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Travel Blogs from Melaka
Malaysia
Awoken by the alarm at 6am, we showered and packed our Backpacks. Time to move on. After leaving the key at the desk we hailed a passing Blue Taxi to take us to the Goldenmile Bus Stop. A visit to the ATM then the ticket office saw us sitting in a bus waiting to go to Malaysia. They gave us a drink and a bun each and then we were of through …
Melaka - Day 2...and a surprise
... br> We had a wander around and stumbled across a chocolate shop. We got 3 chocolates each for just over £2. We ate one straight away and put the others in the fridge for later.
There are Trickshaws here – bikes with carriages fitted to the back of the bike that will pedal you around the city. Each one is elaborately decorated with flowers and some blast out music from a boom box on the back. I thought they’d take us ...
Malaka
... to go to the zoo! Can't go wrong with a zoo for £2. Was a pretty good zoo except for the nellies in chains :(( it closed at 6 and we didn't have transport home but we thought a bus would come... Wr waited an hour no buses and we had if ignored all the taxis and now we want one there arnt any! We finally saw one at about 9.. But there really strict about having 4 foreign passengers in the back, our taxi man said if we were Malaysian it would be fine! But he took us anyway ...
A morning in Melaka,Malaysia
On the 3rd April, the ship moored off Melaka ( also Malacca) in Malaysia This was the only time we had actually booked one of the ship's tours so after being tendered over to the small harbour we were coached for a short distance and our group of 23 were directed to follow a guide who took us walking around the town while telling stories of the historical settlement of the place . There are still some residual ruins of the original Fort. Then ...
Chicken, churches and a (hair) cut
... falling onto the floor before walking into the back section where the sinks were for it all to be washed off.
The haircut was totally impractical in humidity with no straighteners, hair dryers or styling products to hand, but I didn't care. Living out of a bag and moving around so much can make you feel quite un-pretty, and I just wanted to have one day where I felt a little bit more polished and spruced. Worth every penny... not that there were that many pennies to pay of course...
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Location
Other places to stay in Melaka
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Jalan-Jalan
8 Jalan Tukang Emas, Melaka | Hotelfrom $35 -
Eastern Heritage Guest House
8, Jalan Bukit China, Melaka | Hotelfrom $10 -
River View Guest House
94 & 96, Jalan Kampong Pantai, Melaka | Hotelfrom $13 -
Cafe 1511
52 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Melaka | Hotelfrom $27 -
Number Twenty Guest House
20 Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker Walk) , Melaka | Hotel -
Sama-Sama Guesthouse
26 Jl Tukang Besi, Melaka | Hotel -
Sunny's Inn
270 AB Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka | Hotelfrom $11 -
Emily Travellers' Home
71 Jalan Parameswara, Bandar Hilir, Melaka | Hotel -
Kancil Guest House
177 Jalan Parameswara, Melaka | Hotel -
Straits View Lodge
C-7886 Pantai Kundur, Bt.9, Tg, Keling, Melaka | Hotel -
Shirah'S Guest House
No. 207B, 208, 209B, 2nd Floor, Taman Melaka Raya, Bandar Hilir, Melaka | Hotel -
Straits Heritage Lodge
591-A Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka | Hotel -
May Chiang Hotel
59 Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Melaka | Hotel -
Oriental Riverside Residence Guest House
78, Jalan Kampong Pantai, Melaka | Hotelfrom $18 -
River Panoramic Guest House
70 Jalan Kampung Hulu, Melaka | 2 star hotelfrom $20 -
Sayang-Sayang Guest House
No.16, Jalan Kampung Hulu, Melaka | 2 star hotelfrom $11 -
Tang House
80-1 Jalan Tokong , Melaka | Hotelfrom $16 -
Groven Travellers' Home
89, Jalan Parameswara, Melaka | Hotel -
Albanjari Heritage Guest House
Jalan Kampung Hulu, Melaka | Hotel$40 average
