The Sri Mahamariamman Hindu temple in Georgetown, Penang – Malaysia. Travel Photos: Georgetown photo gallery Read more »
[Travel Photo] Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Georgetown Penang – Malaysia
In Pictures: Penang through a pinhole
Penang is a place that I return to at least once a year on a visa run from Thailand, and I am always happy to revisit. I call visa runs to Penang food runs, as one of my main motivations to come here is to eat the food that Penang is famous for. I also [...] Read more »
Street art series in Georgetown, Penang – Malaysia
["Little Girl in Blue" by Ernest Zacharevic - Muntri Street] Spotted around Georgetown is a series of murals which was part of the Georgetown Festival. It was great to see some of these murals still up, which you can read more about here. Georgetown photo gallery Read more »
Where I’m At: Penang – A visa/food run to Malaysia
Greetings from Penang. I am now here for the umpteenth time in my life (I have really lost count by now how many times I’ve been here) for a visa run from Thailand. I’m also calling it a food run to get a fix of Indian food, which Malaysia does so well. [Trishaw in Georgetown [...] Read more »
Armenian Street, Georgetown Penang – Malaysia
Lebuh Armenian (Armenian Street) is the core zone of the Unesco World Heritage Site of Georgetown on the island of Penang – Malaysia. Travel Photos: Georgetown Photo Gallery Read more »
Penang – My (temporary) island home
Where I’m At: Penang – Malaysia. Greetings from Penang. I have been here for nearly a month now, staying in the World Heritage City of Georgetown. I have been here several time before on shorter visits, and I always knew I would come back to stay for an extended period. I wanted to spend some [...] Read more »
Eating your way around Penang
Penang is well known for being a foodies paradise, and it is one of those destinations where people go just to eat. If you don’t know your Hokkien Mee from your Wan Tan Mee, there is a great brochure that lists the most popular dishes of the Island. It gives a description of each meal [...] Read more »
The five foot way of Georgetown Penang
Georgetown Penang in Malaysia is one of best preserved colonial cities in Asia. The city is dominated with shophouses from the 19th and early 20th century in varying states of conservation. [Georgetown Covered Walkway] Every shophouse has a five foot way (kaki-lima), which is a sheltered walkway in front of each shop front. As the [...] Read more »
George Town the UNESCO World Heritage City
I was in George Town Penang in 2006 and left it a mere mortal of a city. I have returned to George Town in 2009 to a UNESCO World Heritage City. [George Town - World Heritage Site] I have enjoyed the city more on this second trip. The first time here I had read such [...] Read more »
Wireless internet access in Malaysia
So far I have been impressed with the wireless situation in Malaysia. In Kuala Lumpur I paid 10 MYR ($2.75 USD) for the privilege of gaining the wireless code at the guesthouse I was staying. You can use that code for the length of your stay. In Tanah Rata in the Cameron Highlands the rate [...] Read more »