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Flor De La Mar
Mar 15, 2008
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"I wake up at 4. Clearly awake. If I turn on lights and start up my laptop, I'll wake Hubby. Try to sleep. Cannot. Start hugging Hubby. Long and short of this is: I fall asleep arou ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
tonyandmarina
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Melaka. nothing to see here
Nov 21, 2007
"Next day we drove to Melaka with her 'cousin brother'. With the whole cultural thing of calling everyone who is a good friend uncle, auntie or cousin or brother i don't know if he ..."
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benabroad
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Day 135
Jan 28, 2007
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"Well I woke up a bit late and didn't fancy rushing to the Batu Caves before heading to Melaka so I took my time, enjoying a cooked breakfast with dormitory-mates and left at 1pm. M ..."
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poolman99
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Where are all the Malays?
Oct 4, 2007
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"From Hat Yai in Thailand I jumped on a classy coach (3 seats across instead of the usual 4, what happened to budget travel being uncomfortable?) south to Kuala Lumpur. I arrived at ..."
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martyt
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The Fast and the Flowery
Oct 26, 2006
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"Earliest bus available with seats to Meleka was 11:30am with my watch strap breaking on arrival, so that lasted less than 24 hours. The bus station is quite a ride out of town so t ..."
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alasdairm
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My first foray into Malaysia
Mar 27, 2007
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"Malaysia is lovely. The people are lovely, the places are lovely, the food is lovely, the scenery is lovely. Ok so I've only been to Melaka and a little food stop on the way but fi ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
bobsonthegreat
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Enjoying Melaka
Jan 2, 2006
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"I've thoroughly enjoyed having two nights in Melaka to relax before I head inland to explore the tropical rainforests. The guesthouse turned out being ok after all. Last night was ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
shanewilson
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leeches, skyscrapers, and ex-colonial ports
Oct 19, 2006
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"Today is my last day in Melaka and I am not updating this blog as consistently as I would like. However, I refuse to feel guilty about this lest it become a vicious pattern of lazi ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
pshemek
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Beautiful Melaka
Sep 27, 2006
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"Wow!! Melaka is a stunning city.... Kuala Lumpur was great, it was a big city and we had a great time there, there was a fair bit to see and do, including Merdeka Square, The Old R ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
alinmattrtw2005
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Meandering in Melaka, Friendly and Quaint
Mar 15, 2006
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"We jumped onto the Singapore Melacca Express from the Lavender Street bus terminal and said goodbye to Singapore. 5 hours later we arrived in Melaka. At first impression we were no ..."
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benandtrudie
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Back To The Peninsula
Feb 2, 2006
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"Woke up early and made the most of the free coffee (I had about 5) and breakfast before checking out. I have no idea what the spread was for the toast but it taste OK even though i ..."
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rbisset
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MALAYSIA
Nov 22, 2005
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""Malaysia's truly Asia!" Anybody who has watched BBC World over the last few months will be familiar with this song which is from an advertisement for Malaysia. It has played over ..."
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marc-patty
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Crazy KungFu
Jul 10, 2005
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"While I was waiting for my flight from KL to Kuching, Sarawak, I decided to go to what Lonely Planet calls the "premier tourist destination" of Malaysia. Why is it so described? No ..."
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zee
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Portuguese Cornwall!
Apr 7, 2005
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"What a great little town Melaka is! Full of cute buildings set on an estuary, it reminded us abit of a Portuguese/Cornish seaside town - don't ask us why! There was even a sign tel ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
dawn_smedley
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Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and back again
Nov 19, 2004
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"What a hectic few days is has been. We spent a few days exploring KL on foot mainly - escaping into cool shopping centres when the heat gets too much. There is lots of interesting ..."
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mightylongway
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Malaysia - Part 4
Sep 3, 2004
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"Our 4th and final stop in Malaysia was in a city called Melaka. Used to be a British port and has lots of museums to look around. Unfortunately we didn't go to any because we went ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
shonandgraham
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No Pirates in Melaka
Mar 18, 2005
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"MELAKA Jun invited us to join him for a weekend getaway to Melaka. So, we departed JB on Friday afternoon and headed up the coast in a clean, spacious, air-conditioned bus. Followi ..."
