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Penang 2016: (Post-Trip) Planned & Shortfalls
Our Mission List After many hours of Google, Wiki and TripAdvisor, this was our mission list for Penang. Kapitan Kling Mosque (optional) Glass Museum Penang Chowrasta Market One book souvenir from Penang Little India Buy Penang Fridge Magnet Penang Floating Mosque Eat Penang Laksa Drink Penang White Coffee Street Art (optional) Penang Islamic Museum…
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Staycation: Grand Mercure Roxy
Remember when we were children and we used to want so much to have sleepovers with friends? In turns out, as adults, we still can! Albeit not at home. Now, what’s pretty near homelike but not at home? Chalet? Close enough. So I decided on a staycation. My friend searched for one and we decided…
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Roti chennai
One of the redeeming qualities of the hotel. Good chennai (prata). Especially fantastic when you get them to custom it with cheese.
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Santubung
Post-trip note: For those who don’t know, there’s a story to Mt. Santubong. There’s even a song on it. I’m too lazy to type, so I’ll just lift it from a Googled site. http://nadge.org/?p=184 Long ago when Borneo was a young island, giants and spirits were known to humans, moving back and forth between earth…
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Guess who conquered this?
The feeling you get after conquering this… Post-trip note: Each step is narrower than a foot. I’ve discovered that the best way to climb down would be to climb down sideways. It goes up to around 1.5 storey’s high. Inside the house, there is another set of stairs to the equivalent of attic, where newly-wed…
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Rumah orang Ulu
Post-trip note:We spent a good half of the fourth day at the Sarawak Cultural Village. This tourist attraction is located at the foot of Mt. Santubong, and is basically like a brief summary of all the indigenous people of Sarawak. You can see the different types of long-houses and some offers “home stays” as well.…
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2nd & 3rd day summary
2nd day: We headed to Pasar Serikin, Bau, at Sarawak-Borneo border, 1.5 hours’ drive from Kuching. The road passed by one of the tourist caves (wind or fairy, can’t remember which), and got kind of bumpy towards the end. There were some interesting goods, and if you know what to look for, there’s some cheap…

