Blog Posts on melaka

Romantic Melaka River Cruise by Shy on Foot on May 22, 2012After walking around town, we were a bit exhausted but we were still excited to end the night with a river cruise. This is open from 9:30 to 11:30pm, but we decided to take it at night since it's best to see Melaka with all its beautiful evening ligh...

Melaka: UNESCO Heritage by Shy on Foot on May 21, 2012Red Buildings in town.Stadthuys is located at the center of the city.  Surrounding this are drivers which will take you to different tourist sites, but will charge you around RM100 for their service - a bit expensive for backpacke...

--- by The Viewfinder on May 7, 2012Melaka, MalaysiaSeptember 2011...

Malacca on Vesak Day by Big Life Spender on May 6, 2012Christ Church The once elusive backpacking trip to Malacca (Melaka) finally came to life. It took us almost a year to make up our minds not because it's hard to reach in there but merely it's the other way around. Blame it on the manana habit. Out...

--- by The Viewfinder on Apr 16, 2012Melaka, MalaysiaSeptember 2011...

SG-Melaka-KL Trip: Everything is Falling into Place. I Think. by Batangala on Feb 15, 2012Since my last post about this trip, the only thing firm was our flight from KL to Manila. Now, some developments have come up which makes this trip seem to be more exciting. First, I was able to get a promo fare from Cebu Pacific to Singapore which...

Postcards from Malaysia: Day 2 by sentimental style on Jan 28, 2012Started the day bright and early with a bus ride going to Melaka/Malacca. Cloud trance all throughout. Arrived around Lunchtime. Gong Xi Fa Cai decors dominated the streets, of course! We had lunch at the oldest building on the Sino-Chinese w...

Touring Malaysia for Two Part 3: Malacca by Calvin's Hub on Dec 21, 2011After settling down and getting a good night sleep over at our friend’s place, the first order of business the following morning was to go to Malacca. It was a Sunday and it was shaping to be a relaxing trip… or so we thought. Malacca (Me...

Touring Malaysia for Two Part 2: Going Around KL by Calvin's Hub on Dec 14, 2011Unlike Singapore and HK, Kuala Lumpur doesn’t have a well-connected railway system. A lot of people have cars and taxi is still the most convenient way for some people. Good thing for us, we have very gracious hosts (Mike and Claire) who toured us...

Malacca Madness! by The Pinay Solobackpacker on Dec 7, 2011God said, “Let there be chaos!” Then viola, there was Malacca!  And He blessed it with a pint of  charm. The heavy uproar in this tiny province listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site startled me. It was a jam-packed weekend!  Touris...