It’s George town festival already?!?! Paintings from the sea. An art exhibition by Italian artist Elena Merlino at Studio Howard. The artist’s love for travel and exploration is the inspiration behind the art collection. She paints on old nautical charts and found objects like driftwood and tree bark The Exhibition opens tomorrow 29 July and…
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Penang found items #1
One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. We found these upcycled dustpans made from oil cans up on rest stop 5 Penang Hill. We love them. What do you think?
Top outdoor activities in Penang. Nature trails: wild boar trail (sua tu lor) from Moon gate review.
We love and respect nature. We are the guardians of one of the oldest rainforests in the world and this is just located at our backyard. Trail review: wild boar trail. (sua tu lor) Location: 15 mins from George town by car or bus no 10 from Jetty to Botanical gardens. Moon gate is the…
Top outdoor activities in Penang. Nature trails: Monkey beach review.
If you love the outdoors and going on walks, Penang has many nature trails you can explore easily. Monkey beach in Taman Negara Pulau Pinang (Penang National Park) is one of our favourites and we will tell you why. Location: 40 mins from George town by car or bus 101. 20km from city centre. Located in…
Urban artisan soft serve review
We at Penang local are in search of Penang’s best soft serve. It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it… Tell us your favourite so we can go check it out. Today’s black sesame and green tea soft serve is from urban artisan at Nagore square. Price RM12.90. The green tea had a really…
Penang’s latest attraction: Penang avatar secret garden
Penang local went to check out the hype surrounding Penang’s latest tourist attraction in Tanjung Bungah at the weekend. Penang avatar secret garden is a landscaped light show. The trees and buildings around are lit up so you should go at night. The attraction is free and it does get busy and there’s not much…
George town, Penang celebrates its heritage
Fancy bumping into this Chinese god in Penang. This weekend George town celebrates it’s heritage with Street activities and story telling. George town, Penang is a Unesco world heritage site. Today celebrates it’s 9th anniversary since its listing. George town is a multi cultural and multi ethnic city thanx to it’s historical importance as a…
Penang local gets a sneak peek into Delish Asia Penang street food tour.
Penang local recently experienced Delish Asia Penang Street food tour. Penang has consistently been voted to have the best and most diverse types of street food thanx to it’s historical position as an important shipping port for the spice trade. Spice traders introduced new culinary cuisines and spices to the island adding to…
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