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Kota Bharu, where there's nothing to do at all
Sep 8, 2007
(8 photos)
"I've been on some bad bus rides, but the drive from Tanah Rata to Ipoh was truly harrowing; due to the monsoon rains you could only see about five metres in front of the coach thro ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
benabroad
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Malaysia - Kota Bharu
Feb 27, 2007
(68 photos)
"Reaching Kota Bharu, a small city in the north east of Malaysia, we jumped into a taxi and found our hostel. We had opted to take a risk and go budget for the night. The hostel was ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
gonetilwhenever
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In theory it was a good idea!
Dec 5, 2003
"Thursday December 4th Hardly got a wink of sleep last night as it felt like a thousand ants wearing cricket spikes were having a rave on my glowing back. Stupid Tourist Man vowed n ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
dazzla
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Chapter 27: Snakes!
Feb 23, 2004
(15 photos)
"Thursday was another long bus day. I left Melaka early in the morning and didn't arrive in Tanah Rata (The Cameron Highlands) until 6pm. I'm getting almost as good at sleeping on b ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
easyread
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Malaysia: Final Thoughts
May 27, 2008
(18 photos)
"We stopped over here on our way to the Perhentians and now we spend one more night here before crossing the border to Thailand. Kota Bharu is an interesting town to spend a day in. ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
faff

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auf dem weg nach thailand
Feb 8, 2005
(15 photos)
"bin also nach langer busfahrt (8h) im hohen norden von malaysia angekommen. die provinz kelantan ist die aermste in malaysia und wird von der islamischen partei regiert. die haben ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota bharu by
oscarwild

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Malaysia Kota Bharu
May 21, 2008
(4 photos)
"Wed 21st May. * HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MAM + DAD* Today we spent the day in Kota Bharu, the state capital, north east Malaysia, by the Thai border. We've had a brilliant day, ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
christina_sam

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Rainforests and stuff
Feb 7, 2008
"And here we are, back to the present. We are heading to thailand tommorow and are in a town called kota bharu which has an inviting slogan of "the islamic city". From kuala lumpur ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
russellffc

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Cakajoc
Aug 12, 2008
"Sva sredi nicesar. Se huje, Nic je velemesto proti temu, kjer sva zdaj. Z otoka sva se odpravila dokaj zgodaj, saj naju je bilo strah, da zaradi poslabsanja vremena coln ne bi ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
bosstone

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Perentian Islands
Apr 4, 2006
(8 photos)
"From The Cameron Highlands it took from 10am to 7pm to reach The Perentian Islands, having travelled by Minibus, and then of course by boat. For what seems like a long journey, it ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
graemeandgordon

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Unspoilt paradise in the Perhentians!
Mar 1, 2008
(26 photos)
"Hey guys, hope you're all good... sorry we didn't do two updates as promised in our last entry, things have been very hectic! After our jungle adventures we excitedly made the jour ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
sar-and-sag

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Kota Bharu
Aug 7, 2006
(5 photos)
"English - Fairwell to the Islands and back to the mainland but not as easy as it might seem. First our boat to pick us up is well late. Then when we get on we have to wait on it fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
alexklarka

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Kota Bahru
Sep 26, 2007
"Ramadam was in full swing when we arrived in Malaysia. This meant that all Muslim run eateries were closed in the day until after sundown, after which time they could all fill up o ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
alexbright

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Paradise
Jul 21, 2007
(9 photos)
"Hello again, i left you last time just before we got on a bus heading towards the Perhentian islands, which in fact turned out to be a land-rover with no seat belts and a mad drive ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
trio

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Sandy cheeks
Sep 28, 2006
(4 photos)
"The next morning we were up bright and early for our boat trip down the river. We had some toast and boarded the long boat where I promptly fell asleep for most of the journey. Whe ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
ellajay

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Country Number 8
Sep 30, 2006
""Avoid treavelling at night and avoid military areas" says our Lonely Planet... Pha... We're young and crazy... let's cross the border between Thailand and Malaysia at 9 pm so Amy ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
amyandmark

