Colonial Georgetown

October 26th 2010
Greetings from Thailand! Before I tell you how we got here, let me briefly relate our final stop in Malaysia - an island off the northwest coast known as Penang. The British East India Trading Company dropped roots here back in the 1700's (to compete with the Dutch), and the architecture heavily reflects the influence. It has the delightful mix of cultures that we found in KL and Melaka, but it ... read more

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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

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Greetings!! To our readers who followed our trip across Asia and New Zealand in 2009/2010, we're up to our old tricks again! Over the past three years in Colorado, we've arranged our circumstances to be able to spend an extended period of time in southeast Asia - namely, Bangkok, Thailand! This blog will contain our thoughts and experiences from life abroad as true "ex-pats," as well as any incidental traveling we take in the meantime. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some "armchair traveling" with us... Days abroad: "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappoint... full info

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