Penang: Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Hill
Kek Lok Si or known as the Temple of Supreme Bliss, located at Air Itam hilltop is a beautiful Buddhist temple in a rural setting. Founded in 1890s by an…
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Penang: The Blue Mansion
Aside from the Pinang Peranakan Mansion at Church Street, The Blue Mansion or known as Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is a must visit when you are in Penang. Cheong Fatt Tze…
Penang: Pinang Peranakan Mansion
The Peranakan is a prominent community in the Straits Settlement particularly in Penang, Melaka and Singapore.They had created a unique lifestyle and customs which had not only left behind a…
Penang: The Chew Jetty Kongsi
A walk to the Chew Jetty brings you back to the earlier Chinese settlements in Penang who built these village on stilts. There are 6 clan jetties of Pengkalan Weld that withstood…
Penang: The Camera Museum
Did you know that the word photography is derived from the Greek words photos (“light”) and graphein (“to draw”). The word was first used by the scientist Sir John F.W.…
Penang: Georgetown Street Art
I took off to Penang via SilkAir in the morning, an hour flight from Singapore. Malaysia has a total of 4 UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site; Historical city of Georgetown…
