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- Kuala Lumpur
- Capital
- Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
- Currency
- 22,229,040
- Population
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Pulau Penang Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Pulau Penang, Malaysia
Chinese New Year
Having heard that Georgetown was 'the' place to celebrate Chinese New Year, I headed back here via Langkawi, only to discover no one really knew when or where the main celebrations were! After being here for six days, I was killing time on my ...
Many wonderful and relaxing days in Penang
... in old George Town. Many Western tourists, myself included, had arrived in Penang anticipating big celebrations; Penang has the largest concentration of Chinese in Malaysia, after all. What I learned, though, is that, at least here, the actual ...
Captain Birdseye.
Penang Malaysia. Right, we have left NZ and are in Penang with 2 weeks of "luxury" infront of us, staying in hotels as opposed to Boris/Tallulha. So far the signs are brilliant; our current hotel Copthorne Orchid was recommended by Luke and ...
Penang
Etape suivante : 3 jours à Penang. Parcours à pied des ruelles de Georgetown, ville inscrite au patrimoine de l'UNESCO, avec de vieilles maisons en ruine en côtoyant d'autres parfaitement renovées, un quartier de Chinatown plein de ...
Georgetown
... our itinerary and definitely one I'm glad we made. It's main city Georgetown gave us a really positive first impression of true Malaysia. A sleepy town with a very 'shabby chic' vibe and oozing examples of unspoilt colonial heritage- it's no wonder its a ...
Culinary Heaven
... best food in all of Malaysia which in itself is known for having some of the best in the world. Because of Malaysia's history as a midpoint between Indian/Chinese trading routes the food has an interesting blend of those cultures as well as the food ...
Fast Schneefall in Malaysia
... , so dann halt die einfache Bahnklasse. Der Zug würde um 23:00 Uhr in KL losfahren und sollte die ganze Nacht bis Penang brauchen. Kein Problem, für Unterhaltung (ipod) war ja gesorgt. Nach einem ganzen Tag quer durch KL laufen - und müde ...
Georgetown
Our final city in Malaysia was Georgetown, which was established as a British settlement in 1786 making it the oldest one in Malaysia. Today the town is a slow paced town with a traditional Chinatown, Colonial sections, and even a beach (although we ...
Penang
Hello! Just arrived in Georgetown, Penang. Going to spend a couple of nights here then head up into Thailand. George town is a nice city with lots of old british style buildings. There are hawker stalls everywhere so the food is ...
Finally On Halliburton Hill
... with the rooms, we head to the kitchen. The view was beautiful from there. We had a panoramic view of the entire Penang and Peninsular Malaysia. This is where we spent most of the time here in this hill station. We were little hungry hence we ordered ...
Day 55
... a bus that goes right round the houses and takes 10 times as long as any other bus. Still, got to see some of Penang, including bizarrely a very grand building that housed the 'Moral Uplifting Society'. I did think about popping in and dispensing my many ...
A Hectic Business Trip In Penang
Arrived in Penang pretty early, ths flight which was supposed to take 1 hour landed in 40 minutes. Thats good news. The Penang Airport in under renovation and all the debris and smoke got into me and started a mild flu....hate it when that happens. From ...
Monkeys, mokeys, monkeys.......
Hello, josie here. Well today was very exciting, cos we saw monkeys!!!!! as usual i ve fucked up yet another computer trying to put my fotos on it, but i promise i ll work out how to do it soon. haha. Anyway, today we went to the botanical gardens, ...
Park Hopping In Teluk Bahang, Penang Island
... in Kuala Lumpur. They serve good steaks I heard (I do not take beef) but my favourite here is the Lamb Chop and Chicken Chop and sometimes, Fish and Chips. After having lunch, I headed to the Penang Bridge to cross over to mainland Peninsular ...
lots of food, lots of walking...
A quick stopover to visit Georgetown (Penang), Malaysia. Here we found lots of good food, Chinatown, Little India, and a few ferry rides. It took some serious foot walking to figure out how to leave this island and make it to the Perentian ...
Scootermania!
07/20/09 3 hrs ferry ride to Pinang. We were both out cold, slept all the way to Pinang. Arrival in Pinang at about 9pm. Started walking but eventually took the cab. Weather is warm and humid. Quick check-in at the Good Hope Inn in Georgetown. Took bus ...
Penang: Butterflies and a really steep hill
... ; Heading to the far northern parts of the island will take you to the Butterfly Farm, Batu Ferringhi (or foreigner rock) and Penang Hill. We weren't that enthused about visiting another beach so decided to give this a miss. You can't begrudge ...
Searching For Solace in Penang
... on the beach I decided to compromise and head northwards, toward an island called Langkawi, which is a very popular tourist location in Malaysia. I wasn’t able to book a ferry due to a late decision and the ticket offices closing early. As a result, ...
Penang
Let's face it - we're never going to write anything here, and no-ones ever going to read ...
On the road to Mandalay
... last night on the sleeper train and 18 hours later I pulled into Butterworth, the train and ferry port for the island of Penang in Malaysia. Penang is an old British colony and it has the feel of it, there are many old colonial buildings housing a varied ...
Penang - food glorious food!
... on Tuesday following a historical walk around Georgetown, introducing them to the Malaysian game Congkak at the museum and taking the train up to Penang hill. After quite an expensive train ride up the hill there wasn't very much to see at all, just a few ...
Scooter adventure!!
... They love their roasted and seasoned legumes of all kinds. Amazing views of the island, the bridge and the ocean to the mainland of Malaysia. Back down the hill we scooted on to Kek Lok Si, the largest Buddhist temple in South-East Asia. We could ...
Another Study Day!
... soup dish (hokkien mee), puas (balls with stuff inside), and ice kacang (dessert). Then we headed for the Komtar building (the tallest on Penang) and to the mall near it. By then we were so tired we just walked a bit and then walked home for Travis to ...
Day 44
Went for a wander round some of the main 'attractions' today. Hmm, Penang is a bit of a strange one. Part British heritage, part colonial, part Chinese, Indian, Muslim, oh and maybe a bit Malaysian. All the government buildings look straight out of 1930's ...
Penang
... PORK & BEER! Malaysia does have both but they are not always easy to find and many restaurants don't sell beer. Malaysia is mostly a Muslim country and in addition there is a large population of Indian who also don't drink beer or eat ...
The Island State
Penang, island, state, city. Took an afternoon bus up from Ipoh, after another wonderful meal prepared by Soh. We got into our hostel fairly quickly and easily, and then had a wander around town. Caught some alright Chinese, which ...
Turtles in Temples!
We had a mini bus transfer to take us from the Cameron Highlands across to Penang - It's an island joined to the mainland by a 13km bridge. After looking around a few guest houses we checked into Love Lane Inn, where Jimmy the owner was very helpful ...
In Which I Dance
... order for us, a group of young white people, to sit down. Finally, a country who has their priorities sorted! Finally getting into Penang, we managed to find a well setup and grand hostel in the UNESCO protected area of the city. It was one of the better ...
Day 54
Another 12.00 wake-up today. Man, I'm gonna end up sleeping this trip away. Went for a little wander and noticed that it's much hotter here than before I left to go to Langkawi. Which also means that it's the perfect time for all the blisters on my back ...
Penang
After a freezing cold train ride to Butterworth I finally arrived in Malaysia. Really hot outside, especially since the air-con on the train was set at some sub-zero temperature. Had to go and steal an extra blanket from another berth and put on some ...