In the spirit of that old car show on DW here is a comparison test of all the countries I have been to so far: Singapore Must visit: Night Safari/Zoo Fort Canning Park and Battle Box Singapore Museum Bugis St night market Transport: Rail is ridiculously efficient and cheap Bus is ok, but some of [...]
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South-East Asia – Comparison Test!
Posted by dkendon on July 29, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/south-east-asia-comparison-test/
Trip from Penang to Bangkok
Penang does have some lovely buildings. The ferry from Penang to Butterworth (where the train station is) is FREE! on the assumption you make a return trip. Suckers! The ferries run about every 15min. The ferry terminal is connected to the train station so it’s only about 200m to walk. I picked up my ticket [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 9, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/trip-from-penang-to-bangkok/
Penang Day 2
Penang has 2 town halls – one that was obviously not fancy enough, so they made another. They have also fixed up the Cenotaph since 2006. Good thing too. Now it doesn’t have a big crack in the middle and is suitably fenced off to stop beggars sitting on it. From here I went to [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 9, 2011
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Penang Day 1
Having set the air conditioning to a delightfully cool 24 degrees I awoke not covered in sweat and went for a run (mainly for the Queen- I was quite unavailable). There’s a reasonable footpath with only a few bits of jungle breaking through. I did some exercises in the park next to Fort Cornwallis. It’s [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 5, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/penang-day-1/
Langkawi to Penang
I awoke to this Time to get off the island! I decided to take the ferry directly back to Penang (RM60). There are only 2 sailings per day, one at 2.30pm and one at 5.15. I took the 2.30. You have to pass through a security/customs checkpoint at the terminal, then sit in the waiting [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 5, 2011
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