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Colonial Malacca
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 6 July 2011
A rather big name from the standpoint of colonial history, little Malacca is actually far smaller than its less known brother Penang. Despite its diminutive size, the little town has a long history and a certain flair derived from its time as the colonial hot potato that bounced from Malay to Portuguese to Dutch to [...]
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The Great Durian Quest Part 2 - Durian Chendol
Blog: Living the Dream: RTW - 3 February 2011
After failing miserably attempting my first Durian flavored item in Part 1 of this series, Durian Cream Puff, I kept my convictions strong and stayed true to the quest. It turns out, sadly, that getting
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The Unpublished 7: Melaka Melange
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 30 September 2010
Occasionally I'll write a sidebar, a short article that sheds light on the main feature article it accompanies. And occasionally these sidebars get junked by the editor if space is short.
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Melaka Trishaw Ride - Picture of the Week
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 16 August 2010
Melaka Trishaw Ride is my Picture of the Week. Notice the tourist sitting casually in the trishaw? This is a common sight when you are in the city of Melaka in Malaysia and most of the time, hoards of tourist will hop on these local trishaws who will take you on a hourly ride throughout town area for a fee. In this picture, the trishaw rider was seen struggling to find a turning off so the
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6 Things To Do In Malaysia
Blog: As We Travel - 13 August 2010
Malaysia is a country where you will find an obvious West /East meeting point – combine the two and you get a crazy mixture – where Dutch clogs go with Indian curry and Portuguese churches.
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Travel Photo Of The Week – Old Vs New In Melaka, Malaysia
Blog: As We Travel - 28 July 2010
Travel Photo Of The Week – Old Vs New In Melaka, Malaysia Related posts:Travel Photo Of The Week – Malaysia, Is This Too Much Rain?
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Taking The Massage Coach To Malacca
Blog: Uncommontravel - 15 April 2010
We’re leaving Singapore this morning. Taking a bus into Malacca, Malaysia, taking a coach rather. Taking a luxury massage coach to be exact. The only way to travel, apparently. To be honest I have no idea what to expect, no-one in my party does. I mean, a massage coach?
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Blog Update: Singapore and Melaka, Malaysia
Blog: The Amazing Dawdle - 23 February 2010
Singapore We ended our stay in Aussie very pleased with the country, and had stayed in a few favorites up the coast towards Brisbane at the end of the trip. However, before we left, there was one huge colossal nagging issue at play in our minds: Where in the World is Christy’s Passport? Yes, lucky for Christy, she had to apply for an Indian visa, and at the time of our airline booking, we simply had not researched visas that far ahead. Ooops...
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Food and history in Melaka
Blog: nateniale { reflections on my travels and everything else I love } - 13 February 2010
My earliest memory of Melaka, or Malacca as it was spelt in English, was from my history lessons during my school days. According to a legend, Parameswara, a prince from Palembang, was resting under a tree while hunting when he saw a deer pushed a dog into a river in self-defence. He was so impressed by the courage of the deer and took it as a good sign to create an empire in that area.
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Nasi Goreng: Breakfast of Champions
Blog: Street Foodie - 27 November 2009
Years ago, whilst en route to Australia, I had one of the most memorable eating experiences of my life aboard the wonderful Malaysia Air. It was around midnight UK time, but the cabin crew had yanked open the window shutters to the rising sun and announced breakfast. On the menu was Nasi Goreng, an Indonesian and [...]
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Melaka, Malaysia
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 17 November 2009
In Melaka we finally found the quaint, charming southeast Asian town we'd been looking for. The streets were full of colonial character, with narrow alleys and colorful shutters on the aging mansions and clan houses.
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Road Trip to Malacca
Blog: lechua photography - 15 October 2009
On my first day of ‘freedom’, I set off on a road trip to Malacca. Packed into 6 cars, we made our way to attend a fellow ex-colleague’s wedding in Muar, stopping overnight in Malacca to explore the endless list of food destinations all planned out by the food enthusiasts. In between the many makan [...]
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