Salang Bay

Pulau Tioman, Malaysia

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October 14th 2008
While we were in Malaysia we took a little detour along the east coast and ended up in paradise! From Mersing we took the ferry out to Pulau Tioman. For all you movie buffs out there, this is the island setting for the movie "South Pacific". Because it was a holiday weekend I broke my "take it as it comes" rule and we rang ahead and booked accommodation before we went. We had to really as ever ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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