Buses in Malaysia...
Are actually class. Never thought we'd say that but here we are. Probably helps that we're getting them in the daytime for only 3-4 hours, but it's a very welcome change from all the night bus hells we've had on this trip. We arrived in Georgetown, Penang, and threw our bags into House of Journey - our accommodation for the next three nights. After putting our bags down in the room we heard a familiar accent for the first time in quite a while - an Irish girl, Julie, was in the same room as us. She'd been on a similar trip to us, starting off in India and finding an interest in yoga and meditation, so herself and Dani hit it off! It was approaching evening time at this stage, and our taxi driver in KL had recommended a traditional restaurant, Nasi Kandar Line Clear, so our dinner choice was an easy one.
A questionable recommendation - fish heads seem to be a speciality. We went with the safe option of chicken, prawns, rice, and curry. Actually pretty good and very cheap, but still. Fish heads haunted us for a while.
Early night was had as we were wrecked from the previous night + bus journey. On for some breakfast+coffee in Ome by Spacebar, which was really, really good. Malaysia is definitely quite cheap for some high quality food/drinks.
Even more impressive though was the street art that Penang is famed for. An easy way to spend a day walking through all the streets of Georgetown trying to find them all:
There was even a little festival we stumbled upon in the midst of getting to all the street art pieces - complete with drummer using the left overs from his kitchen to keep everyone entertained. Thrifty.
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
Are actually class. Never thought we'd say that but here we are. Probably helps that we're getting them in the daytime for only 3-4 hours, but it's a very welcome change from all the night bus hells we've had on this trip. We arrived in Georgetown, Penang, and threw our bags into House of Journey - our accommodation for the next three nights. After putting our bags down in the room we heard a familiar accent for the first time in quite a while - an Irish girl, Julie, was in the same room as us. She'd been on a similar trip to us, starting off in India and finding an interest in yoga and meditation, so herself and Dani hit it off! It was approaching evening time at this stage, and our taxi driver in KL had recommended a traditional restaurant, Nasi Kandar Line Clear, so our dinner choice was an easy one.
A questionable recommendation - fish heads seem to be a speciality. We went with the safe option of chicken, prawns, rice, and curry. Actually pretty good and very cheap, but still. Fish heads haunted us for a while.
Early night was had as we were wrecked from the previous night + bus journey. On for some breakfast+coffee in Ome by Spacebar, which was really, really good. Malaysia is definitely quite cheap for some high quality food/drinks.
Even more impressive though was the street art that Penang is famed for. An easy way to spend a day walking through all the streets of Georgetown trying to find them all:
There was even a little festival we stumbled upon in the midst of getting to all the street art pieces - complete with drummer using the left overs from his kitchen to keep everyone entertained. Thrifty.
And the rest of our time in Penang was spent doing much of the same. Traditional street food, some of the best Italian food we've had, crepes, beers. Plenty to keep you full and happy throughout Penang, and it definitely made for a nice little stop on our Malaysian adventure.
The three of us enjoyed a few drinks and had a bit of a night out - something we didn't really expect to have in Malaysia, as we'd heard with it being a majority Muslim country that alcohol would be too expensive/hard to get hold of. We were pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong: Malaysia so far has surpassed our expectations. Now the four of us (Julie is sticking around with us for a while), decided we'd head on to our last stop in Peninsular Malaysia together - Cameron Highlands. After much debate and thought Sean persuaded us to travel over to Borneo too, so we'll be heading there in the near future. But for now, another four hour bus journey, this time up into the mountains.
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
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