MELACCA, MALAYSIA
I stepped back in time when we visited this UNESCO world heritage site that looks out over the Straits of Melacca. This town, which is situated about two and a half hours’ drive south of the capital Kuala Lumpur, is filled with history and many other influences. Once we arrived in Melacca a lot of things looked familiar yet slightly different which immediately reminded me of my home country, South Africa. Then it dawned upon me that this is where a lot of the influences in South Africa come from as a lot of South Africans are of Malay decent. We had a weekend to spare after hubby concluded his business trip to Kuala Lumpur so we hopped on one of the many long distance buses which runs between KL and Melacca. Driving out of KL I noticed many kilometres of rubber and palm olive plantations. At first it is… Read more >
