Segara Ninda
Travel Blogs from Pulau Penang
The little old man who does my washing
... the open door at the end of the room to see a sleeping woman and my Dobi using some sort of stick to regain garments hanging high in the far distance. I step back and wait at the front of the store. He eventually comes and packs up all my underwear etc (1. Embarrassing and 2. I hope he's not scared of the bras bless him) I distract him by talking about the weather; how very British of ...
Food Glorious Food
... and where the family gathers every Sunday to eat together.
The main thing that hits you here, except the initial shock of seeing the giant monitor lizards lurking underneath the houses, is the sense of community here.
Everyone knows each other, old men sit together playing mahjong, kids play together, neighbours look after each others kids. We visited one of the 'tourist Jetty's' later that day and it ...
Colourful and Characterful
... sleepers known to man unless I have had a glass of vino or two.
Georgetown was great and I would recommend it, you don’t need four days but ...
Wahay Malay!
... the credentials of motorbikes you would see on Kickstart we enjoyed a ride through the forest (on a paved trail i'll hasten to add) reaching a high point with some cracking views. Returning to Georgetown and getting a little lost another helpful local offered to guide us to return our scooters - we duly accepted and returned them.
Back at the hostel we ran in to a trio of Aussies, Craig (living and teaching in ...