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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Penang - Quaint Pubs and Easygoing Lifestyle



Lure of quaint pubs and easygoing lifestyle
By CHRISTINA CHIN
The Star

PENANG’s laidback lifestyle is a tourist attraction in itself. Ask any backpacker or tourist and they will tell you the same thing.

Urbanisation gave party-going islanders a slew of new dance clubs to frequent but at the heart of George Town's thriving nightlife is a pub scene that comes alive as the sun descends behind the colonial heritage buildings of Upper Penang Road.

With their long flowing dreadlocks, faded sleeveless tees and knapsacks that have clearly seen better days, backpackers from Europe, Africa and the Americas are a common sight at these budget watering holes. (Read more...The Star)

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:49 PM

    Nice Bloggie for Malaysia :>

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  2. Hi Jerry, thanks and thanks for dropping by. You have a great blog yourself.

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