(written by Dave) Early start today, even in tourist mode.  We caught a 6AM taxi and were on the first funicular train heading up Penang Hill.  PH is about 3,000 feet above sea level and the train goes up a very steep incline.  We were on top of the hill before 7AM, well in time … Continue reading Sunrise and Cendol

(written by Dave) Today was bookended by two great meals.  Brekkie was at the hotel and again was great.  Great food and “5 fans”, one could get used to this.  The other day, I forgot to mention the 4 showers that we have in our hotel room(s)/suite.  That's right 4 showers.  Ok, one is outside … Continue reading More exploring Georgetown and great Nyonya dinner

(written by Nancy) Just a quick post today with some pictures of our activities.  We had breakfast at the hotel as it is included in the room rate.  Lovely breakfast, order what you want from the menu plus espresso, croissants, toast, cakes, muffins, etc.  Gosh, what a way to live.  Gretchen and Steve were brave … Continue reading Exploring Georgetown

(written by Dave) We are in big trouble...  In ten days time we have to leave Georgetown.  That's not the problem however.  The problem is that in ten days time we will have to leave the hotel we are now sharing with Gretchen and Steve.  As Gretchen is a working stiff, she only gets a … Continue reading A slight hotel upgrade in Georgetown

(written by Nancy) A bit more wandering around Georgetown today, with more fun things to be discovered.  First things first though, we spent a good part of the morning working on our taxes – arrgh.  Not fun but the world goes on even when you are riding your bike. We finally got out and headed … Continue reading Another tourist day in Georgetown

(written by Dave) Just a quick post...  We had another lazy day in Georgetown today.  We are under strict instructions from Nancy's sister to NOT see any sites until she arrives.  So... while we did see some sites, they were only places that we stumbled on during brief wander in the hotel neighbourhood.  And we … Continue reading Tourists in Georgetown

(written by Dave) We are feeling pretty good making it to Georgetown. While not the end of Malaysia, we'll only have one stop left when we go through Langkawi, in a few weeks time. We've ridden nearly 2000ks in Malaysia, taking a bit of circuitous route to get here. As we've mentioned, we are meeting … Continue reading Brief update from Georgetown

(written by Dave) Some days we don't have much to write about other than eating, riding and hotel room conditions. Today was not one of those days, in large part to our wonderful Warmshowers host David. To be fair, this post needs to start with last night. We thought we were done for the day … Continue reading More sightseeing and then onto Georgetown (42/6980 ks)

(written by Dave) We slept in a bit as we had a short day planned to our Warmshower's host in Nibong Tebal (David).  We had spoken with him yesterday and he asked us to text him as we left as he would start riding towards us.  After brekkie in the hotel we hit the road about 9AM.  Forecast was … Continue reading Warmshowers tour into Nibong Tebal (79/6878 ks)

(written by Dave) We had a fantastic day of riding today.  We didn't make it quite as far as we planned but this was OK as we found a hotel in Taiping.  After our booking issues on Pangkor Island, we've been calling hotels in Taiping for a few days only to find “no vacancy”.  With this … Continue reading Happy Hari Raya day into Taiping (95/6800 ks)