Our relaxing time in Samui had to come to an end, Thai visas ran out, so we departed on the ferry and caught a minivan south, destination Penang - Malaysia. The journey itself was nothing to write home about - long, hot and sweaty (no surprise there!). After border formalities, an interesting sunset and another couple of hours we finally reached Penang late in the evening. Eventually we found a hostel and sat down to some welcome Indian food in a nearby food court. We quickly realised that we were going to like Penang a great deal! In terms of famous sights, on first appearance, Penang doesn't seem to have too many. What it does have though is a charming mix of architecture, cultures, and religions and of course food. First day we strolled alongside beautifully
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