View of tea plantations

Pulau Pangkor to Cameron Highlands

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January 19th 2008
This was to be a fairly long journey so I broke it up and stopped for a night halfway in a city called Ipoh. The book suggested it was worth a stop, but sadly it wasn't. The place is a large lattice of big dangerous roads and not much else. I saw one guy get knocked off his scooter by a lady driving one-handed while talking on a mobile phone. Amazed I didn't see more accidents. There are some int ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Tanah Rata

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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