Lee in front of one of many ornate Chinese temples

Border run and historical lesson

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October 17th 2008
Because of the new visa rules we had to leave Thailand on 10 October to renew our passport visas. The easiest way to do this is to do a 'border run' - basically a couple of nights over the border and back in again. Our nearest border was Malaysia so we went Penang - an island a couple of hours south of the border. To split the journey up a bit we decided to have a night in Hat Yai, in the Louise G ... 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