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Georgetown Slideshow
Georgetown
Travel Blogs from Georgetown, Malaysia
Time
My perception of time seems to have altered dramatically in the past week. I am currently in Georgetown, Malaysia, where time seems to pass rather slowly, most shops don't open til midday and with it my bodyclock seems to be still adjusting to the Asian ...
Tea please, we're British
... ' is so slow and eerie. It was something we got used to though because this is common Muslim practice which occurred throughout Malaysia. Despite arriving late from Thailand, we were starving so headed straight out to try to find a 24 hour curry ...
Culinary Penang ;)
... wohl angehoben haben. Beim Herumspazieren versuchen wir uns immer wieder anhand von Strassenschildern und unserer Strassenkarte von Georgetown zu orientieren. „Jalan“ heisst Strasse. Da ich die Strassenbeschilderung noch nicht so gut kenne ...
A Jungle Jungle and an Urban Jungle
From the historical sea town of Melaka, I bussed 3 hours into the interior of the Malaysian pennisula to Jerentut, the gateway city to Taman Negara National Park. The next morning, I took a half hour bus ride and 3 hour ride in a big motorized wooden ...
Brits were 'ere
... stalls and various dodgy dvd shacks. Managed to find some decent shoes for impending trekking period though... Other sights in Georgetown include Fort Cornwallis, a small British-era star-shaped fort on the northern coast, a few token British memorials, ...
Yrjonkyla
Tanne kulttuurien sulatusuuniin sita tultiin just. Brittien koloniasaari on kiinalaisten, malesialaisten, intialaisten ja muiden heimojen asuinpaikka. Saarelle on rakennettu silta mantereelta, tai oikeastaan se on rakenteilla. Thaimaasta on helppo tulla, ...
Exploring George Town
The first European and Asian settlements can be traced back to about 1786.Before that there was some form of settlements 3 to 4 thousand years ago. The British East India Co arrived in about 1800 to compete againt the Dutch. The then Sutan was persuaded ...
Culinary Delights of Georgetown
Georgetown was not quite as described in the guidebook, an ancient china town intact from the 1800s. Don't get us wrong it did have many two-story Chinese shops and several temples and ornate buildings it just did not have the feeling of wandering back in ...
Georgetown
Ce n etait pas la destination voulue en fait.Mes cartes de banque m ont tt simplement lachees, le pire jour de mon trip avec Bangkok, a croire que l asie du sud est ne me veut pas.Reveil a 5h du mat a Krabi pour prendre un bus...un bus??? non ...
Food, Food, and some more Food!
The island of Penang is known for one thing, and one thing only: food. Well, that is a lie, but to us, the stories of mouthwatering morsels from books and other travelers alike motivated us to make the journey. During the course of the one full day we ...
Malaysia is multiple
... banana and to also try Roti Kaya (coconut marmalade) recommended by my friend Kami. Yummy ! After that, we went for sightseeing : Georgetown is UNESCO world heritage classified in some areas. It used to be called the pearl of the orient... It's full of ...
Kek Lok Si Temple
Kek Lok Si Temple is a beautiful temple which we spent nearly half a day at. Pictures speak a 1000 words, right? ;} We also went to the movies a lot. We saw Hitman, Enchanted, Beowulf on those rainy days. I just thought it would be cool to mention ...
Panang and Georgetown
So this morning we got to Butterworth and took the ferry across to Georgetown on the island of Panang. We thought we knew where the hostel was, but hostelworld lied to us, the bastards. We walked about 3km too far carrying our heavy bags before realizing ...
Palau Penang: Selamat Datang (Welcome)
... the water was milky looking and not inviting, lots of surfski hire and horseriding on the beach. I arrived in Georgetown with no accommodation booking but a recommendation from the Chinese restaurant I had eaten at in Batu Ferringhi. ...
Half A Day Spent Lazing Around
Today was a very slow day. We are woke up late from bed and checked out of the hotel at 1pm. We did not plan to go anywhere as well this morning rather just to take a break and relax in the hotel. After check out, I used my GPS to select some good ...
Chinese New Year, Colds and other pains in the ***
... (by Asia standards) and it has a pool so at least I can sit there and read. We walk around to get a feel for the area -- Georgetown is the old colonial section of Penang and is supposed to be the center of the food mecca. We find one of ...
fine food, dodgy ladies.
... the ferry back to Lumut and bought a ticket to Butterworth. 3 hours later we arrived, caught the passenger ferry across to Georgetown and found some cheap chinese run places to stay in, we settled on the basic and clean Hang Chow Hotel. After showering ...
Day 45
Decided to aim for a bit of culture today, and went on the tour of Cheong Fatt Tze's mansion. So this dude came to Penang from China in the 1800's, and in true x-factor style went from rags to riches (but I dont think he ever ended up in the bargain bin ...
Day 62 - Penang - Bye Bye Paradise
Our last day on the Perhentians. (Please excuse the writing - on a bus in Thailand heading to Krabi.) Got up early for a walk and a swim and then Tim went for another good surf. We then wandered off to have our final brunch at Panorama - tea, juice, ...
Day 42
... . I couldn't quite keep my eyes open as I stumbled off the plane, and hence missed most of the views on the ride into Georgetown. My room at the Old Penang Guesthouse is so small i feel like an eleven-year old Harry Potter, living under the ...
Getting in to Bahasa life...
Ok so lying by the pool, reading a novel while a waiter brings us iced tea is probably not fully emerging ourselves real Bahasa life, but it's a great way to spend a morning!! The staff and all locals are so friendly, yesterday after we asked a waiter ...
Cameron Highlands to Penang
... we would not have known to go on our own. On a few days we ventured into the main part of Penang called Georgetown ourselves and visited the Cheung Fatt Tze mansion (www.cheongfatttzemansion.com) and the Penang museum. Both great places to visit and ...
Malaysia
... . I feel bad and I hope that Malaysia accepts my most sincere apology. We spent the first day walking through the town of...Georgetown. The island we landed on was Penang, which was the only way they referred to where we were going to port, so ...
Doesn't That Kid Look Cute With a Gun?
Well, good news all around. To start things off I'll just take a second to gloat about the Giants' dominating run to the Super Bowl, especially their nasty thrashing of the Vikings, and pass along my prediction: Giants 16, Ravens 10; the Ravens' ...
Pennang: A Yummy Melting Pot
Lisa: A long old journey from Ko Phi Phi got us to the island of Penang in Malaysia - our 13th country, hopefully not too unlucky.. I was particularly looking forward to Penang as it is meant to be a foodie paradise. Chinese, Indians, Malays and ...
Bob Marley, Quails Eggs and almost kidnapped
When we arrived at Georgetown we were pleasantly surprised to see some other backpackers! Up until now, we rarely bumped into anyone as we were traveling the traditional SE Asian route the wrong way round – So when we did see some people… we ...
The waiting game
... 2 days of travelling. We woke up around lunchtime and decided to grab some food at a local Indian restaurant again....one thing about Malaysia is that me & Chloe love the food there, it really is unbeatable! After lunch we decided to wonder around and ...
...hello Malaysia!
... pub and so had lunch there. We spent the rest of the day on Tuesday visiting some of the more touristy areas in Georgetown. We walked past Little India, and a clock tower built to commemorate Queen Victoria, and then went to Fort Cornwallis which is the ...