Penang National Park - a white crab

Penang

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January 31st 2013
I landed at Penang airport early in the evening after a virtually empty flight from Koh Samui. Arriving in Malaysia meant a new currency and language to get used to. The currency issue is easy, as 1 Malaysian Ringgit is worth almost exactly 10 Thai Baht, so I just needed to apply a simple scaling factor to my value-for-money algorithm. The language part is easier also. Firstly, Malaysian uses the ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang

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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