sunset over Lake Kenyir

Malaysia by Car

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May 16th 2013
This was not a good sign of things to come! We spent over an hour driving in circles, trying to find the east coast highway leading out of Butterworth, wishing we had hired a sat-nav. However once on the right road it was a great feeling to be able to travel at our own pace, stopping or diverting whenever we felt like it. The drive from Penang to Kota Bharu on the east coast was long and windy bu ... 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