Pinang Pilau
March 12th 2008 Island breezes, friendly people, and bus drivers who think you're insane for going to see a monument in the pouring rain. Ah... Penang.
Off the western coast of Malaysia, the ferry takes you from Butterworth to Penang in 15minutes. This is after an overnight train from Kuala Lumpur - the Langkawi Express that is anything but express - which puts you in the area at dawn. However, my lower bunk
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