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Georgetown Slideshow
Georgetown
Travel Blogs from Georgetown, Malaysia
Terima Kasih
... wherever they were going to take me took abut half an hour, and on the way we were non stop talking about life in Malaysia and my life in London. Funny enough, Aswati studied Psychology and did her masters in Cardiff university, obviously we are now best ...
Sep 28, 2009
Georgetown-Penang
We had a very, long, cramped and bumpy journey across Malaysia in a mini bus to get to Georgetown in Peneng on the north west coast. We were relieved to find that we had a nice room with air con when we got there. Our second relief was that alcohol ...
Living it up at the E and O...
After our not so great evening in Ipoh, we got an early bus to Penang. Penang is a small island off the coast of Malaysia which was an early British outpost for the East India Company. There are a lot of colonial buildings, as well as temples, ...
Sphlaz, Sunburn and Conjuctivitis!
... as the weather turned and became really really hot and sunny. So whilst sitting on the back of the moped driving back into Georgetown, I managed to burn my shoulders badly. So I'm sitting here looking a bit like a lobster! Still, its a record for me ...
Our first island!
... before sunburn set in, another 103 bus came so I just got on. I did try to ask the driver if he went to Georgetown centre and although I wasn’t 100% sure of the response, we paid and got on anyway. We were looking out of the windows looking ...
Our first island!
... before sunburn set in, another 103 bus came so I just got on. I did try to ask the driver if he went to Georgetown centre and although I wasn’t 100% sure of the response, we paid and got on anyway. We were looking out of the windows looking ...
Mer Penang........
Efter lite badande i poolen åkte vi till ett lokalt shopping mall, Gurney Plaza, som enligt flera taxichaufförer var det bästa och billigaste. Det var lite billigare än de övriga vi varit på men priserna inbjöd inte till någon tok-shopping ...
Pala parasta Malesiaa
16.5. - 22.5.2012 - Penang, Malesia by Pöpö Saavuimme Penangiin keskiviikkona 16.5. noin seiskan aikoihin. Kulkuvälineenä toimi minibussi, joka heittäisi kaikki matkalaiset hotelleihinsa. Muiden matkalaisten poistuttua bussista, kuski alkoi ...
East meets West
Pulau Pinang was actually quite a nice surprise. It was apparent that Malaysia is mainly a mixture of Indian and Chinese, but also because of over a century of British involvement in Malaya, most people speak English and made me feel welcome and more at ...