The floating mosque

January 24th 2014
Our trip through Malaysia continues. We had another 4 hour bus ride to the island of Penang. Much of the landscape along the way was mountainous with lots of palm trees and limestone. We rode over a 3 or 4 km bridge connecting Penang to the mainland. While in Penang we stayed in the district of Georgetown which is an older area with lots of history and character. Narrow streets, flee markets, c ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more

Message Follow (1) Comment

Mallory and Warren

Mallory2

Since retiring in 2004 Warren and I have been travelling over the winter months. Our goal is to visit and exprience as many places and cultures in the world as we can. So far we have been to many spots in Mexico, Hawaii, Jamaica, Belize, Venezuela, Cuba, St. Marten, St. Thomas, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Roatan (Honduras) and Costa Rica. In 2014 we travelled to Singapore, Malaysia, Koh Lanta (Thailand), Bali, Lombok and the Gili Islands. In 2015 we went to Cuba and back to Isla Mujeres, Mexioc and then on to Tobago. In 2016 we ventured to Cambodia, Laos and back to Thailand and Bali. You ... full info

Joined	January 6th 2011	Trips	1
Last Login	November 28th 2019	Followers	1
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	58	Guestbook	143
Photos	2,013	Forum Posts	1

[photo=7871054]

[blogger=186828]

[photo=7871054]

[blog=824632]

[blogger=186828]

Top Photos Trips (1)Blog Map

26th January 2014

Pat Atkinson
non-member comment

Wonderful Blog!
Hope you and Warren are having a fabulous time. Keep the commentary and pictures coming so we can feel like we're part of your adventure.

Tot: 0.08s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 5; qc: 34; dbt: 0.0571s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb