Hotel Waterfall Pulau Penang

... sung in Arabic, it's pleasantly harmonic.<br><br>Next we visited the famed "Snake Temple" It's a Buddhist temple that has resident vipers crawling around it. I noticed about 6 snakes inside the temple, sitting on wall photos and plants. There are trees behind the temple that also have snakes coiled up. I have heard conflicting reports that the snakes have been de-venomed. There are signs in the temple warning not to touch them because they are poisonous, although ...

Hey guys, Onwards to Malaysia (the 'friendly and professional' nation!), specifically Penang - an island in the northwest of the country. The flight was fine - very basic but quite efficient. Phuket airport was adequate although strangely the flight gates were numbered 1-10 then the sequence abruptly jumped to 66 (the gate we flew out of) skipping 11-66 completely - the only explanation is that the Thais must be superstitious about the number 11 or something. The only problem we ...

... sellaiseen (noita isompinumeroisia naytti menevan useammin kuin niita pienempinumeroisia). Matka oli pitka ja kiemurainen ja samalla tuli luettua vahan tarkemmin pieneen paivakirjaan kirjoitettuja muistiinpanoja. Kyseinen uintipaikka olikin aamuisin auki vain klo 9-11. Alkoi nayttaa pahasti silta, ettemme ehdi ajoissa millaan. Lopulta Antti keksi kysya yhdelta bussin matkustajalta, etta milloinkahan bussista pitaa jaada pois, jos haluaa ko. urheilukeskukseen. Tytto olikin ...

... were monkeys roaming free amongst the trees. Originally the site of wealthy Penang citizens, all of the mansions had been converted into hotels. We had a look around a bird enclosure, then went for tea and tuna sandwiches at one of the hotels. We sat in the back garden which had breathtaking views over the island and the west coast of Malaysia. There were snakes in the foliage above our heads which was a little ...

... all know I like my tea, but strawberries, oh great, lets hope there is something else to eat! For tea we went out to a steamboat restaurant. This is where you have two soups in a big dish on a gas burner and add your own ingredients. We added chicken, beef, crab stick, fish meat, prawns, oysters, cuttle fish, jelly fish, mushrooms, fish balls, eggs, tofu and noodles! Can't say I'm not being exotic with my food over here!! We were stuffed to our ears! Delicious!!

... Basically the festival is a three day affair offering thanks or penance to Lord Murugan. Usually a request will be made to him throughout ...

One thing I've learned about myself on this trip is that I'm a city mouse, as opposed to a country mouse or an island mouse. (Yes, yes, I realize I am not a mouse). Don't get me wrong, I've treasured my jungle, beach, and mountain adventures, but nothing compares to the visceral rush of amazement that overcomes me every time I enter a foreign city for the first time. My arrival in ...

... Good food and cheaper beer. The place we are staying in is fantastic. No ******** old Chinese man runs it, and we have a really nice room. Though just by walking around and looking at the advertised prices of other hotels, we may not have got the bargain I thought we had, other hotels are offering rooms with baths and toilets in them (ours are communal) for the same price, but none of the ones I've seen have the ...

... majotus tosi mukavassa mestassa ja luonto lahella. Saaren kansallispuiston portti on noin kilsan paassa meidan kampasta ja siella me ollaan kayty kaiken maailman ottiaisia kattelemassa. Siel on apinoita ihan tolkuttomat maaarat ja isoja liskoja ja muurahaisia ja vaikka mita. Mainio paikka. Oon innostunu pari kertaa kaymaan lenkilla Tonin ja Annikan kanssa. Eihan niille parjaa mut onpahan sit jotain tehty muka ...

... the rules went out with the dinosaurs and the very nature of getting from A to B has evolved into a streaming mass of high-speed chaos. Especially... in rush hour traffic. And so we got out of the city - relatively unscathed - where the traffic cleared, the threats dwindled and the roads became smooth, twisty and coastal - the perfect way to see an island. After taking a bend far too ...