A Long Way Up

Langkawi - The Island of Legends

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November 19th 2010
Well that is the by-line as you arrive, and what they want you to believe. The legends are apparently many, including feuding giants that threw stuff about that turned into the landscape, and they then got punished by being turned into the two largest mountains on the island, and a maiden who was innocently executed and in turn cursed the island - by doing so and to prove her innocence her blood f ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Langkawi

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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