Author: thelittlebigexplorers
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Coffee Shops – Penang’s communal dining rooms!
The coffee shops of Penang are legendary. They serve as great communal eating spaces, where many people can come together to share the amazing food on offer. At first the format of service at the coffee shops of the city can be a little confusing, but you quickly get used to it. You start by…
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5 must eats in Penang!
Known as Malaysia’s capital of food Penang is a must go to foodie destination! Here are some of our favourite dishes! Cendol This traditional Malaysian desert is made out of red beans, pea flower strands and shaved ice, tossed in palm sugar syrup and sprinkled with more sugar. It is very sweet and after getting…
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The Petronas Towers
One of the most iconic sights of Kuala Lumpur the Petronas Towers which have dominated the skyline since 1998 and are the tallest twin structures in the world. They played a central role in Shaun Connery and Catherine Zeta Jones’ bank heist in the great 90s film entrapment – so naturally we had to go…
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Ko Tao, the animals of the island
Something that is quite quickly noticeable about Ko Tao is the amount of animals wandering around. Unlike Bangkok they don’t seem wary of humans and do not look like they are unwell – unlike Bangkok they also don’t look quite as scary. There are so many cats and dogs roaming freely around the island it’s…
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Penang Gallery
Penang is a city of sights and smells – almost everywhere you look you see vibrant colours, beautiful buildings and stunning heritage. It’s hard to pick what to take pictures of and what not to! Here are some of our favourites from the city.
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The steel art of Georgetown
If you spend a few hours walking around the streets of Georgetown, Penang, you will begin to notice a unique form of street art. This comes in the form of wire statues that are dotted around the sights of historical significance. They are often a humorous depiction of whatever the historical use of the area…
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Ko Tao
Thought of as the baby of Ko Samui and Ko Pangan, Ko Tao is a stunning tiny little island in the south of Thailand! It’s famous for diving and is where we have chosen to come and get out PADI’s (diving license). Getting a night train to Chumpon from Bangkok at 7:30pm we connected with…
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The Golden Buddha
After a very splashy and somewhat unconventional canal tour, we found ourselves near the Royal Palace, which had been closed earlier but we could now see a line of tourists going in. We wanted to take a look but were told by someone nearby that without long trousers we wouldn’t be able to take a…
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Favourites! Yin Yang, Ko Tao
After wandering for a couple of hours on our first night in Ko Tao looking for food we found the Yin Yang restaurant. This fairly low key place offers popular Thai dishes and a range of fresh teas, fruit shakes and beers. It quickly became our favourite place on the island because of its delicious…
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Massages!
One of Thailand’s most famous exports is the Thai massage, notorious for its painful execution. It was naturally quite high on the list of things to try our once we arrived! It wasn’t too hard to find a somewhere – with the streets around Khao San being filled with dozens of various massage places. We…
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