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What Richard Lim of Rough Guides Really Thinks of Penang

Richard Lim, guidebook writer and coordinating editor of the Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei

I know you visited Penang for the first time when you were very young and came back just recently for a Rough Guide update. What do you think of it, in general? As a guidebook writer, why do you think it is so attractive to tourists? Yes, I visited Penang briefly as a boy, in… Continue reading What Richard Lim of Rough Guides Really Thinks of Penang

Blood Sweat and Tears: What I Learned about Friendship in Penang

I have been living in Penang since 2009, and I visited for the first time in 2008. In a decade on the island, I got to know it pretty well, I think I have seen quite a lot of changes, and have certainly build up my idea of how friendship works in Penang. So yes, this… Continue reading Blood Sweat and Tears: What I Learned about Friendship in Penang