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I've arrived in Pinang, Malaysia

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April 10th 2008
Geo: 5.36904, 100.264Pinang is a small island, and so is really a great example of small island life in Malaysia.It was colonialized, so the main square has all these great colonial administrative buildings in it. There are also a lot of colonial buildings that weren't kept up, it a pretty interesting sight as well.I stayed in a hostel in China Town that was an old colonial house. It w ... 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