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First Time Visitor’s Guide to Alor Setar, Malaysia

April 10, 2022 by Vanessa Workman Leave a Comment

Things to Do in Alor Setar

I’ve passed through Alor Setar many times over the years, but I was usually en route to somewhere else. It took a pandemic (and travel limitations) for me to discover what a true gem this Malaysian city is. Beyond, of course, the ferry terminal, bus and train stations. With their home state of Kedah’s tagline […]

Penang War Museum, Where the Fort Comes Alive!

March 15, 2022 by Vanessa Workman Leave a Comment

Penang War Museum, Where the Fort Comes Alive!

Penang War Museum had been on my to-do list for a few years now, yet it was a quick post-lockdown, last-minute excursion to Penang that finally brought me to its doors. To be honest, I had never realized how close it is to the Penang International Airport. With that realization and limited time in Penang, […]

Haunting Beauty of Georgetown’s Old Protestant Cemetery

January 30, 2022 by Vanessa Workman 2 Comments

Haunting Beauty of Georgetown’s Old Protestant Cemetery

En route to a lunch date, the last thing I expected to see as I shuffled along busy Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah was a historic cemetery. Surrounded by busy streets and buildings short and tall, sat a fenced in patch of green grass, statuesque leafy trees and a lot of very old looking gravestones. Seemingly […]

Bayview Hotel Georgetown, Another Penang Staycation Gem

December 2, 2021 by Vanessa Workman Leave a Comment

Bayview Hotel Georgetown, Penang Staycation Gem

I love the Bayview Hotel Georgetown. The Bayview Hotel Georgetown recently saved my Penang staycation and went straight to the top of my list of favorite Penang hotels. Like most regular travelers to Penang, I have a selection of preferred hotels I usually book with. In fact, I have my 3 favorites hotels that many […]

Hitting Pay Dirt in Perak; Best Tin Mining Museums in Malaysia

June 13, 2021 by Vanessa Workman Leave a Comment

best tin mining museums in Malaysia

Unless you are a geology buff, mining museums are probably not at the top of your sightseeing wish list. But if you’re heading through Perak, Malaysia now would be a good time to do just that. Perak has some of the best tin mining museums in Malaysia and mining is a huge part of Perak’s […]

Celine Tan Clinic: My Visit to an Alor Setar Top Skin Specialist

May 3, 2021 by Vanessa Workman Leave a Comment

Celine Tan Clinic, Alor Setar Skin Specialist

It was my quest for a Kedah-based dermatologist that initially brought me to the Celine Tan Clinic. As one who spends a lot of time in the sun, skin cancer is always a concern and an annual look-see by a skin specialist is the best way to keep that in check. During non-pandemic times my […]

Kedah Paddy Museum, Coolest Rice Museum in Malaysia

April 15, 2021 by Vanessa Workman Leave a Comment

Kedah Paddy Museum

As the Kedah countryside sped by, my eyes were glued to the distant horizon. My mind asking, “Are we there yet?” while my mouth spewed non-stop questions (as usual) with my jovial GRAB taxi driver. I’d only seen a few vague online photos of the Kedah Paddy Museum and knew nothing of its history or […]

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