Malacca, Malaysia

Original text by Naomi Lindt, Executive summary by darmansjah

Only a handful of places in Southeast Asia that is able to package the romance of the past as smart as Malacca, the oldest city in Malaysia and a member of Unesco World Heritage. Area of ​​the former Portuguese colony, the Dutch and English are luring tourists passing, architectural and culinary treats that reflect foreign influences for centuries.

Skitar seven tourists visited in 2011, so no one if the old city is launching new hotels, such as Casa del Rio, Portuguese-style boutique hotel that houses 66 rooms, as well as Cortyard @ Heeren, hotel contains 14 rooms that occupy 100-year-old shop. Malacca, the capital of the State of Malacca, located on the west coast of Malaysia.