G Hotel Georgetown

... place had 7 ringgit (1.20) per night rooms, which were very poor indeed (the place was totally empty - usually a bad sign). So we went back to the first place, which had a dorm room at 10 ringgit per night. I didn't mind it actually, and apart from a slightly strange looking man who seemed to want to lie on his bed the whole time staring at people, it was fine. Ok the shower was just a pipe, but you could use it at least - this rookie is sure ...

... ride, not so exciting for Beth who felt more and more sick as the journey went on. (We think Mark's Dad calls the big waves that drop you dumpers, there were many of these!) After about an hour we arrived in Paradise - white sandy beaches, long boats and crystal clear water!<br><br>Mark got Beth into the shade with a drink and she was feeling ok again! Because it is low season on the Island tourists really were in the minority, perhaps 20 maximum. Mark was keen ...

... front of Line Clear had piqued my interest and I was keen to experience Line Clear&#8217;s signature curry in as pure a form as possible, undiluted by secondary ingredients and flavours.<br><br>I cut a piece of the roti with my knife, scooped up a healthy dollop of the curry with it, and took my first bite.<br><br><br><br>(This was the only stock image we could find which could even vaguely ...

... Garden, just in time to board the little tourist train which took us on a very pleasant tour around the garden itself. Time to head back to the hotel, but not before a monkey photo-taking opportunity. A great day so far. <br><br>Evening meal, together with wi-fi fix, was to be along the beach from the hotel, at the Beach Blanket Babylon &#8211; an outdoor/marquee setting which was part of the sumptuous &#8220;Thirty Two&#8221; mansion/hotel/restaurant.

SO, back to Penang! Man, this place is really starting to feel like home. We received a lovely welcome from Mr Low and Tommy, dumped our bags and headed staright for the fabulous Tandoori chicken place.<br>In the few days we spent here we went to the beach - where we discovered everything has been demolished in the 6 weeks since i was last here, making the way for a huge new resort to be built. The weather was soooo hot, we had to ...

... spectacular than in HK. We chatted to a Malaysian business man, who with his distinctly Chinese face and accent again reminded me of home. <br><br>We were unceremoniously dumped out of the van into the middle of the street. Looking around it was clear we were in Chinatown, and thankfully the man Clinton knew a place we could stay. Checked in, money exchanged and other formalities completed, it was time to hit the streets. Immediately got a very good ...

... built by Captain Francis Light after taking possesion of the island in 1786, the entry is cheap and to look around is interesting enough. Commonwealth influence is very noticable around Penang with place names like Georgetown and Scotland Road. Later that day we stopped by the Eastern and Oriental hotel, although we knew we wouldn't be let in as we were wearing shorts and flip flops. Essentially it's a big posh hotel built ...

Woke up startled at 6.30am by some Malay women on her mobile phone, she should be a city crier i thought!!! I open my curtain and gave her a look that said `please`... The train pulled in at the Thai - Malay border around 9.30am and it took about an hour to get through passport control and then back on the train to head down to Butterworth to catch my ferry over to the island of Penang. Gonna need more pages soon in my passport.... It was ...

... contains a large Chinatown, Little India and also a Muslim section. So apart from the Malay's you can head to 'India' or 'China' by walking a couple of minutes. Equally you can visit ...

Not as much of a sleep in today as Mandy was determined to get to breakfast, and it was certainly worth it, getting the award for the most extensive breakfast of the trip. Packing and diary, then we checked out and stored our packs before walking down to Komtar yet again. Converted another travellers cheque, used an hour of Internet time to read and send mail, bought Samantha some birthday presents, and went to Starbucks for a hugely disappointing coffee that ...