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Ah. A bit of 5-star comfort after the trials of India and China. (Actually the accommodation in China was very good). But still nice to be at a beach in Malaysia with nothing to do for 4 nights. And good to catch up with my mum and Bob.

There isn't actually a huge amount to do in Penang, and the weather has been a bit variable, so 4 nights is probably enough. Did a tour of the island a couple of days ago, and then took the ferry over to Langkawi yesterday and toured around there. Well I say toured, the guide was bloody useless, preferring to use gestures to words (obviously a fan of legendary 80s quiz show Give Us A Clue), and opted not to take us to Underwater World because "it's school holidays and it will be too busy" (in mime) so took us to the Malaysian version of TK Maxx instead. Thanks, I really sat on a ferry for 2 hours to buy a discounted pair of socks.

Anyway, nice hotel, though between Hong Kong and Penang I've now spanked more cash than I did in 7 weeks in India. Possibly.

Oh, and as a footnote, I think my parents have started regressing in age since hitting 60. My mum went parasailing today and I got an email from my dad saying he'd been to a Madonna concert in Vegas! Whatever happened to knitting needles and Werthers Originals?

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phileasdogg on November 20, 2008 from Batu Feringgi, Malaysia

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