View down the river

Taman Negara National Park

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May 28th 2011
Tuesday at midday I took the speedboat back to Kuala Besut and then caught the local bus to Kota Bharu which is the main city in the far northeast of peninsula Malaysia. I really enjoyed the bus trip because of all the old wooden houses and their windows painted in every colour you can imagine. I quickly found a room at a guesthouse about a minute from the bus station, got something to eat and the ... 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