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Not judging a book by its cover in Taman Negara National Park

March 31st 2014
HE SAID... We woke at 5am (in Melaka) for a 6.30am start to Taman Negara National Park. We wouldn’t be arriving at our hotel in Kuala Tahan until 5pm, so we walked to Restaron Melaka Raya for a teh tarik(pulled sweet milky tea) at 6am. We jumped into a minibus at 6.30am and travelled north east until we arrived at the Gemas rail station at 7.45am. We noticed children g ... 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

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This blog documents the feeding of our travel addiction - one country at a time. Travel is an essential part of our life, and we'll continue to travel until our addiction wanes (which probably won't be in this lifetime)! The more we travel, the more we see; and the more we see, the more we understand that we know so little - which is a brilliant thing. We love the little corner of south eastern Australia we call home, but we are at our happiest when throwing ourselves into a new adventure and experiencing new cultures. Rather than doing round-the-world trips, our preferred style of trave... full info

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11th April 2014

MargAndRob
Marg and Rob Humphrey

Butterflies
The variations in butterflies are amazing. I spent hours trying to get good shots of a Ulysses butterfly near Cairns. They only have their bright colours on the top of the wings. The underside is drab greyish with some tonal markings. These butterflies seem to have colour both sides of their wings. Nice shot. Happy travels! Marg and Rob

13th April 2014

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: Butterflies
Thanks Marg and Rob. There were hundreds of these butterflies flying around as we ate lunch on the river bank, but we just couldn't capture the extent of the colour and movement in a photo.

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