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cosmicllama
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'The World's Best Coconut Fingerer'
May 27, 2008
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"Melaka. I never expected such a contrast. This is where a lot of the history is, and precisely why it's been such an odd-ball, such a hard place to pigeon-hole. If the British hadn ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
scottwoz
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Portugal? China? Holland? England?
Sep 24, 2004
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" Friday 24th September 2004 Bus station at KL manic, and dingy, but get bus to Melaka, a mere 2 hours, which is now such a short journey it was too much effort to get my Ipod out t ..."
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shaunduvall
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Melaka
Jul 31, 2004
"Wed 21 July - Day 80 Woken by a loud bang, not the Germans this time but a big bad thunderstorm. Torrential rain lasted about 3 hours. Queues for toilet and shower left us plenty o ..."
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leeandcathy
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Chapter 26: Best Supp. Actor in a Malay Miniseries
Feb 18, 2004
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"Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I walked around Kuala Lumpur sampling the shopping and sights. The Petronas Towers were the obvious first stop, as they're famously the tallest buil ..."
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easyread
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Me lika Melaka
Aug 29, 2003
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"We arrived in Melaka yesterday morning from Singapore. Immediately off the bus accosted by "touts", the people that try and push things on tourists, e.g. hotels, restaurants, goods ..."
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laurenandjack
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Melaka
Apr 27, 2004
"Hi Guys, You can read our update from Melaka in our entry from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia entitled 'Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei and Bugs'. Cheers, K & S ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
kevandsian
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KL - Melaka
May 1, 2003
"Days 96 - 97 - KL - Melaka Travel in Malaysia puts the rest of travel in Asia to shame. The advert for holidays here proclaims "Malaysia: Truly Asia" but I have to disagree. "Malay ..."
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kandg
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Melaka
May 10, 2005
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"Had a lovely weekend in Melaka with friends from work. It is a really interesting place one of the three original Chinese Straits Settlements (along with Penang and Singapore). Gre ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
wayno
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The first city of Malaysia
Feb 11, 2005
"Gong Xi Fa Cai! A Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year to you! I was born in the year of the Monkey, so for my fellow Monkeys (born in 44, 56, 68, 80, 92, 04), our fortune for the ..."
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katieb
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Melaka
Apr 11, 2008
"Arrived in Melaka, eventually completed our arduous search for a hostel, and began our tour! With lots of left over relics from the Dutch period there was a lot for me to get excit ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
kimandrob
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Did someone say Satay...
Oct 2, 2006
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"Well we headed for Melaka today, it is a 2 1/2 hour bus trip south of K.L. WE found a awesome place to say, it was a geust house, rather than a hostel, so much nicer to be in someo ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
thewjgirls
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Malaysia, truely Asia
Aug 6, 2007
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"We were up to get the 8am bus to Melaka in Malaysia. It's pleasant enough in the morning before the sun gets high and the oppressive heat of the day sets in. Thankfully ..."
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tonyandsara_rtw
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Melaka in Malaysia
Sep 22, 2006
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"Early start for us got up at 5:15 had a quick shower and off we went Ted drove their all in all it took 4 hours.Stopped in a motorway stop for some breakfast which was beef curry a ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
himandher
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Melaka
Jul 11, 2008
"Actually, we are back in Bangkok and we leave for home later tonight. A brief rundown of our last days in Malaysia. Saturday, July 5, 2008 Today we left Kuala Lumpur and head ..."
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tenvols
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Iguanas and cocktails
Oct 27, 2005
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"Travelled to Melaka yesterday, a fishing town south of KL. The men here seem to act as if they have never seen a white girl before, and it can get a bit annoying being yelled at fr ..."
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bexyb
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Three museums and a Malaysian band
Jan 22, 2007
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"Melaka was one of my favourite places on the tour. I absolutely loved Malaysia, but Melaka is such a small town, and we had lots of fun. When we arrived it was sweltering heat, and ..."
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brypi
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Omsider internet...
Dec 15, 2007
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"Jeg tog efter Singapore til Johor Bahru da jeg havde laest at det var et godt udgangspunkt for at komme videre i Malaysia. Turen i byen kostede $2,4 saa det var overkommeligt, men ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
travelrookies
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Ela Melaka!
Jul 28, 2006
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"Tuesday 25th - Friday 28th July '06 (Diary 25th July) ...'Crappy's night sleep at the hostel in Singapore - off and on, thinking I'd had none at all. Up and out had a quick bite to ..."
