• George Town, Penang, Malaysia

    George Town, Penang, Malaysia

    The Malaysian state of Penang consists of an island and the bit of the mainland next to it. We stayed in the state capital, George Town, in the north of the island and there was plenty for us to do in and around the city during our six days.  We…

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  • Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur is one of those places whose name has a seductive feel. Could there be a combination of two more exotic words? Surely it must stand for “Glory of the East” or “Isle of Desire” perhaps? It turns out it literally means “muddy estuary”, the place where tin mining…

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  • Melaka, Malaysia

    Melaka, Malaysia

    After two 7 hour back-to-back flights, we arrived in Malaysia. But this wasn’t the end of our travels. Oh no, we still had to navigate a bus trip to Melaka. When we booked the bus tickets and chose our seats, the options were two together on the right, or singles…

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Mhairi & Gerry

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We’re in South America at the moment. You can see our itinerary in our Where’s Next? page.

We really welcome any of your comments, ideas and banter. Let us know if you have any suggestions for what we should do here or if you have any questions about this place you’d like answered.

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