I arrived in Penang, an island off the western coast of Malaysia. To be honest, before looking at a map, I thought Penang was in Vietnam, not Malaysia, so to say I knew nothing about the island is understatement.
The riding on the island is actually quite nice. There is a coast road that circumnavigates Penang. It takes about two hours to complete the journey, and provides a nice tour of the island. The City has a mountainous area with tons of switchbacks, and other twisties, 5 star resort area, a mini silicon valley, British built heritage area, and tons upon tons of huge condominium towers, but manages to keep the old too, such as rice farms, fishing villages, and local culture . It is quite obvious that Penang has money, and the nicest part, it is not expensive to say there. A private room in a home-stay in the Heritage Area was $10 a night.
Due to the international influence, there is plenty of western food. I had the best hamburger since I left the United States over two years ago. I also had a Burrito at Mexican restaurant and hummus at an Arabian restaurant. All this was a very nice change of pace to the 99 percent rice noodle menu that Asia typically offers. A good meal at a local restaurant runs about $5. I stayed for 5 days, and food and housing cost barely over $100, and it is a very nice place to visit.
Next stop, Kuala Lumur
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The riding on the island is actually quite nice. There is a coast road that circumnavigates Penang. It takes about two hours to complete the journey, and provides a nice tour of the island. The City has a mountainous area with tons of switchbacks, and other twisties, 5 star resort area, a mini silicon valley, British built heritage area, and tons upon tons of huge condominium towers, but manages to keep the old too, such as rice farms, fishing villages, and local culture . It is quite obvious that Penang has money, and the nicest part, it is not expensive to say there. A private room in a home-stay in the Heritage Area was $10 a night.
Due to the international influence, there is plenty of western food. I had the best hamburger since I left the United States over two years ago. I also had a Burrito at Mexican restaurant and hummus at an Arabian restaurant. All this was a very nice change of pace to the 99 percent rice noodle menu that Asia typically offers. A good meal at a local restaurant runs about $5. I stayed for 5 days, and food and housing cost barely over $100, and it is a very nice place to visit.
Next stop, Kuala Lumur
Leg Distance: 0 mi (0 km)
Total Distance Traveled by Motorcycle: 37,664 mi (61.591 km)
Countries/Territories Visited: USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Transnistria, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China (for 20 seconds), India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia
Love the street art. That would make a cool poster
ReplyDeleteYes, they have put that image on posters, handbags, t-shirts, purses, and many other things. It cool street art.
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