I'm now in Georgetown, Penang and was expecting some Jakarta-esque shit'ole full of traffic and rude people, but I've been pleasantly surprised. It's not hugely busy (okay it is quite busy, but not horribly so), everyone speaks English, which is more than can be said of the rest of Malaysia, the food has so far been pretty good and I'm staying at the New Banana, which is not only quite nice, but very friendly and filled with travelers like me. It's by far the best named place I've stayed in too! It is worth mentioning though, that there's a weird (presumably) drunk guy in a head-dress dancing to Shine On You Crazy Diamonds by Pink Floyd about 2 or 3 meters away from me. At least has has good taste in music...
New Banana also rent 100cc motorbikes for RM20 a day and I've met two people already who have explored the island by bike and they say it's by far the best way to do it. I've been reading up on how to ride one and it seems pretty straightforward. I don't need a IDP here either, so I won't be coming home in handcuffs for riding without a license.
I spend 3 nights here before flying out and heading to Chiang Mai ready for Monday. I'm really quite excited about the elephant thing!
I might do my usual mega-blog for the last few days, but my headache from the last one lingers on. I might do a short summary tonight. First off, I need to go and get myself a new book - the fifth one I will have read! - before the shops shut, and I might wander down to the seafront this evening to see if it looks any good by night.
So goodbye for now,
Matthew
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