Straits Meridian Hotel Malacca Melaka

... free books ( yes, books that you get free) jeje the guy worked for the Japanese tv for 10 years or something, so he told us a few interesting stories about Japanese tv characters, the one that catch my attention is that when he was in a kind of debate on a round table with Takeshi Kitano and as soon as the show was finish Takeshi said "ok, this **** is over, lets go and drink" so they all went for drinks and it seems like Takeshi is ...

... surviving European architectural remains in Asia. The Porta de Santiago, a small gatehouse, is the only remaining part of the fortress still standing. After sailing to Melaka in 1511 and defeating the Melakan Sultan Army, led by Afonso de Albuquerque, Afonso de Albuquerque built the fort to consolidate their position in Melaka; linking Portugal to the spice trade from China. The Dutch renovated the gate in 1670, but handed it over to the British in the 19th Century when ...

... asks me if he can take pictures of me for his University Photography assignment. Any, and all you, cops reading this stop laughing because we have all done those calls that started this way and usually ended with some guy, purporting to be a modeling talent scout, ended up wanting to ensure the size of the genitals and breasts were within the modeling agency criteria....this was a really nice kid with a camera and a table full of classmates, also with cameras. The ...

... We ended up at a pavilion of stalls that has absolutely anything you could want (and then some, and some of it really quite nasty looking!), and we tucked into clay pot chicken and ribs respectively. Good food and good company made for a fun time. The most memorable person of the group was a French-Canadian guy doing a trip around the world...by bicycle. He is doing it for the environment, collecting letter from children asking his Prime Minister to do right by the ...

... Stadthuys a hned vedle se tyci jasne cerveny kostel Christ Church jako pripominka holandske nadvlady. Kdyz si clovek stoupne do prostredka, muze si klidne predstavovat, ze je nekde v Holandsku, teda az na to vedro. Atmosfery dodava take nekolik bohate zdobenych trojkolek, slouzicich jako taxiky. Pozustatky portugalske nadvlady jsme nasli za radnici v podobe ruin kostela Paul's Church a zbytku mestske brany Porta de Santiago. Ve ctvrti Kampong Portugis se pry ...

... stuff", culture, and history. It also offers a different taste of Malaysian food as it dwells on fusion of different spices - Chinese with Indian, Malay with Chinese, and all those stuff. Staying there for a couple of days would be such a bore for there isn't much to see. We had it only for a day trip then planned to go to Genting Highlands in the state of Pahang the day after for fun. 

... was cheap, full of locals and took the long way to Melaka, stopping off at little towns all along the way. When we finally arrived at Melaka we were met by an elderly Chinese gentleman who was touting his hotel, the Kota Lodge. It seemed well located, just near Chinatown, and so we agreed. The next thing, he was taking us to the hotel in his private car while giving us a potted history of the town and pointing out sights along the way. Once we arrived at the hotel, he ...

... der aabenbart sluttede hvor min rute startede. Med et foelge af prustende asiatere i orange t-shirts fandt jeg den sidste del af den tidligere store hollandske faestning som englaenderne valgte at rive naesten helt ned. Herfra gik turen videre rundt i den historiske bymidte hvilket da ogsaa tog hele formiddagen, men derefter var der ikke saa meget mere at se. Der var nogle enkelte andre kirker m.m ...

... t really take enough care of their animals. Look at our horse pulling the carriage in our Singapore Zoo: fat, steady, handsome and refreshingly clean. But of course, not many will sit on the horse carriage back home, due to its very steep pricing. So of course, the horse gets fat. hee hee. Free and Easy packages are really more stress-free and family friendly. We can take our time enjoying the scenery, eating nicely, without having to be rushed from place to place. We had ample ...

... off before heading up the narrow stairs to check out both the Traveler's Inn and the Shirah Guesthouse. The Traveler's Inn was fully booked, so we took a large double room at the Shirah instead which seemed to be equally as nice but 20 ringgit cheaper. Settled into our room we decided to visit the local malls just down the road, one of which was still under construction. They were impressive places with a huge variety of shops and I was quickly attracted to the ...