On the river boat

Attack of the blood sucking leeches

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August 5th 2009
It seems the Malaysian government/tourist board/whoever had an off day when naming Taman Negara National Park. You see, Taman Negara is Malaysian for... yup, you guessed it, National Park. Very uninventive. If this was in Singapore, you can guarantee it would have been called the Tigelephant National Park (with Tigers and Elephants apparently roaming around, not that I saw hide nor hair of them ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park

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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