Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

Penang - Another country another chapter

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May 29th 2008
Flew into Penang, an island off the west coast of Malaysia (obviously via Singapore for the second time...only another 3 times through that blooming place to go). Though we arrived late it was the kind of place you could wander the streets at night, with a back pack and not feel like a sitting target! Had a lovely taxi driver who was so impressed that there were tesco's outside of Malaysia that th ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

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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