New visitors almost always come to the island (see how to travel from KL to Penang) with a few things in mind: visiting George Town and the famous Penang Street Art, eating a…
Penang is a fun, beautiful island full of unforgettable events, at least 20 great beaches, interesting characters, amazing local food and Western restaurants, a vibrant nightlife, the world’s smallest national park…
Wall Art in George Town has become one of the main tourist drawcards to the island. Truth be told, there are so many tourists coming specifically because of Penang Street Art, and not…
Everybody loves some freebies, isn’t it? Especially when travelling to a new city, knowing where to go, avoid basic mistakes and see good stuff without opening the wallet is gold….
After a successful season of performances at the Heritage Celebrations, George Town Festival and Butterworth Fringe Festival in Penang, Ombak Potehi is set to perform in Tokyo from November 2…
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,…
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,…
You only have 48 Hours in Penang? You must be in a rush. Some may rightly say that with 2 days in Penang (quite a short time) you should kick back…
Welcome to the Penang Insider, a blog on Penang, the northwestern Malaysian island that figures on all the cool kids’ Southeast Asian itineraries. My name is Marco Ferrarese — I…
The pulsating heart of northern Malaysia’s music underground radiates from the first floor of a battered building along the shoreline of Georgetown coastal thoroughfare Pengkalan Weld. Its ribcage—a black-tinged loft…