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Archive for February, 2009
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Friday, February 27th, 2009Melaka
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Melaka is a quaint town with lots of history and tourists. Somehow it manages to keep its authenticity despite the large number of tour buses. Town square, Chinatown, the shopping mall, night bazaar and neighborhoods are all interesting. Visited the Maritime Museum, People’s Museum and fort.
Travel–took a bus from KL (Puduraya station) to Melaka; (more…)
Kuala Lumpur
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Kuala Lumpur, commonly referred to as “K.L.,” has the old and new. The colonial area, Meredeka Square and Chinatown are interesting. The new includes Petronas Towers (once the tallest buildings in the world), and KL Tower (still in the top three tallest towers). We visited the National Museum, National Mosque, Islamic Arts Museum, Bukit Benang and KL Sentral neighborhoods, and rode the monorail.
A couple of annoyances. (more…)
Pulau Pangkor
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Malaysia is famous for its islands on the east coast, but it is northeast monsoon season now. Pangkor is on the west coast, so it is unaffected. It is a small, sleepy place where fishing is more important than tourism. I spent several days at Nipah Beach swimming, snorkeling, kayaking and hiking. The place was empty and quiet. Aside from a limited choice of restaurants, it was a wonderful place to relax.
Unfortunately, a monkey took my camera. It was in a (more…)
Cameron Highlands
Monday, February 23rd, 2009A cool, mountainous resort, a welcome relief from the heat. Tana Rata, a tourist town is the center. It’s fun hiking, visiting tea plantations and observing high-tech strawberry horticulture.
Travel–took mini-van from Georgetown directly to hotel in Tana Rata.
Lodging–The Cameronian had good home made scones, but otherwise nothing special.
