Victorian Clocktower

Malaysia and Singapore

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October 20th 2011
Twenty two hours on a train!! Longest journey on a train, ever....so far!! Fairly uneventful – we were sat with a large Thai family and passed the afternoon looking at the scenery etc. We were sleeping in the upstairs bunks, so after the beds were made up by the ‘bed man’ at about 19.00, everyone settled down to sleep by about 20.00 pm!! Early night t!! Early morning also as everyone was up ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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