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rgw...
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First steps into Malaysia - Melaka
Dec 28, 2007
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"Arrived in Melaka by bus today, all good so far. Everything has suddenly become a lot cheaper (dinner for two was about 1 pound!) Spent the day wandering round Melaka getting ..."
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barryandemma
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Melaka and Port Dickson
Jul 21, 2007
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"Mmmmm.... a one day trip to what is suppose to be a historical town... Locals did tell me that going to museums was not worth it but I didn't believe them and therefore still went ..."
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mauddespoisse
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Melaka: kleines Juwel an der Westkueste
Aug 25, 2006
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"Melaka war unser zweites Reiseziel in Malaysia. Nach ein paar schoenen Tagen an der Sonne und am Meer sind wir in diese kleinere Stadt im Westen gezogen. Highlights von Melaka ist ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
pesche
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Malaysia
Nov 15, 2006
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"A couple of years ago, my sister and 2 kids came to visit and were given a lot of hassle by Malaysian Immigration. They didn't believe that she was just there on holiday. After all ..."
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kimbugs
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Melaka
Jan 6, 2008
"Jim is a big f***up in life. I know this because he tells me straight up, In fact in about the fifth sentence. Sitting across a worn wooden table and slowly sipping between so ..."
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nzgreenie
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Melaka
Feb 19, 2006
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"Melaka Our first experience with Malaysia was a little rough as the Grassland Bus Company dropped us off at a car dealership instead of a bus station. So there we are with no Malay ..."
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scott_and_amy
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Into Malaysia
Nov 4, 2006
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"After a frantic run to an elusive bus stop (we had to book the ticket before arriving into Singapore), we finally caught our fancy schmancy bus into Malaysia. Our spacious bus (tho ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
fiseb
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Exploring the Culture in a Small Town
Sep 24, 2007
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" Malaysia! Our first stop in Malaysia was Melaka (or Malacca) a small city just south of Kuala Lumpur. We were told that Melaka was rich in culture and heritage and a must se ..."
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brianneinjapan
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Melaka..ka..ka..ka!
Jun 9, 2008
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"Melaka is a quiet, picturesque town. Formerly a Dutch, Portuguese and finally British colony (before independence), the place is dotted with European architecture and it was an int ..."
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joeandalex
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Onto another country
Dec 16, 2005
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"So we jumped on a bus across the border (had to get on it and off it three times, lost the tickets, lost the bus etc) everyone was so nice and told us where to go and what to do - ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
roxyhughes
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D3 M4a
Dec 13, 2007
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"Melaka, Melaka, Melaka. Quel fut notre étonnement en arrivant le vendredi soir dans l'ambiance plutôt délirante et joviale de cette ville. Vieille ville superbe, peuplée de nombreu ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
pvdyck
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Melaka, Malaysia
Feb 11, 2007
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"We arrived after lunch and decided to attack Melaka straaight away as we had such little time there ... as it happens, in hindsight it was probably perfectly adequate!! A stroll al ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
wagsnetberd
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Melaka
May 10, 2008
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"Our stay in Melaka was made extra special due in part to the most informative and friendliest hostel manager we ever met. Raymond who runs Ringo's guesthouse helped us plan ou ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
faff
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The home of melodramatic acrobats!
Feb 7, 2008
"Melaka is a hugely popular tourist destination although it wasn't entirely clear to Kathryn and I why this was so! We covered the main tourist spots (a rather unintresti ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
liv.ltd
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Top destination
Feb 18, 2005
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"Reached Melaka to find that I was 4km away from where I had thought as they decided to move the bus station since my `trusty` guidebook was printed. Being a suspicious type, I thou ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
missg
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Sleepy Melaka and the sweaty Jungle!!!
Jul 9, 2006
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"I arrived at a place called Melaka its like a step back in time with a real historic atmosphere. The roads are lined with food and market stalls with locals sat around enjoying wat ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
lisapeterson0
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Melaka
Sep 27, 2007
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"After KL it was onto the town of Melaka, further south on the west coast. This town has nice cobbled roads and it really very pretty in parts but they seem to have forgotten ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
joannec
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On the road from KL to Singapore
Mar 17, 2006
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"Before i went i had no idea what Melaka would be like other than it was a convenient stop between KL & Singapore. Now i am a convert. Melaka is so cute - no high rises here. Just a ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
nlbrtw
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Crazy karaoke...
