The sea & reef view from our balcony

Malaysia – Perhentian Islands

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September 15th 2010
Getting there… Due to the train out of Thailand running three hours late we were almost resigned to having to spend a night in the Malaysian border town of Khota Bharu and then getting to the Perhentian islands a day later than originally planned. Luckily, however, we found a taxi driver who some say, is the Stigs’ Malaysian brother, and assured us he could do the seventy miles to the s ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Kelantan

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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