Greeting from Malaysia. We have been here for around a week now and have enjoyed every minute (kind of) of it. After the hustle and bustle of Bangkok then the tranquility of Koh Tao, driving south into Malaysia and to Penang seemed a good idea. Penang: Apart from the horrendous journey we arrived in Penang in early evening. From first glances it seemed cleaner than most places in Thailand and yet the old colonial buildings added a bit of charm to our taxi ride. The only full day we had in Penang was spent with Matt our taxi driver taking us to see the sites. The pick of them was Fort Cornwallis, nice place but ruined by loads of kids on a school trip. Also, from someone that lives within walking distance to Fort Nelson, this
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