Travel Guide to Penang

If you are looking to go on a short holiday to somewhere affordable and fun, Penang is one of the best destinations. Just a 45-minute ...

Penang Hill designated as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve

Penang Hill was designated as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve in September 2021, the result of years of concerted effort spearheaded by The ...

I have just returned from Phuket, yes, the popular destination in Thailand! Nothing new then, you may think. But this time I did not ...

It was during an Internet search on Penang cultural sites that I discovered the amazing Pinang Peranakan Mansion, the typical home of a ...

Penang Botanic Gardens are usually simply called the Botanic Gardens by Penang islanders. Also known as the Waterfalls Gardens – ...

I wasn’t on a dark desert highway (Penang roads are anything BUT a highway), neither had cool wind in my hair (Penang weather is hot ...

Come and join the annual Penang Island Jazz Festival, celebrating live jazz and percussions music from local and international artistes ...

What is the real feeling of being “a world away”? I discovered that when I followed Eddie on an adventurous morning out to ...

During my years in Asia, I have trekked through national parks and rain forests, I have hiked to tea and coffee plantations, I have ...

Penang is amongst my favourite vacation destinations in Malaysia, and this is probably because the lifestyle this city offers feels ...

Penang is amongst my favourite vacation destinations in Malaysia, and this is probably because the lifestyle this city offers feels ...

VIDEO POST: Culture Shot, also known as La La Li La Tam Pong, performing at the Rainforest World Music Festival 2015!

Penang; a name that for most of the expatriates living in the south of Thailand represents a kind of nightmare, a small place where ...

It is a proven fact that nowhere in Asia can ever compete with Malaysia in the street food sector, with Penang and in particular ...

A coffee and bakery haven in the heart of Chulia Street – Traveling is an art, a passion, a commitment and an enjoyment. Yet, ...

Penang Island – and Georgetown – is one of those travel experiences where sights, smells, sounds and tastes blend together in an ...