Penang Archive

  • Over the last year Tanya and I have travelled through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Taiwan. Right now we’re back in Australia with our families enjoying the Australian summer and looking forward to a baking hot Christmas. We’re also in the process of planning for next year. Think About The...

    We Need A Home Base

    Posted on November 9, 2012 | 12 Comments
    Over the last year Tanya and I have travelled through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Taiwan. Right now we’re back in Australia with our families enjoying the Australian summer and looking forward to a baking hot Christmas. We’re also in the process of planning for next year. Think About The...

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  • This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed...

    Malaysia to Japan – Trip Update 1

    Posted on May 18, 2012 | 4 Comments
    This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed...

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  • Getting from Pilau Pinang (Penang) to Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia is too easy to be true. All it takes is a little pre-organising at your guesthouse / hotel the day before or you can go to the ferry point the morning of your departure to get your ticket. A ferry service...

    How to get from Penang to Pulau Langkawi easily

    Posted on January 17, 2012 | 3 Comments
    Getting from Pilau Pinang (Penang) to Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia is too easy to be true. All it takes is a little pre-organising at your guesthouse / hotel the day before or you can go to the ferry point the morning of your departure to get your ticket. A ferry service...

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  • Kek Lok Si Temple is located in Air Itam on the island of Penang in Malaysia. It is apparently the biggest Buddhist temple in South East Asia although to be fair its more like a huge interconnected set of temples. Kok Lek Si has a temple of 10000 Buddhas. Walking in...

    Visiting Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang

    Posted on January 15, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Kek Lok Si Temple is located in Air Itam on the island of Penang in Malaysia. It is apparently the biggest Buddhist temple in South East Asia although to be fair its more like a huge interconnected set of temples. Kok Lek Si has a temple of 10000 Buddhas. Walking in...

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  •   Four weeks without any dairy products can make you desire things that you normally do not desire aka Pizza Hut!  We did have faux dairy products in that time namely powdered creamer and condensed milk but they did not curb our need for milk, or cheese for that matter....

    Going to Pizza Hut in Georgetown, Penang (Malaysia)

    Posted on January 13, 2012 | No Comments
      Four weeks without any dairy products can make you desire things that you normally do not desire aka Pizza Hut!  We did have faux dairy products in that time namely powdered creamer and condensed milk but they did not curb our need for milk, or cheese for that matter....

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  •   This is part two of our motorcycle tour of Penang on a scooter. Part one can be found via clicking here. We really enjoyed this tour of Penang. Michel, our host for the weekend in Batu Ferringhi on Pilau Pinang (Penang), knows Penang like the back of his hand....

    A motorcycle (actually a scooter) tour of Penang part 2

    Posted on January 12, 2012 | 2 Comments
      This is part two of our motorcycle tour of Penang on a scooter. Part one can be found via clicking here. We really enjoyed this tour of Penang. Michel, our host for the weekend in Batu Ferringhi on Pilau Pinang (Penang), knows Penang like the back of his hand....

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  •   Our kind host in Batu Ferringhi (Penang, Malaysia) took us on a motorbike tour of Penang. More accurately, it was a 100cc scooter tour but I’m getting off topic. We got a great feeling for the overall geography of the place plus we visited a bunch of places we...

    A motorcycle (actually a scooter) tour of Penang part 1

    Posted on January 11, 2012 | 2 Comments
      Our kind host in Batu Ferringhi (Penang, Malaysia) took us on a motorbike tour of Penang. More accurately, it was a 100cc scooter tour but I’m getting off topic. We got a great feeling for the overall geography of the place plus we visited a bunch of places we...

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  • We first saw the Penang bridge from the ferry from Butterworth to Georgetown, why wouldn’t you want to cross the famous Penang Bridge at least once in your life! Luckily there are plenty of ways to see the bridge up close. Penang Bridge at 13.5 kilometres or 8.4 miles long,...

    How to get across Penang Bridge easily (and enjoy it).

