Cracking Under the Stress of City Biking - Day 48: Biking South from Bangkok
September 1st 2008 Day 48: Kulai to Johor Baru
Today was the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, and all Muslim shops and restaurants were closed from dawn to dusk. We would have been in big trouble if we’d embarked on our trip a month later, as many times the only restaurant we came upon was a Muslim one. We were blessed to have timed our spur of the moment trip perfectly. Today was also a Monday holida
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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 
