were very friendly, I found it to be a fairly lifeless place. It was evening by the tim ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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