Penang – My (temporary) island home

Trishaw Dog

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 »

The five foot way of Georgetown Penang

5 foot way

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 »

Wireless internet access in Malaysia

Wifi in Penang

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 »