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Penang War Museum, Where the Fort Comes Alive!

March 15, 2022 by Vanessa Workman 2 Comments

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 […]

Jerejak Island Resort, Penang’s Staycation Gem

July 22, 2019 by Vanessa Workman 16 Comments

Jerejak Island Resort

Where Penang may have dibs on being the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ there is another nearby island jewel which often goes unnoticed. Located on the eastern coast of Penang Island, Malaysia is the historic island of Pulau Jerejak; a jungle clad, 362 hectares ‘hidden gem.’ Many people are not even aware of this island’s existence […]

Top 3 Penang Hotels For Budget Minded Travelers

May 25, 2018 by Vanessa Workman 2 Comments

For anyone heading to Penang, Malaysia, the accommodations available are plentiful. But for budget travelers or digital nomads, finding inexpensive Penang hotels with lots of perks and at affordable prices, may be hit or miss. My recent discovery of the GoodHope Hotel has now given me three excellent options for places to stay, ensuring that […]

Discovering Penang Traditional Trades in Georgetown

November 24, 2017 by Vanessa Workman 4 Comments

Penang is one of those ‘Where do I begin?’ kind of places. With an absolutely endless selection of possible things-to-do available, it could easily take a month or more to explore all of Penang’s fascinating nooks and crannies. George Town alone is enough to keep the average sightseer hopping, that’s for sure. Especially for history […]

Leave Boring Behind with Hotel Jen Penang

February 13, 2017 by Vanessa Workman 2 Comments

When a hotel offers themselves, not only as a top-notch accommodation, but as enthusiastic tour guides as well? That’s a hotel that thinks outside the guest services box. Hotel Jen Penang has raised the bar when it comes to making guests feel at home by also recommending plenty of local sights, activities and food to […]

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