Mutiara Beach Resort Pulau Penang

... it an early night. This was good for me because earlier in the day I had booked a ticket to the Perhentian Islands that left at 5:00 a.m. the next day.<br> Sleeping that night was VERY interesting. I had changed my room from a single room to the dorm room because I was only going to be sleeping there for a few hours. The dorm room was probably the most random dorm I have stayed in ...

... take a boat to the island from. Well....after many discussions with many ticket sellers involving many mispronunciations on town by both myself and Luc much to the humor of the ticket sellers... it is determined that this is not possible... we must buy a direct ticket to Jerteh... but there is only one ticket counter that sells this... and they are on a break for an hour. Super.... well we head down the street and much to our delight we ...

Amerikka pelastaa! Penangin kentalla suuntasimme suoraan makkariin ja tilasimme BicMac Mealit isoilla kokiksilla. Ja taas oli hyva mieli :-) Fiksattuhintaisella taksilla (RM38) hurautimme George Townin keskustaan. Paamaaranamme oli merikapteeniystavamme Helgen muinoin mainostama kiinalainen White House Hotel, mutta juuri ennen ko. hotellille saapumista akkasimme parin korttelin paassa upouuden Tune Hotelin, siis saman "viiden tahden sanky yhden tahden hinnalla ...

... size photos and sign a form. They filled out the rest. The receptionist then provided us with a George Town World Heritage site map and advised us of all the things we can do and see. She also gave us a list of bus numbers and the routes they take so we could get to those places further out of town. What an excellent service. They could not be more helpful or informative. So we studied the map and went for a wonder. Our hotel is situated right next to 'Little India' and it wasn't long ...

... and quickly cleared up with bulldozers, allowing the chariot to pass. The water from the coconuts is meant to cleanse the route. We caught the ...

... After three months in India I ate a lot of curries and had not had any since but I did rediscover ...

Nyt olikin sitten jouluaatto. Ei ole kylla koskaan paassyt nain vahalla. Siis joululaulujen ja kaiken maailman joulustressin kattelemisen ja kuuntelemisen suuntaan. 3 joululaulua olen tainnut kuulla koko matkan aikana. Enka ole lahjojakaan pahemmin ostellut. Ei kylla tunnu joululta patkan vertaa. Itseasiassa en saa paahani etta nyt on talvi. No ei sita aina tarvii teha samalla tavalla ku ennen on tehty. Olimme nationalparkissa kavelemassa. Se ...

... kiukuttelua ja marinaa. Mutta yllatyksekseni lapsista lahtenyt yhtaan itkua, marinaa tai edes minkaan nakoista levottomuutta ei ollut oikeastaan havaittavissa. Jotenka ei ollutkaan valittamista matkaseuran suhteen... Malesian rajan ylitys meni taas aivan ongelmitta. 3 kuukauden oleskelu lupa tarahti taysin ilmaiseksi. Luulin etta joudun kayttamaan lauttaa etta paasen perille Georgetowniin. Mutta enpas tarvinnutkaan kun joku oli rakentanut saarelle sillan ...

... in the lower end of the scale and as a bonus the driver said he would drop us at our hotel which was in Jomtien which is further on than Pattaya, so really we would save another vehicle change and more expense. 650 baht was a bargain after all!  We arrived safely a few hours later at our hotel. What Follows Are Sofia's (My Wife) Versions Of Events - Don't Worry No Extra Fee ...

... the whole Penang experience. (See Below)*<br><br>This was not how it was supposed to be! Larry Bishop(the guy who does my web site) and his wife Lisa left a great saying in my journal &#8220;Growth demands temporary surrender of security&#8221;. The security I felt back in Calgary: of a home, of great friends , of gainful employment and even (uugh) of a familiar routine were long gone&#8230;I was 'growing?&#8217; and hating it! And though I initiated this venture alone I was ...