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Introducing Malaysia

Malaysia is really like two countries in one, cleaved in half by the South China Sea. The peninsula is a multicultural buffet of Malay, Chinese and Indian flavours while Borneo hosts a wild jungle smorgasbord of orang-utans, granite peaks and remote tribes. Within and throughout these two very different regions are an impressive variety of microcosms ranging from the space-age high-rises of Kuala Lumpur to the smiling longhouse villages of Sarawak and the calm, powdery beaches of the Perhentian Islands. And did we mention the food? Malaysia (particularly along the peninsular west coast) has one of the best assortments of delicious cuisines in the world.

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Start with Chinese–Malay 'Nonya' fare, move on to Indian banana leaf curries, Chinese buffets, spicy Malay food stalls and even some impressive Western food. Yet despite all the pockets of ethnicities, religions, landscapes and the sometimes-great distances between them, the beauty of Malaysia lies in the fusion of it all, into a country that is one of the safest, most stable and easiest to manage in Southeast Asia.

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Last updated: 13/02/2012

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    RE: Best ways to travel from USA to Malaysia or Philippines?

    by salud 19 May 2012

    Ditto #4. Or even DFW or sometimes Denver or Seattle. Use SKYSCANNER. net
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    RE: Yet ANOTHER Itinerary in the works

    by oreoucky1 18 May 2012

    Important question is how much time do you have? You could go from land in theory from Indonesia to Malaysia. Working you way through…
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    RE: Australia to South America.. the OTHER way

    by anillos_de_saturno 18 May 2012

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