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Malaysia (continued): Three People, Two Islands

April 1, 2013Filed in: Destinations by Tara Shubbuck

View of Pulau Perhentian

Our next stop was Penang, or Pulau Pinang in Bahasa Malaysia, the country’s official language (pulau means island). Before arriving, I read in Lonely Planet something along the lines of: People go to Penang to eat. They think they go for another reason, but they’ll soon realize they’ve gone to Penang for the food. Naturally, Read Post

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Malaysia: Eating Our Way Through the South

March 29, 2013Filed in: Destinations by Tara Shubbuck

Baba Laksa in Melaka, Malaysia

Malaysia was never really on our itinerary. For that matter, Singapore wasn’t either. But before we were able to apply for our Indian visas, we had to purchase an onward flight out of India. We bought the cheapest one-way ticket we could find, which was to Singapore on Air Asia. The way we would continue Read Post

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Video: Kek Lok Si Temple Penang, Malaysia

March 12, 2013Filed in: Photos & Video by Mike Shubbuck

Video: Kek Lok Si Temple Penang, Malaysia

The Kek Lok Si Temple is a beautiful and enormous Buddhist temple in Penang, Malaysia. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia and has an excellent view of George Town and Penang Hill. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zErBsPYz1Co]

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