Travel Journey: The Beauty of Penang

Penang is the place which i travel very offend with full of meaningful memories..... Special thanks for all my penang friends there( Pak family's member, Dt. Eddie Chong, David, Eddie Tan, Gary, Maggi, Andrew, Eric, Jimmy, Allen, Joyce, Micheal.....

Malaysia's 'Pearl of the Orient' carries a natural beauty and cultural splendor like no other place. Its name comes from the Malay translation of betel nut - 'Pinang'.
The island was a free port until 1969. Despite the loss of the island's free-port status, from the 1970s to the late 1990s the state built up one of the largest electronics manufacturing bases in Asia, in the Free Trade Zone around the airport in the south of the island. On 7 July 2008, George Town, the historic capital of Penang, was formally inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside with Malacca. It is officially recognized as having a unique architectural and cultural town scape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia

Penang island is a paradise for food lovers who come from all over Malaysia and evenSingapore to sample the island's unique cuisine, earning Penang the nickname of the food capital of Malaysia. Penang was recognized as having the Best Street Food in Asia byTIME magazine in 2004, citing that nowhere else can such great tasting food be so cheap

. Penang's cuisine reflects the chinese,nyonya, malay and indian ethnic mix of Malaysia, but is also strongly influenced by the cuisine of Thailand to the north. It's especially famous "Hawker Food", sold and eaten roadside, strongly features noodles and fresh seafood. Places to savour Penang's food are Gurney Drive, Pulau Tikus, New Lane, Swatow Lane, Penang Road and Chulia Steet. Local chinese restaurants serve excellent fare too. American fast food outlets and cafes are readily found throughout the state.

My unforgotten memories was when I attended Eric Pak weeding last few yeas there was same day with Tsunami , we pass by Batu Ferringgi,Tanjung Bunga & Gurney, I'm very lucky coz Daniel Pak save my life.That time i plan to play water sport that morning, I'm very lucky and avoided on that Tsunami .......

What I have listed here is based on what I feel are the very interesting things about Penang, and at the same time, selected to give you a wide range of possibilities. Therefore, whether you are a nature lover, history buff or shopper, there is something listed here is my memories places.