Hotel Gallant Georgetown

... was heading out to Koh Lipe, an island just off Thailand, north of Penang, to start a job teaching people how to scuba dive. He then showed me Koh Lipe, which is basically paradise. I sat there thinking "That is exactly what I wanna do".<br><br>So, with this vague notion of heading to paradise in mind, I decided to head north, up to Penang, in hope of being able to catch a ferry up from there to Koh Lipe. I find myself sitting on an air ...

... a-van, who could only keep to within approximately 8 hours of that. Not good enough for me, I had a plane to catch - and with it I had to drive to Ipswich to drop off my rented transit and catch a train back to colchester in time for the bus to Stansted. I thought at the time if i can't make it from Colchester to Ipswich with my own transport I'm going to have a serious problems, but I'm counting this unplanned trip as the official start to my latest travels.<br><br>The ...

... for a laugh but couldn't muster up the energy and decided to sleep through. This earned me several goody points cause I do believe She was petrified I may take a turn on the bus and she get the ol' evil eye from the backpackers - She really is at my mercy and one day the tantrums will start rolling (see how calm she is then...and if she thinks I'm waiting till I'm two...!?).<br><br>Welcome to Malaysia. I ...

... of the temple&#8217;s many features we came across when we finally reached the top of the stairs was an enclosed pond populated by hundreds of turtles. The turtles are left in the pond by Buddhist devotees as symbols of spiritual deburdening, and are fed with vegetable shoots by visitors. I was surprised at how ...

... hostel to reclaim our passports. We were very pleased that our<br>passports had returned with a thai visa inside. WOO HOO 60 days just<br>waiting to be stamped. It was then back to the mexican for and<br>enchilada for dinner ( mum i still dont think it was as good as<br>yours) but it was still good and reasonably cheap. From there we<br>headed back to our room to shower and start packing as we have to be<br>up early again tomorrow to catch the ferry to Langkawi ...

... Chinese temples and association buildings. Further evidence of the multi-cultural nature of the area was apparent as these buildings led seemlessly into Little India, with its flower garland vendors, Bollywood music and film shops, along with the splendid Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu Temple, which itself was situated next to a Tamil Muslim shrine, the Hang Ziang (Teochew) Ancestral Temple, (winner of a UNESCO award) and the Kapitan Keling (Tamil ...

... We only saw a bit of it this morning then we dived in to this here internet cafe to escape the heat. After this we are going in search of more cheap food and some more colonial buildings then heading up Penang hill to see the sunset, which according to the guidebooks and stuff is going to be pretty sweet. So that is all from Penang, keep well and most importantly keep safe!<br>

... temple, with an unimpressive thirty foot long wooden Buddha housed in a temple. Across the road was a Burmese temple, which was made a little more interesting by a guide talking me though the many aspects of the temple and their religion, for a small tip, of course! After this, I walked to the Botanical Gardens. The map my landlord drew was totally inaccurate, as I spent an hour walking in the wrong ...

... rakennustarpeiden kanssa! Ja toinen uroteko tehtiin Krabin Ton Sailla, kun lahdettiin etsimaan -ainakin meidan mielissa- tarunomaista laguunia Ton Sain vuoren huipulta. Porukassa oli mukana mina, Ville, Jesse, Pirre ja Tamskin Minttu ja Seppo. Homma meni melkolailla ihan oikeaksi kiipeilyksi, eika me muut ei-kiipeilijat, kuin siis Ville ja Jesse, paasseet sinne mahtavalle laguunille asti, kun tuli kirjaimellisesti lopussa seina vastaan. Thaimaan turvallisuuksista ...

... a real insight to what old Penang as like. The use of recycled buildings material is evident everywhere. The building was designed and restored by one of Malaysia's leading architects ...