Oct 13, 2006
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"But not us this time. Malaysia has a huge Indian population but an even bigger Chinese one, needless to say it wouldn't be long before we came accross some karaoke again. Melaka is ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
amyandmark
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An old Seaport
Apr 17, 2008
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"We are now in Melaka, once a very influential trading port for the East. The town is still bustling and is split by its winding river. The streets are tiny and the cars ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
tomandamanda
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Ein bisschen ruhiger in Melaka ...
Sep 21, 2006
"Die Fahrt nach Melaka war gestern ganz flott. Nach ca. 3 Stunden waren wir auch schon angekommen. Das Hotel ist sehr schön. Mit Whirlpool auf dem Dach. Heute abend gab es auf dem D ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
rinneaufreisen
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Melaka
Feb 9, 2005
(14 photos)
"Spent one night in Melaka, did a whistle stop tour round the city which took all of an hour since it is quite a small place! Melaka used to be the main trading port for South East ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
crampo3
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Sunshine in Melaka
Jan 20, 2007
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"Bit of a trip or a make up as i went along to get to Melaka but well worth it. I left Taman Negara on a boat heading down river so really enjoyed that as got to see a bunch of wild ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
marcmsm
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Voyage to Malaysia
Apr 19, 2007
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"After spending the morning repacking our backpacks and shipping home a whole bunch of clothes, we boarded the bus bound for Melak in Malaysia. We were pleasantly surprised that the ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
lotterae
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melaka
Jun 25, 2007
(3 photos)
"well took a bus to malaysia that was good went through 2 customs right next to each other. we arrive find out the hostel we want is over booked so we go to one down the street. thi ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
mustangmike979
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Devil Curry.. I think not!
Aug 6, 2006
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"The day we arrived roughly around 5pm, we got off the bus at the wrong stop and had to walk further, then i decided right there and then that i need to go piss so so much for going ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
chlara23
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It rained heavily in Melaka
Sep 25, 2007
(3 photos)
"We decided to head down to Melaka for a night. It is famed for its old China town area, but we did not really appreciate it too its fullest I think. It was hot and agai ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
markjenner
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Melaka
Jun 21, 2007
(7 photos)
"Here I am in Melaka, but before I continue, a little side note. I usually like to include a bit of history with my entries, but due to difficulty in summarizing a few thousan ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
mikelbt
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The Historical whispers of Melaka
Jul 31, 2005
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"Dad and I traveled down to Melaka by bus with all the locals. It was interesting traveling with the loacals, they all had their eyes on us from the minute we arrived at the bus sta ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
tj.miller
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Chinese New Year
Feb 6, 2008
"We catch a bus to Melaka and then get a taxi to Sunny's Inn. We check out the Historical sites in Melaka, which includes the old defense wall and a church and takes a whole hour fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
hibbs
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Melacca
Jul 18, 2005
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"Malacca is a great little town. Its so pretty with all the old Chinese and Portuguese style houses and buildings. I really enjoyed just wondering the streets. We drove down from KL ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
jm_littledevil
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Melaka
Mar 28, 2006
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"Up early and walked to the local bus station to catch the prompt coach to Malaka with Graham, a fellow backpacker. Luxury coach for our four hour trip, but we feel sure the driver ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
pauleddy
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Letzte Station in Malaysia
Nov 6, 2006
"Gestern abend um 21.00 Uhr sind wir dann nach dreistuendiger Busfahrt in Melaka angekommen und haben ein Zimmer im Eastern Heritage Guesthouse bekommen, ein gemuetliches Plaetzchen ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
time
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Happy Birthday to Adam!!!!!!!
Jul 31, 2006
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"Decided to spend a couple of days in Melaka before heading up to Taman Negara National Park. Gail has a horrendous cold and Adam will no doubt get it too :D The last place on earth ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
adamandgail
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Melaka
Oct 28, 2006
(15 photos)
"Boarded the bus at kuala lumpur bus station, what a lovely place that is!! it stinks like mad and its so hot u can hardly breathe! Anyway boarded the bus at 12 noon and headed for ..."
A travel blog entry from Melaka by
jonaden
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