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March 29th 2012
Bonjour tout le monde!!!!! Nous voilà rendu dans un autre pays: la Malaisie! Plus précisément, nous nous sommes rendus dans l'état de Penang: Georgetown. À Penang, on y retrouve des Malais, des Chinois, des Indiens ainsi que des Nyonya (métisse entre un père chinois et d'une mère malaise). À notre arrivée, nous avons réservé une chambre (relativement grande) à l'hôtel "New Asia Heritage". Grâce à cette grande diversité ethnique, Penang est reconnue comme un des meilleurs endroits au monde pour sa nourriture de qualité et diversifiée. Pour les amateurs affamés de cuisines différentes, vous serez bien servis!! À Penang, les restaurants ferment relativement tôt, sinon, vous pouvez compter sur le fameux "Red Garden Food Paradise" qui ferme un peu plus tard. Un genre de foire alimentaire où plus d'une douzaine de compto... read more
March 24th 2012
Hello!!! An 11 hour 'air con' bus journey later and we were in Penang Malaysia. We stayed on Love Lane in Georgetown which is the oldest part of Penang. We were staying at the Reggae Hostel in dorms for the first 2 nights they were so cool you get your own little pod with curtains so it is like a tiny room. They were really good because you get more privacy but it did make it harder to meet people because you never really see anyone. All of the staff in the hotel were so nice and helpful they gave us loads of advice. On our first day we went on a tour around Georgetown which just included a lot of historical building but we got bored after a few of the buildings and took a ... read more
March 12th 2012
Hello! We have made it to Malaysia! We had a great time in Thailand but got itchy feet and so spent 11 days there and we are going to spend 11 days here too. (unless we decide we want more than 1 night in Singapore, we might head there earlier than planned). We woke up at 6 on Sunday morning and caught a taxi to the bus station, where we got the bus to the pier, onto the boat to Surat Thani on the mainland, then 2 minibuses down through the border and into Malaysia. We arrived in Georgetown at 9 pm, so spent 14 hours on the move (Malaysia is 1 hour ahead of Thailand so we are now 8 hours ahead!). Gerogetown is in Penang and is off the mainland so to get to ... read more
March 10th 2012
Penang is an island on the north west coast of malaysia, this was our last stop in malaysia before heading into thailand. We stayed in george town, the main city on the island, most people come and rent motos to see the island but we just stayed in the city. The night life here wasn’t great to be honest but the food was amazing, especially a 24 hour curry house with dirt cheap roti for 25p. Hatiq, a guy working in our hostel, took us out two nights claiming he knew the good spots and could get us in places for free but in the end we ditched him, a bit mean but he was a buzz kill/tool.... read more
February 29th 2012
It was a short five minute walk from Butterworth train station to the ferry and a quick ride across to the island of Penang where I jumped off and made my way to "Love Lane" - the hub of budget backpacker accommodation in Georgetown. Lonely Planet advocates taking the bus but this is surely for the only truly lazy traveller... ten minutes walking and I was there and checking into Reggae Guest House which had been recommended to me by a fella in KL. It was a nice sociable place with free internet and breakfast and a pool table downstairs and I stayed there 5 nights. Georgetown was a very comfortable place to stay for a while. It was easily navigable on foot and it was hard not to find something to like. Above all, the ... read more
![View from Penang Hill [KOMTAR Building Sticking Up]](http://photos.travelblog.org/Photos/46066/692657/s/6776311-View-from-Penang-Hill-KOMTAR-Building-Sticking-Up-0.jpg "View from Penang Hill [KOMTAR Building Sticking Up]")
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February 26th 2012
Boxes Boxes is what you pack bikes in before you put them on a plane. If the box is not big, packing a bike in a box is a b*tch! Our boxes were not big. Mr Suraj, our shifty shipping agent, had made our boxes almost too small to squeeze our bikes in. Handlebars - off, front wheels - off, clutch cables - off, screen - off, instruments - off, brake callipers - off, mudguards - off. Although, if packing was not much fun, unpacking and putting the bikes back together was decidedly un-fun. A situation made significantly worse by my ‘sensible’ decision that since the front wheel was off already, it would also be a good time to change my front tyre. It was not a good time to change my front tyre. Firstly, I ... read more
February 25th 2012
The island of Penang is just off the west coast of Malaysia, although it’s an island it can be reached by the one of the longest bridges in Asia. At 13.5 kilometres it spans the Straits of Melaka. We arrived here after a 4-hour bus journey; a lot of the time was taken up by queuing up at immigration on the border between Thailand and Malaysia. Our mini bus, for once, was not overloaded. We, well Stan mostly, spent most of the 4 hours chatting to a Canadian fellow traveller; he was a frequent visitor to Penang and knew of a clean cheap safe guesthouse. He’d reserved a room but luckily for us they had another vacant room so we were sorted without having to tramp around. It’s always good to follow someone’s recommendation. Looking ... read more
Malaysia - Penang, Cameron Highlands, Melaka
Published: March 25th 2012Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town
February 21st 2012
Malaysia 21/02/12 Penang We booked a minivan to take us all the way from Krabi to Penang in Malaysia via Hat Yai. It worked out cheaper then catching taxis to the local bus stations and getting the buses there. The two mini vans were not as cramped as we have been used to and the driving not as crazy so it was quite pleasant. We arrived in Penang which is a large island North East of Malaysia late in the afternoon. The island is connected by a very long bridge and we were dropped off in Georgetown. We found a cheap room at the banana hostel. There are around 5 banana hostels in Georgetown, all the same price rooms so we just picked the nicest one. Private room with shared bathroom, RM25, £5. Panang is famous ... read more
January 31st 2012
after a few bottles of Tiger, i bade goodbye to M.Y. girls jm and bel.. and bob marley who had been plastered smiling at us through out our drinking session in Reggae bar in chinatown that night. it was still an hour before my trip when i arrived in the terminal. i must say its really neat for a bus terminal complete with mirrored walls and comfy couches. Plus liner; 30 RM( Malaysian Ringgit; 13Rm=1US$),Penang bound, 11:59pm. a quick 3-hour-plus ride since freeway is pretty much free during this dead hours of the night. hopped into the bus. intently eager to leave Kuala Lumpur and all that unfortune done deal with the hindu. now, a couple of bucks less on my budg... read more
CNY in Penang - starting the year of the dragon
Published: March 4th 2012Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town
January 24th 2012
When we booked our flight tickets in October, we did not even know when Chinese New Year would be. We just decided to take the cheapest return flight. Then, we thought it would be nice to end our trip in Penang. I had been there last year and loved it - but for Markus it was something new. Furthermore, it is a good place for some decent shopping before going back to expensive Switzerland. In December, we told our friend Serena in KK (Malaysia) that we will be in Penang and we asked her to join us - and she told us that it is CNY and she has no time to join us. That was a surprise. Well, we were sad, not to meet her. But, we were up to celebrate Chinese New Year in ... read more
