Hotel Hong Ping Georgetown

... coach, in a seat which is more like a reclining armchair than the stiff uncomfortable coach seats I'm used to, listening to a tune called &#8220;Journey Into The Unknown&#8221;, gazing through the raindrops trickling down the window at the rocky cliff face landscape clothed in a jungle cloak, cruising my way to Penang island on an indefinitely long journey in hope of island hopping my way to paradise.<br><br>The coach ride turned out to be about 4 ...

... to Kuala Lumpur was without incident, the way flights should be, but unfortunately also without much sleep. I even made it to my hotel nice and easy - although the small windowless box with nothing but a single bed and a stool was rather uninspired. Naturally I had to go out for a beverage to celebrate the arrival but i kept it to a minimum as I almost choked on the price of 23 ringgits (thats almost a fiver). I didn't think KL (as everyone round this way refers to it) was ...

... never been so glad in all my months to cross a border and feel the adoration of the people once more. I also felt safe in the knowledge that she wasn't going to be arrested for slapping someone who dared to ramroad my buggy out of the way- perish the thought, she may never have made it out of Singapore. So we arrive at 6am, pitch black in Georgetown and jump in a taxi to take us "to the beach". Beach? Yes ...

... and deftly the lazy sunbathers would swim to the food as soon as it hit the water. Turtles chow down! There&#8217;s something irresistibly cute about hearing a turtle munch its lunch. From the courtyard just past the turtle pond we got a great view of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda, the temple&#8217;s most prominent ...

... we just<br>found out there is no public transport there so looks like we will<br>have to catch another taxi. Defeats the purpose of public transport<br>but oh well. May have to look at hiring a bicycle to get around on<br>whilst we are there depending on how long we decide to stay. Anyways<br>thats about all the excitement for today. A bit of a rainforest walk<br>to clear our sinuses from the city smog and heading to the beach<br>tomorrow. WOO HOO. Cant wait.<br>

... Mosque. By now our original Walk had morphed into the Historic Enclave trail, with more temples, Clan association halls and houses, the Sun Yat Sen Penang Base, Penang Islamic Museum and the Malay Mosque, all within a couple of blocks. The final part of our culture and history lesson involved walking to one or two of the famous Clan Jetties, namely the Tan and Chew. These traditional Chinese waterfront settlements have the homes built on stilts ...

we left samui at 6.30 am and took the ferry to the mainland then buses to malaysia arriving in Penang at 8.30pm it was the longest most boring day ever and the bus was so slow and uncomfortable and i had to sit next to this stupid man who smelt really bad and kept snoring i was so ****** off. <br><br>anyway the next day i took the walking tour of penang which was claimed by england for the east india company by a man from Dallinghoo, Suffolk ...

... coming across many locals who had no idea where they were, and finding the place eventually. The gardens were like an old English country house garden, about a square mile with many trees and a river flowing through the middle. When walking back to town, I was stared down by a monkey that then charged at me! I really thought he was going to attack, but stopped just short and ran round me in the end. It was a ...

... ennenkin puhuttu, mutta nyt oli taas yks niista turvallisuuden huippuhetkista, kun kuka tahansa voi menna noille pystysuorille kallioille vain nirhaantunut naru turvanaan kapuamaan ja etsimaan laguunia. Noh, laguuni oli (onneksi) osoittautunut kohtuu tunkkaiseksi "latakoksi", eli ei jaaty kovin paljosta paitsi loppujen lopuksi. Muuten kylla reissu kavi taas ihan urheilusta ja hiki valui Niagara-putousten tyyliin joka iikalta. Pisteet Tamskin isa-Sepolle ...

... Lim. The only problem with 100 Cintra Street is the chronic infestation of bed bugs. They thrive within all the old woodwork and come out on mass of an evening to munch all over you ...