E.T. Budget Guesthouse Pulau Penang

... settle for reading the report the next day....

On the Sunday we took a stroll around the town and up to an ATM and by the time we got back
we were shattered from the humidity-it really was tough. So we just lazed about on the laptop for the afternoon sorting a few bits out. We then grabbed an early dinner (in the same place we ate the night before and also would again the next night-it was so good and cheap)
I rang home Sunday night as I had ...

... originally the first English-language public school in the east, established in 1816, was full of interesting photos, maps and historical records charting the growth of Penang. One floor is dedicated to a replica of a Chinese trader’s house, and another to a Straits Chinese exhibition. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed, but the exhibits gave a fascinating insight into Penang’s history. Returning to the Streets of Harmony ...

... about as big as the lizard that some dude tried to sell me, but more on that in a bit :) The temple is very nice, it is said to be one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It has a number of levels, the highest housing a giant statue of Quan Yin. The statue is under construction right now so it's completely surrounded by scaffolding, once it's finished i assume it will be worth visiting. There is a large pagoda in which we climbed to the top of, a great view of the ...

... stinking greenish vomit right in front of the reception. The scêne outside is equally depressing, empty beer bottles and cans littered around the sidewalks, a few Hot Mommas asleep on wooden vegetable crates put together and covered with some old blankets, the air already sweltering under the hot Thai sun of an early tropical morning - somehow the temperatures in Southern Thailand are always a few degrees hotter than up ...

... jossa meidan pitaisi olla Air Francen Pariisin lentoa varten tiistai-iltana eli vajaan kahden vuorokauden paasta). Nythan tama alkoi muistuttaa ihkaoikeaa AMATSIN RAKEA... Ehkapa siis huomenna Penangin lentokentalla sitten selviaa, onko sita meidan Macaon lentoa olemassakaan, vai pitaako alkaa lentelemaan Kuala Lumpurin ja mahdollisesti Singaporen kautta jonnekinpain Kiinaa. Kiiretta pitaa, jos uusia lentoja pitaa alkaa taikoa jostakin. Ja younethan tassa ...

... we were meandering along roads with the smells, sights and sounds just like the real India. Shops blaring out the latest Bollywood tunes, spice shops and sumptuous Indian curries cooking in the many restaurants all that was missing was the constant beeping horns from rickshaws and the odd cow ambling across the road. The architecture in many parts of George Town is really quite amazing. It was declared a world heritage site only in July 2008. Our tourist guide suggests 3 different ...

Thaipusam is the extraordinary Tamil Hindu festival. It is officially banned in India but celebrated in Malaysia and Singapore. The festival itself ...