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June 11th, 2009

Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One

Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One

First Malaysia and Singapore were on our our itinerary, then due to time constraints we cut them out. However, as the cheapest way to get from Bali back to mainland Southeast Asia was through Kuala Lumpur, we decided to give... (Continue reading)

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Chinatown, The Entrapment Towers and the Harlem Globetrotters in Kuala Lumpur

Chinatown, The Entrapment Towers and the Harlem Globetrotters in Kuala Lumpur

After leaving the airport and finding a hostel in the Chinatown area of Kuala Lumpur, we spent our first day wandering the city and seeing our first movie in the theaters since leaving the USA: Star Trek, which was awesome!... (Continue reading)

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Food and Culture in Malaysia

Food and Culture in Malaysia

Malaysia seems to be more of a mix of other cultures than a country with its own. The locals are a collection of Indians, Malaysians, Indonesians and Chinese. This leads to many different religions and a very segmented population: especially... (Continue reading)

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Melaka: Four Days in a Town that Needs One

Melaka: Four Days in a Town that Needs One

Poor Carrie! First she gets sick in Bali and goes a little stir crazy trying to recover. Then, no sooner than she starts to feel better I get a case of the belly and have to hole myself up for... (Continue reading)

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Singapore: A Country in a City

Singapore: A Country in a City

Singapore is a country unlike any other I’ve ever visited, as it is literally just a city. It’s like if Brooklyn were its own country. You can drive from one side to the other in less than an hour and... (Continue reading)

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A Thirteen Hour Whirlwind in Singapore

A Thirteen Hour Whirlwind in Singapore

Singapore is the most expensive place in Southeast Asia. Plain and simple. Food is nearly at US prices as is transportation, goods, services and hotels. Not wanting to pay nearly $50 a night for a hotel we arranged to couchsurf... (Continue reading)

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Sleep Tight. Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite.

Sleep Tight. Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite.

They say be careful what you wish for. Carrie lived in Nicaragua for 27 months. I was there for seven. We’ve since traveled in Central America, Canada, Europe, India, Sri Lanka and a good portion of Southeast Asia. As of... (Continue reading)

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Freezing in the Cameron Highlands and Breaking the World’s Third Largest Flower

Freezing in the Cameron Highlands and Breaking the World's Third Largest Flower

After escaping bed bugs, we finally finished our journey to the Cameron Highlands, which feature rainforests and mountains to hike through. The town is basically one long street filled with restaurants, convenience stores, guest houses and tour operators. Best of... (Continue reading)

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Finding Nemo on the Untouched Perhentian Islands

Finding Nemo on the Untouched Perhentian Islands

What better reason to leave the cool weather of the Highlands than for some scuba diving and time on a tropical island. The Perhentians are a pair of relatively untouched islands, the smaller of which is Long Beach where we... (Continue reading)

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Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One – This and That

Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One - This and That

Malaysia I saw a Muslim woman snorkeling with a full burka on We saw the final episode of American Idol in a hotel room in Melaka. This marks the third final I’ve ever seen…once in Panama, once traveling back from... (Continue reading)

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Malaysia and Singapore: Two Countries that Might As Well Be One – Photos and Videos

Photos Links: Malaysia Singapore Video Links: The Harlem Globetrotters in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Chinatown Kitchen scene at a street restaurant Kuala Lumpur – Views of the downtown from a subway train Getting to the Perhentian Islands by boat Scuba... (Continue reading)

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