Getting stuck into my 3rd and final book

MALAYSIA: East Coast: Perhentian Islands

---

April 18th 2008
Date visited: 3rd-10/11th April The Island of Besar: 'Big Island' We boarded our express sleeper train at 1800 hrs from Singapore and got to our lower berth economy 😞 sleeping area where we would spend the next 14 hours. We hoped this decision would ease stress at the Malaysian/Singapore border, as going by bus would have meant getting off about 3 times with backpacks and queing long h ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Besar

---

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