Bala's guesthouse, Melaka

All creatures great and small

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April 27th 2012
Having left our lazy selves on the beach it has been a rather healthy and naturalistic month (No Laura, we have not spent the last 30 days naked). The temperate Cameron Highlands have long functioned as a getaway from the heat of the lowlands. Like other hill stations in Asia they have a perfect climate for growing tea and green patchwork plantations are numerous, although still outnumbered by ... 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