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 »
Chiang Mai – An India visa run, in Thailand.
Greetings from Chiang Mai, Thailand. This was not the greetings I was expecting to do for the rest of the year, but Indian bureaucracy had other ideas. I went to Penang with the intention of getting a visa for India while I was there. When I applied to the visa centre, the first item on [...] 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 »
Penang Hill – Penang Malaysia
Penang Hill is one the most popular attractions on the island of Penang, Malaysia. The peak is reached by a funicular railway and it is a great place to escape the heat of the island. The Penang Hill Railway terminus is in Air Itam, which is easily reached by a local bus from George Town, [...] Read more »