Our map from the tourist office is looking a little faded and creased, over the last few days we have put it to good use. Today we can declare that we have visited each and every highlighted temple, tomb and tourist hot spot. The surprising thing is that we have also discovered so much more, streets and sights that don’t merit a mention on the … Continue reading More Melaka
Riding back into Melaka from the bus station yesterday we noticed a deserted monorail theme park, so with it being within walking distance why not go and explore further? It’s a deceptively short distance from where we are staying, the one way system around the city must have made the journey longer by car! In no time at all we can see the track running … Continue reading Abandoned Melaka
The Melaka Gateway project once promised a state of the art cruise ship terminal, and aspirational living with stunning views overlooking the Straits of Melaka. In November 2020 the Malaysian government brought a halt to the whole scheme. The Gateway was to be constructed on reclaimed islands, but because the project missed deadlines the plug was pulled. In a bizarre situation ninety-nine percent of the … Continue reading Ghost Town…!
Melaka or Malacca? Signage around the city all spells it with the ‘k’, bus schedules with the ‘cc’. Regardless of that we are thirty-four months late arriving here, Covid forcing us to abandon Malaysia and dash home earlier than intended in March 2020. Melaka has a chequered past, at one time it was the biggest trading port in the world, the Malay sultanates were way … Continue reading Melaka – a brief history
a nice dilemma to have after the last few years, but after such a travel drought we need to get it right! Continue reading Where to next?
Oldest On the Bus 