We felt like we needed a lazy day today. We slept in, then walked to the day market for lunch. There were no shops to speak of so the walk was kind to the budget. Went for a swim at pool in the afternoon and had dinner at night market which was very nice and very cheap. Bought some wall hangings, place mats and candle holders before retiring for...

Early start today for our day trip to Palau Payar Marine Reserve for snorkling. This was awesome and comes highly recommended . There's an abundance of reef fish of all sorts and it's good for all ages. We had plenty of time for snorkling and that was excellent. Saw a Reef Shark feeding session and were able to get up really close to the wild sh...

Arrived in Butterworth on the train which was an hour late. Did not get much sleep but the train ride was OK with an assist from the iPod. Caught 7am ferry to Penang, which was crowded and open air (so very hot) but a nice way to see Penang as the sun rose. Taxi drivers at ferry terminal were a tad dodgy in that their fares were significantly hi...