March 2011
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melaka (malacca)
melaka was a great way to end our 5+ weeks in malaysia. having similar vibes as penang, it acted as a symbolic bookend, a metaphorical right parenthesis. the food was absolutely amazing and the locals were undeniably friendly. we made friends with our waitress at the first restaurant we went to, our guesthouse dudes, all of their buddies, the tandoori man, the bookshop guy, and the old...
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two buildings that used to be the tallest in the...
after two weeks of beach bumming we finally motivated ourselves to get back to KL and on with malaysia. we had embassy business to attend to in the capital and we also needed to book our flight to bali (thank you again, mom!), as well as cross one more attraction off the list. we spent pretty much two days making several unnecessary trips to the american and indonesian embassies—i am now...
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little surfer girl
by the time the waves picked up again we had made friends with an awesome couple staying at our guesthouse. unfortunately marcello had a nasty cut on his foot and was on doctor’s orders to stay out of the water…which meant that their pre-rented boards were up for grabs! renee and marcello very generously left them in our care and finally, i mean FINALLY i learned how to surf!...