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The Malay City
Apr 30, 2008
(10 photos)
"The East Coast is very different from the west coast of Malaysia. The country is a melting pot of cultures. The Malay influence is most strongly felt in the east, and e ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
tomandamanda

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Back on the mainland
May 5, 2008
"Back on the mainland, and no more beach for us for a little while, sadly! We spent three days in Kota Bharu, mostly doing chores and getting organized again after our week in the s ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
twoelders

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Culture and religion
Oct 29, 2008
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"Khota Bharu is a city near Thai - Malaysian border. It is the most Muslim city in the country. But it also has a lot of Thai influence already. I liked it. It's got great day marke ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
moki_travels

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A Day With the Locals
Apr 12, 2003
"Kota Bharu, considered to be Malaysia's Muslim heartland, is boasted for their night market where the best food in Malaysia is to be found. We were looking forward to an evening fe ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
pauldebbiesmrz

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Where?
Apr 23, 2008
"Still raining and with it being our last couple of weeks we decided to make a break back to Thailand in the search for a beach with good weather. Enough of this travelling malarky. ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
conlou

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Journey to Malaysia
Apr 1, 2008
(1 photo)
"The journey to Malaysia was great, we went from Krabi to the border in a little mini bus with air con so it was probably the comfiest journey yet as we could put our feet up and st ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
andynicola

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Island hopping!
Jul 30, 2003
(5 photos)
"Well we have been busy busy bees (monkeys) since our last entry!! We're now browner than before, got more mozzy bites and traded our Thai Baht for Malay Ringgits! After spending a ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
monkeytales

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Marvelous Malaysia
Oct 7, 2007
(14 photos)
"We have been in Malaysia for a week and experiencing a whole new culture. We started in Kuala Lampur and wandered through some night markets and took the train to Gemas.  ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
landlubbers

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A bit of culture
Aug 15, 2007
(14 photos)
"Just a day stopover. After the island, the mainland was a bit of a disappointment. There had been no cars or much noise where we had been the last week, and the temperature was muc ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
mattandnicole

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Return to Civilisation
Jun 16, 2008
(8 photos)
"Up early...off to rocks to see the sun, not rise as we were in bed but just risen. It is hot hot hot as early as this.The valley below the Falls is full of light cloud, slowly burn ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
tony-helen

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Recouping from island life
Jun 30, 2008
(6 photos)
"Olivia and I arrived in Kota Bharu in the evening after waiting almost 3 hours at the ferry terminal bus station. Fun times. That evening we explored the night market.& ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
laura1

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Sand, Storms and Sunburn
Mar 14, 2006
(20 photos)
"We're currently sat in an internet café in Kota Bharu, a smallish town on the Malay-Thai eastern border crossing. We're here for one night only as we make our way out of Malaysia a ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
brengiogoglobal

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Jeffry
Feb 26, 2006
(4 photos)
"We just returned from a relaxing few days on Pulau Perhentian Kecil. This is one of two islands off the northeastern coast of Malaysia called the Perhentian Islands. We started at ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
travellingtrio

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Bugged Out
Sep 20, 2006
(3 photos)
"Well, I've been back in Malaysia (mainland this time) for almost 2 weeks, so what have I done? I started with one night in Melaka, arriving by what seemed like a private bus (only ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
luciertw

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Kota Bahru
Aug 18, 2008
"After getting off the boat from the Perhentians, we shared a taxi with a german to go to Kota Bahru, the capital of the province we were in. Although it is the capital, there ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
ericabg

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Malaysian Border
Apr 12, 2006
"It's been quite a while since i updated this. We didn't do much in Kota Bharu mainly jsut our washing and a trip to the laundrette. SO cheap to get other people to do your washing, ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
kateiorton

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Getting there...
Mar 11, 2004
"My first entry finds me still trying to get where I'm going on day 4 since leaving the UK. Where I'm trying to get to is Redang Island in the Gulf of Thailand and although I keep w ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
richstocks

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Kota bharu
Aug 1, 2003
"AUG 1 continued... Well i left you last time everything was hunky dory, happy the way things were going , a few problems, sure, but at least i still had my health.....stop there... ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
sooty

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There aint no party like a reggae party
Sep 27, 2008
"The final island along the east coast before i reached Thailand (didnt originally plan on going here but what the heck!) was the perhitian islands, showcased as the "premier entert ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
stewelee

