BEYOND GUIDEBOOKS: PENANG CULTURE- LOCAL HOMEMADE SWEETS Because of its multi-cultural heritage, Penang offers an amazing variety of delicious, homemade local sweets: Indian, Malay, Chinese, and others. Most are made in little bakeries and pastry shops on Georgetown’s side roads. Yet I rarely see any western tourists eating these delicious sweets! I suspect it’s simply …
REVIEW OF CHEONG FATT TZE MANSION I’d been wanting to visit Penang’s famous Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion for ages. I’d walked past it several times over the years on my visits to Penang, peering over the wall at it’s striking cobalt blue exterior and shady front garden. Somehow I’d always run out of time to …
TRAVEL TIPS: GUIDE TO DAY TRIP AROUND CHARMING PENANG ISLAND Penang Island, Malaysia, is most famous for its amazingly rich cultural mix of Chinese, Indian, Malay, and European cultures. That blend is a result of Penang’s historical beginnings as a major port on the Asian trading route. Georgetown, Penang is now a UNESCO World Heritage …
REVIEW OF PINANG PERANAKAN MANSION A few days ago, I excitedly walked over to Penang’s famous and unique museum, the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. I was warmly greeted by their kind, friendly staff, who handed me an informative brochure. The staff had no idea I was a guest travel blogger coming to review the Mansion. During …
TRAVEL ACCIDENT: $23 CUP OF COFFEE! Holy S**t! I just paid $23 US for an espresso-size cup of coffee! While touring a Penang museum yesterday, I came upon their cafe. Jane, the friendly, outgoing cafe proprietor promptly told me about their Kopi Luwak and explained their process of preparing the coffee for customers at the …
PHOTO GALLERY: QUIRKY PENANG PHOTOS Penang is a small island just a stone’s throw off the coast of Malaysia. It’s main town of Georgetown achieved UNESCO World Heritage City status in 2008 due to its large neighborhoods full of colonial-style shops, Chinese row houses and government buildings dating from the old Asian trading route days …
10 FREE THINGS TO DO IN PENANG MALAYSIA Penang, Malaysia has long been one of my favorite spots in SE Asia. Such diversity of peoples, cultures, architecture, food, and outdoor activities all rolled into one incredibly interesting island. I’ve visited 4 or 5 times in recent years. In 2008, Penang was proclaimed a UNESCO World …
PHOTO GALLERY: Penang Night Scenes SEE Night Photos of Penang UNESCO World Heritage Site Georgetown on Penang Island, Malaysia was one of the most important outposts on the old Asian trading route. Its duty-free status attracted a massive shipping & trading industry. It also attracted merchants, laborers, shippers, entrepreneurs, bankers and hoteliers from all over …
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PHOTO GALLERY: THAIPUSAM FESTIVAL in PENANG The dramatic, chaotic Indian Thaipusam Festival is punctuated by two brightly decorated cows pulling a silver chariot; vigorous coconut smashing; devotees with pierced tongues, cheeks, chests and backs; live musicians escorting a long parade procession and throngs of onlookers. Thaipusam lasts 2-3 days. It begins at dawn with prayers …
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