Malacca (Melaka) Reviews

Visited Malacca on my travels around Asia and found it to be a great place to stop by take in the sights as well as taking in information on the affects varios cultures and countries have had on this small state. To be honest i was a bit dissapointed with the historical area but this was mainly due to my guide book, from the way it described ...  Read the complete review

PART ONE Schoolgirl bottoms wiggled on the open-air stage at one end of Jonkers Street in down town Melaka. It was non-stop karaoke performed by cute Chinese kids, to entertain the Saturday evening crowd, mainly local Chinese and Chinese from Taiwan and Singapore. Jonkers Street is fun at traffic free weekends: red ...  Read the complete review

There are so many historic places in Melaka to visit. This is because Melaka has been the centre of trade since the 17th century and we have seen this place being conquered by the Portugese, then by the Dutch before it was being taken by the British. That is why it has so many historical places in this small city. As a result, we can see different ...  Read the complete review

If one day, you plan to visit Malaysia, one of the destination that you must not miss is Melaka. It is a small state situated about 200 km down south of the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Small it may be now, but 600 years ago, it was one of the superpowers in the South East Asia region. The history of Malaysia in fact begins from Melaka. The empire later ...  Read the complete review

I have been staying in Melaka, Malaysia for about a year. The impression that I have is the various food that you can find in such a small town. I like chicken rice very much, till then, I have not try one like the Melaka version. The steam chicke is served with balls of rice! Interesting presentation! Another local hawker food that I ...  Read the complete review

Learning some history of Melaka before visiting the city may boost your interest and satisfaction once you have paid the visit to the historical places / buildings. Today, Melaka, a pleasant town located on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia, is left with much colonial architecture, most of which is clustered near or around the Melaka ...  Read the complete review

There is one website about every single detail about Melaka. www.melaka.net. This website is very comprehensive in the sense that it encompasses all the information that a tourist needs to get to know Melaka well. Besides that, the website also depicts all the most recent promotional offers by the local hotels. Furthermore, there is another ...  Read the complete review

Melaka is a state in Malaysia wich has been declared as a historical state. One can say that Melaka was where it all began for Malaysia. It was once conquered by the Portugese and then the Dutch and finally the English. Hence, the influence on the architecture of many buildings there. For example, the A Famosa fort which is still ...  Read the complete review