Chinese temple, Georgetown

Malaysia Part 1: the peninsula

---

January 24th 2009
We arrived in Langkawi on the 18th December like drowned rats after our ride in the speed boat from Thailand, god only knows what the man from immigration thought of us. Langkawi was another class of island and you could see immediately that it had money. Many posh sailing boats, very good roads and smart resorts. It was proving difficult to find accomodation so we had to accept our first time i ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

---

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