    Posted on January 9, 2012 | No Comments
    We first saw the Penang bridge from the ferry from Butterworth to Georgetown, why wouldn’t you want to cross the famous Penang Bridge at least once in your life! Luckily there are plenty of ways to see the bridge up close. Penang Bridge at 13.5 kilometres or 8.4 miles long,...

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  • We could have seven meals a day and still would not have gone through every delectable meal – savoury and sweet – that Penang has to offer. Here is Part 2 of our series of food glorious food, in Penang, Malaysia. Part 1 can be found here. Famous Penang Road...

    Food Glorious Food, in Penang, Malaysia (Part 2)

    Posted on January 7, 2012 | No Comments
    We could have seven meals a day and still would not have gone through every delectable meal – savoury and sweet – that Penang has to offer. Here is Part 2 of our series of food glorious food, in Penang, Malaysia. Part 1 can be found here. Famous Penang Road...

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  • We both really really liked the Red Inn Heritage Guest House. We actually stayed there twice while we were in Penang. Once before and once after we popped over to Batu Ferringhi for the weekend. We did stay briefly at somewhere else in Georgetown but the less said about that...

    Red Inn Heritage Guesthouse Penang Review

    Posted on January 6, 2012 | No Comments
    We both really really liked the Red Inn Heritage Guest House. We actually stayed there twice while we were in Penang. Once before and once after we popped over to Batu Ferringhi for the weekend. We did stay briefly at somewhere else in Georgetown but the less said about that...

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  • Tanya and I both have a soft spot for theme restaurants. Sometimes they’re fantastic, sometimes they’re tacky but they’re always an interesting experience regardless of whether or not they’re actually a good restaurant. In Melaka we went to T-Bowl, a toilet themed restaurant. In Penang it was Clinic Cafe, a...

    Dinner at Clinic Cafe in Georgetown, Penang

    Posted on January 5, 2012 | No Comments
    Tanya and I both have a soft spot for theme restaurants. Sometimes they’re fantastic, sometimes they’re tacky but they’re always an interesting experience regardless of whether or not they’re actually a good restaurant. In Melaka we went to T-Bowl, a toilet themed restaurant. In Penang it was Clinic Cafe, a...

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  • Arriving in Georgetown on Pilau Pinang (Penang), Malaysia, was actually a bit of a shock for us. We had spent just over a week lapping up the relaxing life on a very quiet island in the south of the west coast of Malaysia, Pulau Pangkor. We really didn’t do much...

    Food Glorious Food in Penang, Malaysia (Part 1)

    Posted on January 4, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Arriving in Georgetown on Pilau Pinang (Penang), Malaysia, was actually a bit of a shock for us. We had spent just over a week lapping up the relaxing life on a very quiet island in the south of the west coast of Malaysia, Pulau Pangkor. We really didn’t do much...

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  • We have tried traditional medicinal tea in Thailand so when we saw it in Penang we figured we’d give it another go. Short of some nasty allergic reaction it could only do us good. It’s an odd concoction. Its flavor could be described as “earthy”. The effects seem to include...

    Drinking Medicinal Tea in Georgetown, Penang In Malaysia

    Posted on January 3, 2012 | No Comments
    We have tried traditional medicinal tea in Thailand so when we saw it in Penang we figured we’d give it another go. Short of some nasty allergic reaction it could only do us good. It’s an odd concoction. Its flavor could be described as “earthy”. The effects seem to include...

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  • The time had come to leave one island to go to another. Pulau Pangkor was relaxing and beautiful but we needed the high life of Pulau Penang more. It was time to pack our one bag each with everything we owned and set sail… literally. Getting from Pulau Pangkor to...

    How to get from Pulau Pangkor to Penang easily.

    Posted on January 2, 2012 | 3 Comments
    The time had come to leave one island to go to another. Pulau Pangkor was relaxing and beautiful but we needed the high life of Pulau Penang more. It was time to pack our one bag each with everything we owned and set sail… literally. Getting from Pulau Pangkor to...

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