The many faces of Malaysia. This is country of many cultures. The Chinese women on the left are being transported in "becak" (a modified tricycle) around GeorgeTown. Just down the street, Muslim school girls call their friends after classes are over in the afternoon.


We're in Singapore here. In this picture, even the monkey smiled!



The doll house in the front yard of this house in Maleka, Malaysia is a mirror of the style of all the houses in this region of the country. Notice the roof on the doll house and the one on the house behind it. Notice, as well, the railings and potted plants.


There are lizards wherever we go -- in our rooms, in the restaurants and all over the countryside, but most are not as big as this one which we spotted in the sludge along a polluted creak. Our guess is that it was 9 feet long from head to tail.


What a contrast between the countryside and the ultramodern city of Kuala Lumpur. Here are the children beneath the largest buildings in the world -- the Petronas Towers.


Throughout Southeast Asia, there are bustling "night markets" where the crowds come to bargain. This one is in the Chinatown part of Kuala Lumpur. Notice the fuzzy fruit on the stand in front of Max. The fruit is called "rambutan," and behind it is a brown fruit called Longan (thanks to Jonathan Poo for this information -- he just happened to see this page on the web.)


This is a close-up of the very popular rambutan fruit. You peel away the hairy skin and eat the tender meat around a very large stone.


In order to visit a Mosque, you must pose as Muslims, which is what Lee and Susan are doing here.


Cities are teeming with places of worship for Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus. This is the facade of a Hindu temple on the same street as a mosque and Buddhist temple.


On the east coast of Malaysia, we found this tiny island with a fishing village called Marang. Notice that the houses here (and everywhere else) are built on stilts to provide better air circulation in the stifling heat. In this village, the main industry is based on squid (traps can be seen in the foreground).


A man taking his monkey for a walk along the street. He was not happy that I took his picture.


The marketplace in a large town named Kota Bhura near the border with Thailand. The women sit on their tables surrounded by the produce that they're selling.