Heeren House, Melaka

Advantages: cheap place to live and eat
Disadvantages: some locals can be overly friendly

...on all afternoon and into the night. the nightlife in melaka isnt all bad they have a few hip clubs. the best one that i went to was the sunshine bar at aloha club and bistro they have two bars/clubs but sunshine bar is better. you also have pure bar which have live house band playing every friday and saturday night on top floor and hip hop and r'n'b downstairs and if you want to see some go-go dancer then there is allways spazzo. they have a lot of kareokee bars in malaysia. popular with the older generation but can be funny to watch if drunk you will even end up helping them to sing. the portugees settelment is also worth haveing a look at and the traditional food is really nice but expensive but worth the amount. they have festivals in june/july at the portugees square were u sit with a beer in hand and listen to local bands and top... Read review

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Advantages: Fascinating cultural and historic destination
Disadvantages: too much to see in one day

...by facts about Melaka, information about wildlife, jokes, personal histories and stories of previous passengers. On the tour you will see town centre properties that back onto the river, temples, typical Malay style houses, remnants of colonial architecture and warehouses, assorted wildlife and numerous fishing boats. There are lots and lots of large monitor lizards and it is fascinating but can be a bit smelly! I’ve taken this trip 7 or 8 times and there is always something different to see. On with the history….. Due to its strategic position in the Straits of Melaka, the historical town of Melaka grew rapidly. Ships en-route to China and the Far East would stop here to re-provision and it was also well linked to the Indian continent. It quickly became a centre for trade and among the products on offer were silk and porcelain from... Read review

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Advantages: hospitable, welcoming, laid back, beautiful
Disadvantages: public transport especially buses are not very reliable

...Have you ever wondered how it will feel like to go live in a town where almost everyone knew everyone? Well this is the impression i got of Melaka, a city located strategically in the centre of the Malaysian Peninsula connecting the South and the North. Although we only spent a weekend in this small town, we met the same taxi driver twice. And mind you, you can walk the town in about an hour. Everything in nearby. My mates and I tried the local food. Laksa (some sort of curry noodle at the cost of 30p). That was a Bargain. Melaka is the place where the Malaysian history was said to have begun. It goes back to Parameswara who happens to be the founder of Malacca in the 1400's. It's amazing to know that the Portugese had conquered this town in 1511 and some of their predecessors still live here. They have now become like the locals... Read review

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