Lovely view from our hotel room

Day 103 - Crossing the border to Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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March 17th 2006
Woke up early by the noisy chatter of the girls-only dorm. The hostel is nice but the walls don't go all the way to the ceiling, hence noise travels quickly. Checked out and took the bus for the huge sum of 2.4 Singapore dollars (90p) to Johor Bahru in Malaysia. After 2 checkpoints we lost the bus, then found another one which took us 5km out of town to Larkin bus terminal. We then realised we sho ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Johor » Johor Bahru

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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