City Bayview Penang

... bus station for the airport bus, then a short Air Asia flight, followed by a taxi ride and here we are at the Bayview in Georgetown. Had to chose Bayview since it is the namesake of our work place. An orientation walk proved that most people ...

If you're not a vegetarian, enjoy polluted water, love dense smoggy air, aren't looking for tourist attractions, then Penang island, Malaysia is the perfect vacation destination for you!  We flew out of Kuala Lumpur at 6:55am, so we could arrive in ...

... into the 30's and I wouldn't have looked out of place with a long cigarette holder and a string of pearls! Today we headed up Penang Hill on the fastest funicular I have ever been on. It was well and truly cooler up there and we timed it perfectly with ...

... advertisement team' make a mess of some job they were being paid to do.  Dinner was spent that night on a street filled with pubs and wide-screens (street name jln Penang) watching the English football where A.D had a laksa and I had a ...

... been creditedwith a UNESCO World Heritage site status. We took a cab from the Jetty to Batu Ferringhi where our hotel - The Bayview beach resort is located. The drive towards Batu Ferringhi was quite scenic with winding hilly roads and city scapes on one ...

... - the hotels don’t offer internet deals, but do walk in rates which are far more attractive. So we stayed two nights in the Bayview hotel and then we moved to the Continental, for half the price and a much better room - the girl on reception took a ...

... food was sitting under the heat lamps. So, I'm in a foodie location and I don't want to eat one blasted thing.    The Bayview hotel is nice if pricey (by Asia standards) and it has a pool so at least I can sit there and read. We walk around ...

From the mainland of Malaysia we crossed one of Asia's longest bridges and arrived on Penang island. The island state is famous for its wonderful food, colonial buildings, ecclectic Chinatown and its military history. The island has important strategetic ...

Our last day in the tourist attraction of the world....ahhh...Penang!  We had the breakfast buffet, which was an interesting spread to say the least.  Once again, we cannot figure out why Penang is famous for their food.  We then relaxed ...

... place where I got pad thai and a Diet Coke for 9 ringgit! What a deal. Had a good final day yesterday in Penang. After the tournament ended (I finished 5th) , I went to the Esplanade and took a brief tour of Fort Cornwallis, ...

... mouth. After getting some sustenance, we decided we were done with public transportation. Neither of us were digging the idea of a ferry to Penang (Penang is an island state) followed by a taxi to George Town. So we got in a cab over the longest bridge ...

... for women empowerment, and one of the performers was going on about how there are no angels here only devils and it's a nice day in Penang. It didn't really make a lot of sense. We couldn't actually see the stage, but the speakers were near us so we heard ...

Hi All whilst my wife is still half cut on cocktails i thought i would send a quick update. Now in Penang - which is Malaysia again, in a big hotel right on the beach which is a bit like a hotel that could be found in Benidorm but you all know that I do ...

... to the school - yay can't wait for Wednesday when we go and visit there. Around a few more bends and the bus pulls into the the Bayview Beach Resort car park and out we all pile. I grab the key from reception and try try try to creep into the room without ...

... arranging out train tickets for our overnight bunker to KL the following evening, we had planned to visit the swish Bayview Hotel 16th floor revolving restaurant for dinner. The restaurant revolves every 45 minutes and apparently gives amazing views over ...

... bus from KL to Butterworth on Christmas morning, and then took the ferry across the strait to the city of Georgetown on the island of Pelau Penang. After walking around this little colonial town, through little India and just about everywhere else, ...

Much better sleeper train experience from Bangkok to Butterworth - wider berths, quieter and the train did not make many stops. However it was 22 hours! - but the scenery during day light was good and you get to meet some very interesting people. The ...

... nothing like Langkawi.   Still, we ended up booking a high-end (for Penang) hotel called the Penang Bayview because anything else (bookable online) was in bad locations and given Chinese New Year we were wary of arriving without a reservation. ...

... Sunset Beach and had a nice lunch (well, until it rained) at Lab Bar. That evening, we walked down the street to Bayview Beach Resort and enjoyed a relaxing evening of jazz from all around the world. The next morning, we woke up to chanting and music ...