Volcano

Penang

---

December 15th 2008
Monday 15th December We left the little island of Palau Pangkor in glorious early morning sun. Luckily my camera has started working 95% of the time. We caught the bus from Latun on the mainland to Butterworth from where the ferries make the short crossing to the far bigger and developed island of Palau Penang. Immediately the presence of a cruise ship indicated a far more tourist driven locatio ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

---

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