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Here we go

This being more or less a diary of our wanderings, working back from most recent to most distant. Hence, below, the finale to our recent travels in Sri Lanka.

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Jonker Walk, Malacca, Malaysia
Down to Jonker Walk, up to the hills
Jonker Walk was interesting but nothing special when we visited on Thursday evening, but on Friday night, as advertised, it really sprang to life. Crowded with tourists and locals,...
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Kids of Malacca, Malaysia
One week in and...
An hour or so to kill in Kuala Lumpur Central Bus Station, as we wait for our bus to the Cameron Highlands, seems as good a time as any for a few thoughts after a week and change in...
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Malacca, Malaysia
Two wheels good
Started the day by returning to The Saturday Ice Cafe, where we had a delicious breakfast yesterday, after negotiating with the lovely smiley old woman who at first refused our order...
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Malacca, Malaysia
You say Malacca, I say Melaka
I was getting baffled: is it an a or an e? Google of course knows the answer: the more familiar Malacca dates back to colonial times; nowadays, Melaka is the more acceptable form. Though...
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KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur
Watch the birdie, say torrential rain
“Excuse me, do you know how we get to the bird park?” “We have a bird park?” It was that kind of day.  Excellent start, when we visited what’s become our...
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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
All due apologies for the repetition but...
…it really is the most astonishing building. Approached at ground level, Petronas Towers are enormous. If it were three or four stories it would be a huge building, with a footprint...
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