Langkawi

In Malaysia’s tourism advertisements, the country is touted as being “Truly Asia,” representing various cultures of Asia within one country. I’ve already mentioned the diversity and multiculturalism that makes Malaysia so interesting. Unfortunately, as I browsed through my holiday photos, I realize that they do not really give a good overview of the people or [...]

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Now From Melaka

May 9, 2006

in Malaysia, Travel

Hello from Melaka! Right now I am in the bus station, waiting a few hours for my bus ride to the east coast. So, Melaka… Melaka is hot, but amazingly, it hasn’t yet rained. The city is fairly small and full of colonial architecture that is very interesting. There are a lot of Chinese here, [...]

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I’m Melting

May 7, 2006

in Malaysia, Travel

No,  I’m not turning into the Wicked Witch…not yet anyway. Instead, I am in the hot and humid country of Malaysia. I don’t think that I was built for this kind of heat, but I am enjoying it anyway. What can I say about Malaysia? So far we have spent two days in Kuala Lumpur [...]

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