The beach at Abdul's Chalets - very crowded for peak season!

The Perhentian Islands, Malaysia

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July 11th 2011
After a quick overnight stay at a hotel close to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, we caught a short flight to Kota Bharu at the top of Peninsula Malaysia's east coast. From there it was a one hour taxi drive a 45 minute speedboat ride to reach the Perhentian Islands. All the way from the airport to the speedboat jetty, the rain kept falling and the skies were a very depressing shade of g ... 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