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Kuala Lumpur and Singapore

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April 9th 2008
So we've travelled a long way since I last wrote but not a whole load has happened! On our next and last day in Penang we all headed in the heat down to the ferry pier to see if we could book a night train to Kuala Lumpur for the coming evening. It turned out yes we could and it worked out very cheap, only 38 ringitts each for a sleeper berth for the 8 hour journey. 6 quid. Katie grabbed a taxi ba ... read more

Asia » Singapore

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Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international ... ... read more