Peninsula Malaysia
November 15th 2007 Leaving the beautiful beaches of Thailand behind, we headed towards Malaysia. In usual Asian style, the direct connection on a 42 seater luxury bus which would get us to Penang by 5pm was in fact a long series of overcrowded minivans with broken seats, and we arrived at around 10pm.
Penang was an eclectic mix of old buildings, drab modern ones and a sprinkling of original colonial buildings.
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