Perhentian beach

Penang & the Perhentian Island Paradise

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August 14th 2012
Our relaxing time in Samui had to come to an end, Thai visas ran out, so we departed on the ferry and caught a minivan south, destination Penang - Malaysia. The journey itself was nothing to write home about - long, hot and sweaty (no surprise there!). After border formalities, an interesting sunset and another couple of hours we finally reached Penang late in the evening. Eventually we found a ho ... 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