Malaysia Tatler – August 2019

Penangis a havenforartlovers;visitthe

HinBusDepotfortheirweeklySunday

Arts& Craftsmarket.Orcheckout

artworksamidnatureat Art& Gardenby

FuanWong(above).Alsoexplorelocally

publishedbooksin oneof themany

bookshopsin GeorgeTownwhiletaking

photosof thescenes.

• HikePenangHillfromthebotanicalgardens,
  toenjoythebreathtakingviewsfromThe
  Habitat—amust-visitgarden,setin a
  130-million-year-oldrainforest.


• GoontheHeritageWalkingTourwithJoAnn
  Khaw,toappreciatethenumeroushistorical
  buildingsin GeorgeTownbydiscoveringthe
  captivatingstoriesbehindthem.


• Signupfora cookingclasswhichbeginswith
  a visittoa localwetmarketthencookupan
  authenticPenangPeranakanlunch.

Thebestdishesareliterallyfoundonthe

streets—allhawkersareculinaryexpertsin

theirownright!YouhavePenangcharkuey

teow,asamlaksaandmuchmore,soit’s

difficulttodecideonthebest.

Island Getaways

Tour a coupleof local islands for agetaway—with an insider’s

guide forthe best places to go

DIDYOUKNOW

PenangInternationalAirport

isthethirdbusiestairportin

Malaysia.Theisland,also

knownasthe‘PearloftheOrient’

isamajortouristdestination

WHYPENANG?

SaysRinaTeoh,“Tosoakinhistoryandvacationinaheritagebuilding

likeTheEdisonGeorgeTown.Beingabletoreminiscebygonedaysand

getaglimpseofitsarchitectureanddesigns,plusexplorethemuch-

toutedmulticulturalstreetfoodscenearoundtheneighbourhood.”

RinaTeoh,

executivedirectorofTheEdison

WhatToEat?

WhereToGo?

WhatToDo?

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