Melaka

All quiet on the Western Coast, 26-29 march

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March 29th 2008
It's been a lazy few days in Melaka. We have done quite a lot of relaxing and souvenier shopping among the dozens of antique shops along Jonker street and eaten plenty of good food. All in all Melaka is one of the best places on our journey. If they only had a beach... Wednesday was our by far most active day. After breakfast at a riverside cafe we handed our laundry to a cheap local laundry and ... read more

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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