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Tag: Penang

  • Travelogue #7: Last Days in Malaysia

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    Tomorrow I leave Malaysia for Taiwan, having spent just one day short of six weeks in the country (including a week in Singapore…I really have to stop referring to them as the same country). I’ve enjoyed my time in Malaysia. People have raved to me about other parts of southeast Asia such as northern Thailand…

  • Travelogue #6: Life in a Backpack (Penang)

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    The day after Boxing Day marked a full month since I started travelling, November 27th to December 27th. It’s starting to sink in that this is my life now – living rough and always on my way to somewhere else, but also constantly exploring and seeing something brand new every day. I don’t regret a…

  • Travelogue #5: Penang

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    My output of stunning photos of Malaysian landmarks on Instagram has dropped this past week, for a few reasons. The first is that Penang’s landmarks are a little tough to get good camera angles on. The city is old and densely packed enough that a lot of the sites are crammed into narrow streets, where…

  • Travelogue #4: Malacca and Penang

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    My last couple days in Singapore weren’t particularly noteworthy, apart from catching up with an old friend. I’m getting to an age now where I’m meeting up with friends from university and we collectively realize that it’s been over five years since we last saw each other, which is a trip (…said the 28-year-old). One…