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Kota Bharu
Feb 7, 2007
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"Onwards and, er, downwards (geographically, depending on your notion of up and down in relation to magnetic north) to Malaysia. We caught an uncomfortable 'VIP' bus (crappy mini-va ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
justinparry

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uhhh taxis are expensive
Feb 4, 2008
"So we took a 8 hour train here thinking it would be the easiest place to cross the border, and head into thailand... turns out we must take an hour and a half taxi to the border, t ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota bharu by
herbst83

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Kota Bharu
Oct 10, 2005
(5 photos)
"Hello! We have now left beautiful Pulau Perhentian and are in a standard Malaysian city. Very busy, motor bikes everywhere and stupidly hot!! I'm just catching up on my mails and g ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
stubo

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White rabbits
Aug 16, 2005
"This is our second visit here after staying a night before our trip to the islands, the guest house we are staying in is indeed 'Ideal' a bit rough around the edges but friendly ho ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
fullcycle

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More Paradise
Jul 20, 2006
(4 photos)
"Well im now sunburned and well snorkeled. Had a 7 hr bus trip up to the top of Malaysia where we bailed off the bus at an intersection that led to the jetty that led to another tro ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
benwhit

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Over the border!
Mar 18, 2007
"Well we go tomorrow over the border, and continue closer to the equator. BED BUGS, BED BUGS, BED BUGS!!!! Nothing else to say about this horrible place! ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
ladykate

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Perhentian Islands
Aug 30, 2007
(6 photos)
"Perhentian Islands, Malaysia: The trip from Kota Bharu on the mainland to the Perhentian Islands was relatively hassle free really, apart from the 'ferry' - a little speedboat pack ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
adrian.gfc

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excited for the perhentians!
Jun 2, 2005
"well we are in kota bharu now. heading to the perhentians again this afternoon. this place seems a lot cleaner and nicer than i remember! ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
pam

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Kota Bharu
Jul 8, 2008
"Best thing about this town was the guesthouse! Worth a visit, but not for long. Basic! ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
jetnic

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Visit Malaysia 2007
Jan 19, 2007
"We finally crossed the border. I was a bit sad that we couldn't visit the southern provinces of Thailand but at the same time, things looked a bit dodgy out there. We passed by vil ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
bryannie

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Kota Bharu
Sep 6, 2007
"Turen inn fra Perhentian gikk vel på sett og vis bedre enn turen ut...ingen spruting og ingen overhormonell kaptein som skulle få utløp for ett eller annet...så vi var tørre og fin ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
atas

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Kota Bharu - Money But No Ferry
May 26, 2008
"After an hour or so we finally arrive in Kota Bharu and get dropped at a guesthouse with... yay internet and Skype. Get connected with First Direct and give them a blasting f ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
oliveramber

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Kota Bharu
Jun 21, 2008
"Just stayed here the one night to change buses as we start to head down the length of the East coast of Malaysia. This part of Malaysia is much more strictly muslim than the other ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
dannyandjess

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Our trip has just started!
Jul 10, 2007
"It's 5:30am. Aizat is awake I think! He's waiting for us to get going so he can fall asleep again. Everyone else is blissfully asleep while the MOTH and I are getting our bags into ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
dr_zalina

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Back home in KB
May 4, 2007
"Back home in Kb and the family is back together again after 10 days apart!! Alhamdulillah everyone is OK ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
dr_zalina

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de la possibilité d'une ile
Mar 12, 2008
(10 photos)
"Avec Binome on traine nos guetres sur Pualau Kecil. Juste une ile, la perfection du genre. Petite, tropicale, ensoleillée, bordée de sable blanc. Hammacs et cocotiers. Les poncifs. ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
mathieu.parceva

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Kites n Kota Bharu
Aug 10, 2007
(10 photos)
"Wedesday 8th: Up an out a bit of a regal start with the Royal Ceromony Museum, a right pain to find tucked away in the bottom of Kota Bharu, Rough Guife maps are shockingly bad at ..."
A travel blog entry from Kota Bharu by
billandsarah

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