The only way to get to know George Town, on Penang Island is to walk our streets and eat our local food along the way. We’ve brought along international chefs, food bloggers, wanderlusters and more types of hungry travellers on our special routes. I landed on this crazy loveable island almost 10 years ago while…
Category: People Of Penang
Opening weekend highlights of George Town festival 2018 in Penang
The 9th edition of George Town festival opened with a bang with a stellar opening performance ‘Kelantan: A living heritage ‘ at Dewan Sri Pinang Pinang. We managed to catch the powerful dance performance ‘Between tiny cities’ by Nick Power at Loft 29. The SeaShorts successfully concluded at Hin Bus Depot on Sunday night which…
Love and Dating on Penang Island
We asked the good people of Penang, regardless of age and sexual preference, a few simple questions:
If you’re THINKING of relocating to Penang: STOP THINKING & Experience Penang in 5 Days for YOURSELF
Where does a dream find you in 5 years, or 10 months or 10 days from now? Choosing a place or country to relocate to, is daunting, deciding where to retire is just as hard. You are balancing what you have now with what you may gain in the future, you’re weighing out the comforts…
The Hilston Family Reunion : Thirty odd years later they meet at Gusto
Six months ago we wrote “Coffee With Bill” . It was a personality profile on quirky and loveable people living in the Tanjung Bungah community. Bill is a natural story teller, and you know he’s not just telling tall tales because the punch lines never change. I want to say we’ve adopted him as our surrogate…
Where to stay : Experience the real George Town from Ah Tong’s Residence
Ah Tong’s Residence built in the late 19th century but was a tailor shop until 2010. It’s been owner-occupied for 5 years making it a primary residence on Lebuh Kimberley (Kimberley Street). The photos of the property will speak for themselves, recommended for couples or a small family of 4. With the modern comforts fitted…
Where to stay : The Permai Residence
The Permai Residence is located in Tanjung Bungah , the north coast of Penang Island. We are right smack in between George Town Heritage Zone and Batu Ferringhi. Residents of Tanjung Bungah move at a “designed” determined pace (meaning not slow but purposely leisured ), we like our morning routines, our designated market days, our…
Island Gripes : Our Love / Hate relationship with tourists
We love hosting, we LOVE that people Love our island. But just some comments and actions may rub us the wrong way. Don’t get me wrong, we know we are not perfect, I have a long long list of how arrogant us locals can be to each other, but this, this your list. Hopefully these…
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