Tag: Penang
Penang, Malaysia
Pulau Pinang (where Pulau means island) is an island off the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It was listed by UNESCO in 2008 as a World Heritage Site. Most inhabitants of the island live in Georgetown, the biggest – and capital – city on the north-west of the island. Founded in 1786 by British trader [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2010 under Holiday.
Tags: Food, Holiday, Malaysia, Penang, UNESCO
Comments: 5
Koh Phangan, Thailand to Penang, Malaysia
For my trip from Koh Phangan to Penang, Malaysia I bought a combined ferry and bus ticket. The journey is about 700 kilometres over land, excluding the 3 hours ferry ride from Koh Phangan to mainland. The lady at the travel agency was sure that it would be by VIP-bus, though I spoke to Francesco [...]
Posted: July 24th, 2010 under Holiday.
Tags: Holiday, Malaysia, Penang, Thailand
Comments: 3