Melaka

A taste of Malaysia: Melaka, Kuala Lumpur and Penang in less than a week!

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December 21st 2009
We were accosted by shouts of 'taxi., taxi' as we alighted the bus in the Bus Terminal in Melaka. Not knowing how it works or how far we were from our hostel, we took some time to walk through the terminal. We finally found an ATM to withdraw some Malaysian Ringgits and then ordered a taxi from the official taxi rank. Following some discussion and a lot of hand gestures between the drivers ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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