Lone Pine Batu Ferringhi

... realise we had no idea what number apartment it was and they were huge apartment blocks. The security guard obviously saw us looking a bit confused and came over to help. He knew which apartment we were going to and called the owners down. Lindsay had previously sent a very official and polite email to them inquiring about the apartment so we feared they were expecting you could say more sophisticated people than us three looking in a bit of a state and ...

... wasn’t too impressed by it. Chapati is supposed to be a flat, dense bread of sorts, which makes it kinda dry to eat. The curries served with it were a bit bland, and combined with the already dry chapati it just felt like a chore to finish. I’m sure there are better versions out there somewhere – or maybe this dish in general is just not for ...

... amongst other things i change money and get 2.9ringit........excellent result............a gelati follows.......yummy!!<br><br>It has been a long day........we return to the hotel........complimentary broadband in the room.........so it's time for me to do this update........Cherie has hit the hay...........and it has at last stopped raining.........<br><br>Looking forward to tomorrow....after i trust i great nights sleep......catch you then<br><br>Cheers!!<br><br><br><br><br ><br><br>

... s looks &#8211; nothing has been changed since, although travelers still keep coming. I&#8217;ve noticed the ...

... do with the multi-ethnicity of the inhabitants of the island. 40% are Chinese, 40% are Malay, 10% are Indian, and the remaining 10% are a mix from all over the world. Perhaps the mixing of different cultural foods have created the delicious dishes found here now. The dishes bare a resemblance to Thai dishes but a different mix of curry and sauces are used; the Indian influence is very noticeable.<br><br>There's a vibrant night market that runs along the main street ...

... wanted to sleep the afternoon away. Great staff too and the 6 bed dorm on night 2 was comfy and had a secure locker so I didn't have to cart the laptop etc with me all day) Petronas Towers (layer upon layer upon layer of dollars and designer labels); Merdeka Square (the colonial centre - stark, hot and treeless. As you can see by the photos from there, everyone else had the sense to be off the street in the middle of the day. Snapped the Royal ...

... are grandiose in scale and are lined with trishaws (bicycle taxis) which made for some nice pictures. If we were tired, this would've been an easy place to get a ride for the rest of our tour because there was literally dozens of them waiting around for business. From here I bought some fresh papaya for 1 RM from a street vendor and we chilled out in the shade provided by a small park on the sea-front. The park had a World War I monument ...

... in beach attire consisting of bare feet in board shorts and t-shirts. I would loved to have taken a photo but was forbidden to do so for 'security' reasons!!! Being as we are so used to Thailand and its laid-back culture we had no qualms at handing over our treasured passports only to be told we would not get them back until we had reached Langkawi, Malaysia. At 9.30 we were all instructed to board some long tail boats which then ferried all 30 of us to what can only be described as ...

... Malay and Chinese. * On the third day we got out of the major section of town and caught a bus out to Bukit Bendara (Penang Hill). This was a hill where the English used to retreat to in order to escape the heat of Penang. You catch this crazy steep funicular railway up about 700m. The top is a mix of bush and old English buildings. On the way back down from the top we got a good look at two ...

Georgetown was kinda sketching me out- I had seen all there was to see and I didnt meet anyone under the age of 30- so I decided to hit the beach. Batu ferringhi is the nearest beach to Georgetown, only a 25 minute drive north. I paid my guesthouse owners 20 ringut and they drove me to the beach. Along the way he said I should be prepared- Ninjas owned this beach- there everywhere. Turns out Malays call muslims ninjas and ...