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Magic Travel Blog – Trip Update 4
Posted on December 21, 2012 | 5 CommentsPriorities are a funny business. They are often so muddled and difficult to sort out. But then, once in a while, something cuts through it all and your priorities become clear. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Trip update 3 left off with us in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. We had just... -
Melaka Accommodation – Old Town Guesthouse Review (Updated)
Posted on October 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsWe first wrote about the Old Town Guesthouse in Melaka back in December 2011 – read the old review first by clicking through here. Recently, we had a week or two spare between leaving Sihanoukville in Cambodia and heading to Taipei in Taiwan. We both agreed that the best place... -
How To Get From Kuala Lumpur To Melaka Easily (And Back Again) Updated
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 8 CommentsWe first wrote about getting to Melaka from Kuala Lumpur back in November 2011. Things have changed since then so we have decided to write a new How To Guide for you. To read the original post, please click here. Nice Executive Coaches Most bus services to and from Melaka... -
Malaysia to Japan – Trip Update 1
Posted on May 18, 2012 | 4 CommentsThis entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed... -
How to get from Melaka to Ipoh easily
Posted on December 16, 2011 | No CommentsGetting to Ipoh from Melaka is actually quite easy. There are a few ways to travel the distance, so we shall point out each way. Option 1 – Bus / Taxi from Melaka to Tampin, Train from Tampin to Ipoh Bus from Melaka to Tampin The distance between Melaka and... -
Satay Celup, Malaysian Burgers and Geographer Cafe, Melaka, Malaysia
Posted on December 15, 2011 | 2 CommentsTo finish up on the awesome food safari of Melaka, I have saved some of the best till last. First off we have the unbelievably good Malaysian Burgers, then the expensive yet delicious Geographer Cafe, and finally McQuek’s Satay Celup. Malaysian Burgers Check out the photo above. Doesn’t look... -
How to get from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka easily.
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 14 CommentsClick Here For The Updated Details On How To Get From Kuala Lumpur To Melaka Easily (And Back Again!) Getting from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka in Malaysia can seem a bit of a hassle to many, however, if you are just a little organised, it can be extremely easy to... -
The Original Coconut Shake in Melaka, Malaysia
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsThe Original Coconut Shake in Melaka, Malaysia is certainly a drink that you must try… apparently! People come from all over the world to go to a particular stall on the side of the road next to a petrol station in Melaka to partake in a ritual of tasting a... -
Chung Wah Chicken Rice Balls in Melaka, Malaysia
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsChung Wah Chicken Rice Balls in Melaka were the best Rice Balls we had whilst in Melaka, Malaysia. Big call I know. The Hainanese chicken was moist, cooked to perfection and delicious. The Rice Balls were just as moist and as delicious as the chicken and about the size of... -
Old Town Guesthouse Melaka (Malacca) Review
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsLets get this out of the way, this review is going to sound a little too good to be true. We LOVED Old Town Guesthouse. In terms of cleanliness, location, friendliness, facilities and price we’re yet to find a better place. Sure, we’ve stayed in places with a grander bathroom... -
Help Wanted In Melaka
Posted on December 4, 2011 | No CommentsDuring our recent stay in Melaka it seemed like every second shop was looking for staff. To be fair many weren’t paying much, RM 3.50 per hour is roughly one Australian dollar per hour. Most of them seem to require the ability to speak some combination of Chinese (Mandarin and... -
Famosa Chicken Rice Ball Restaurant, Melaka, Malaysia
Posted on December 3, 2011 | No CommentsWhen in Melaka, you do what the Melakans do… you eat Chicken Rice Balls! Chicken Rice Balls is basically Hainanese Chicken or Roasted Chicken served with balls of chicken rice. (Rice cooked in chicken stock then rolled into balls). They are surprisingly tasty, a little odd and fun to eat.... -
Noisy Birds In Melaka (Malacca)
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsTraffic noise is pretty much a constant in Malaysia. Everyone has somewhere to be and the roads are always busy as a result. Given that it was odd to realize we suddenly couldn’t hear any traffic. We were sitting by the Melaka river waiting for a ferry to Deepavali celebrations... -
Dinner At The Portuguese Village Melaka
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No Comments30 minutes walk east from central Melaka (Malacca) is the Portuguese village, also known as the Portuguese Settlement. This is an area of town populated by the descendants of the Portuguese who ruled Melaka from 1511 to 1641. After so many centuries they have well and truly integrated with the... -
Melaka (Malacca) Straits Mosque On Melaka Island
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsThe Melaka Straits Mosque in Melaka, Malaysia is certainly a must see. The beautiful mosque was built so that when the water tide is at just the right height, the Mosque looks like it is floating on the ocean. What makes this Mosque even more special is that it was... -
Capitol Satay Celup Restoran in Melaka / Malacca, Malaysia
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 1 CommentSatay Celup… Translation: Satay Dip… The process of dipping all sorts of food items into a pot of boiling Satay sauce. In Melaka, Malaysia, locals and tourists, (Malay tourists also), are happy to line up for hours to get into the famous Capitol Satay Restoran in Melaka. The night we... -
Melaka’s Famous Cendol
Posted on November 27, 2011 | 5 CommentsI can not get enough of Cendol. It is 11pm and here I am, in bed, demanding a bowl of Cendol. Not any Cendol, Cendol made in Melaka. This stuff is amazing! Cendol can be found almost anywhere in Asia (we can even get it in Australia), however, what sets... -
Apa Kaba Home & Stay Melaka Malaysia Review
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Apa Kaba guesthouse in Melaka/Malacca, Malaysia is a lovely guest house. Its an old fashioned teak building in a beautiful garden a few minutes walk from most of Melaka’s main attractions. They have both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned rooms. We spent three nights without air-conditioning and I don’t think... -
A visit to T-Bowl Concept Restaurant in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Posted on November 22, 2011 | 5 CommentsT-Bowl Concept Restaurant is a novel restaurant chain built around a unique theme. Toilets. It sounds like a weird concept for a restaurant and it is… It was interesting though and the food is actually pretty good. Just go easy on the ice cream. Trying new food is a big... -
Last Days In Melaka (Malacca) Before Heading For Ipoh
Posted on November 19, 2011 | No CommentsWell the time has finally come to depart Melaka. We’ve now been here for about a week and half. Really there is so much to do here that that really isn’t enough. Ah well, another time. In the last few days we’ve attempted to tick off the last items on... -
Exploring Melaka / Malacca, Malaysia and taking lots of photos
Posted on November 15, 2011 | 5 CommentsView Larger Map We have arrived in Melaka! We bought our bus tickets from Puduraya bus station in Kuala Lumpur. Buses were regular and are offered by a bunch of different companies. While the tickets are sold at Puduraya the buses to Melaka don’t actually leave from there. One company, named... -
Meeting with Florence from Amy Heritage Nyonya Cuisine Restaurant, Melaka, Malaysia
Posted on November 10, 2011 | 2 CommentsOur first twenty four hours in Melaka, Malaysia, were memorable for a range of reasons. Arriving into a delightful looking town on a bus that was more comfortable than the Business Class flight we took from Perth to Kuala Lumpur a few years ago made Melaka (Malacca) seem even more...
