A town so nice they named it twice. 9:24am here. My room at the Royal Plaza on Scotts (see lobby shot above) is not ready yet. So I’m cooling my heels here in the Orchard shopping district. The heat and humidity is not unlike Florida…but it’s still...
A professional beggar on the streets of Penang demonstrating his rare ability to go both ways. Got the photo…lost the lunch. Sent from my android device.
7:35 AM – After three days at sea, we have finally arrived in Penang, Malaysia. No big excursions planned, I’ll explore the place on foot. Not expecting much, frankly. I had originally planned to spend the day lounging on the “famous” Monkey...
