MODERN GEORGETOWN, PENANG

MALAYSIA MISADVENTURES: PENANG TO KUALA LUMPAR, AND BACK TO SAMUI

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March 20th 2008
i have arrived back in thailand, and i am now back on Koh Samui, after 3 weeks in malaysia. straight after my last blog from penang, to which i had travelled to by train from ekk's home in hua hin, i spent 10 days in kuala lumpar, capital of malaysia. i travelled there from penang island by bus. but it was no ordinary bus, but a 'Super VIP' one. probably the most comfortable bus journey ive be ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more