On the 41st Floor

Relaxing in Malaysia

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November 29th 2006
So it was goodbye Thailand (20th November) and to see us off we had a hectic journey down to Penang. We got on and off buses 3 times in the space of 7 hours, first a pitstop at Trang, Hat Yai, followed by the Malay/Thai border at which point we hit a massive tunderstorm that escorted us to our destination. We spent 2 nights on the island in the city of Georgetown west of mainland Malaysia. We ha ... 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