After getting the boat from Pangkor to Lamut, the bus from Lamut to Butterworth, then the ferry from Butterworth to Penang, we arrived at our hostel, Star Lodge, which had been recommended to us by a lovely Spanish guy in Pangkor. Penang is a lot like Melaka, but bigger and busier, so it’s not as charming. The hostel was grand, just as the Spanish guy had described. A really sweet old Chinese man who ran the hostel recommended a place to eat called Red Garden Food Paradise. He gave us a little flyer and as it was round the corner, we decided to give it a whirl. And what a food paradise it was! We walked in and were greeted with a massive selection of dim sums, all in little metal pots. Not being able to
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