The most common souvenir to bring home after a Penang trip is typically the well-known tau sar piah (豆沙饼, a type of Hokkien-style pastry/ biscuit filled with red bean or mung bean paste). However, this time we didn’t buy that, as we found something else that we really like – the Cantonese-style pastries from Ming…
Located straight down the road from Lebuh Chulia (beside the Kapitan Kling Mosque) at Pengkalan Weld (Weld Quay), you will find one of the last remaining historical Chinese settlements in Penang by the waterfront. Originally, there used to be 7 Chinese Clan Jetties here, but now only 6 remain as one has been destroyed by…
On our 2nd night at Chulia, based on recommendation from the hotel staff on great hawker fare in Georgetown, upon exiting the hotel & turning right, we walked down Lebuh Chulia for 2 to 3 min to get to the busy Chulia Street Night Market for dinner. (NB: The Mugshot Cafe as listed in my…
In recent years, numerous cafes have been sprawling across Penang’s well-known heritage city centre – Georgetown, so much so that you will be spoilt for choices if you love exploring cafes (like me). Due to lack of time (only 3D2N trip & 1st day was spent outside Georgetown) + the unfriendly weather (average temperature then…
On 8 July 2008, the city centre of Penang – Georgetown, has been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, as it represents the British era from the end of the 18th century because, together with Melaka, both cities present a unique architectural and cultural townscape that is unparalleled in rest of Asia. Over time,…
I am a fan of Penang Char Koay Teow & based on my research prior to the trip, there’s a Tiger Char Koay Teow (老虎炒粿条) stall in Georgetown that’s highly recommended. So after putting down our luggage at Chulia Mansion, we asked the friendly staff for directions to Tiger & tried making our way there.…
We checked out of Copthorne Orchid Penang on day 2 to stay at Chulia Mansion (413 Chulia Street, 10200 Georgetown Penang) in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Penang. Reason for choosing this relatively new boutique hotel that opened only since July 2014 was because the price was quite affordable (about S$68/night for a deluxe…
Penang Hill is the oldest British Hill station in Southeast Asia dating back to the late 1700s. Although referred to as just the Penang Hill, it actually comprises of a series of hills with the highest peak standing at 833m (2.732 ft) above sea level. The last I went up was with my family on…
It’s not my first time to Pulau Tikus to search for good hawker fare, but this time I must say I am more prepared, having done some homework on what’s good to eat here prior to the trip. 😉 4 years ago, I was staying at the nearby G Hotel & a taxi driver recommended…
Located on Tanjung Bungah beach, Copthorne Orchid Penang is the first hotel to be built in the area since the 1980s. Before we arrived in Penang, I read mixed reviews of the hotel online. Most of the negative reviews were about how dated the hotel premise is while positive feedback given were about the friendly…
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