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Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi November 8th 2006

Wednesday was a busy one, it was up early, checked out of hotel and off to the airport. On arriving at the train station to the airport, we discovered we could check in our luggage straight away without being at the airport- this was great, it meant we didnt have to carry our bags all day, especially as we were side tracking before going to the airport directly... We were heading to one last tourist trap to Npang 360 which is a cable car ride around the hillside not far from the airport to a Monastary and the largest sitting buddha made of bronze in in Asia. It was a lovely trip with great views- but not for those scared of heights! Then it was on to the airport- this was enormous and fantastically clean- but ... read more
Big Buddha
Dan at Temple
View back to Airport

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi November 6th 2006

Touchdown Singapore So I arrived in Singapore after my mammoth flight in which I watched 3 movies and plenty of sitcoms. I hopped on a shuttle bus into the city and met another solo traveller (an American girl) on the bus. We decided to go around town together, first stop was the art museum which we got a tour of. We then went to the famous Raffles hotel for lunch in the only place we could afford! I was shattered so went back to the airport for my complimentary shower, spent 1hr 1/2 trying to the find the god damn place tho! Lost in Malaysia!! Next stop Penang, Malaysia, where I was met off the flight by my father. Got to our hotel and I was delighted, pure luxury!! Nice chandeliers, porters, robes in our room, ... read more
In the jungle!!
Puala pangkor
Cycling on the island

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi July 24th 2006

Keen to see a bit more of Penang Island, Andrew and I hired scooters to get around the North Coast. I was pretty nervous at first, but got to grips with my new wheels fairly quickly. Travelling under our own steam was great - free to go wherever, whenever. We found a lovely guesthouse by the beach and relaxed to the max all afternoon. The sea was tempting me, until Andrew got stung by a jellyfish and I decided to give it a miss. We cruised up the coast a few km to another beach where we sat on the rocks and watched the sun go down (see Andrew's lovely photo). We had some great hawker food (again!) and hit Batu Ferringhi's famous night market for some bartering and bargain hunting. Andrew had met a guy ... read more
Sun going down in Batu Ferringhi

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi April 24th 2006

Hey all, First day in malaysia was cool, didnt do alot though, got up and dont have breakdfast at this place- thank god good riddance to the hot dog sausages! So went in search of food, not much near the hotel, so we headed out into ferringhi and ate a malaysia breakfast of noodles and chicken - mmmm waht a change. chris also had some prawns in his. Booked travel down to Kuala Lumpar tomorrow, by bus, only 5 hourts which is a relief, and then we still havent found anywhere which will book us through to singapore - hmmm hope this isnt going to be a problem! Bought some cool things at the market last night, and got some cool ideas for wedding venue decorations from a really cool lighting shop - will make our ... read more
please .... dont steal the camera!
the beach with jellyfish!!
view from hotel

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi April 5th 2006

Home sweet home, well sort of. We caught the 2pm flight from BKK to Penang and yes, this time we made the flight, just. "Would passengers Lloyd Westly and Ryan Roberts, please report to gate 71 immediately!" You had to have your ice cream from 7 eleven hey Loopy. Last people but we made it and all went well. Arrived in Batu Ferrenghi at my lovely friend Kristinas parents house. We were met at the gate by her father Al who kindly allowed us to put our bags down before we embarked on a bike ride down the coast. Quite beautiful. Went into Georgetown for dinner, I was so hungry and the food was perfect. I had some tandoori chicken, lamb curry and dal on rice. It is so so nice being in a proper house. ... read more
Al and the boys
Just for you Kristina
Luuuxury

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi March 4th 2005

We took a bus from Georgetown to the north coast resort of Batu Ferringhi ("Foreigner's rock") which has a nice beach but the water is no good for swimming. Things were very quiet and we spent the morning on an almost deserted beach. This is the first (and only) beach we are visiting that was hit by last year's devastating Tsunami. We could not tell whether the silence was due to the the fact that tourists are staying away or whether it's just a quiet time of year but the place was still a bit eerie. We could not see many of the beach-front cafes or bungalows indicated our 'Rough Guide' (but admittedly, we did not search for very long). We returned to Georgetown that afternoon.... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi June 16th 2004

Brilliant - first encounter with o/s internet at hotel is absolute nightmare! Was well on the way to great first blog on the road, only to have it destroyed by pop ups! Ahhhh alas I must try once again! Well if independant travelling/backpacking is a religion and Lonely Planet is the bible, right now I am about the equivalent of the anti-christ of travel :) Right now am living the life of a prima donna - and just on the side - it is a pretty good lifestyle :) I wake up, have some breakfast, hit poolside, read, sunbake (try to avoid getting too burnt - darn pasty Melbourne Winter skin), read, drink, have massages, read some more, swim some more, go have a relax in my room, then think about going out to the night ... read more
Cheap Food




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