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SUSOptiplex330
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 May 13 2011, 12:35 PM
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Hi.
I intend to hire a car and go around the Penang island, something like starting off from George Town, go north-west toward Batu Ferringgi to Kpg Tenggah to Butterfly park/Teluk Bahang Dam to Kpg Genting Dalam to Kpg Sunai Batu etc. Basically around the island itself. I seek advise as to:
1. Any comment on this plan?
2. What are the thing to do/see/avoid etc along the route?
3. Any good eateries along the way? Name & preferably with GPS coordinates?
Anything.
Time permitting, may be even Bukit Mertajam.
Thanks
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SUSOptiplex330
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May 14 2011, 10:52 AM
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QUOTE(alex13 @ May 15 2008, 11:26 AM)
2) Hawker food and centre - No matter where you go. They are everywhere. I don't where you want Hokkien Mee, Wan Tan Mee, Char Koay Teow, Chendul, Ais Kacang, or anything else, you can find it easily. My recommendation for now is the hawker centre opposite Penang Chinese Girl School (PCGHS) and the seafood porridge shop on the way to the airport.
Contrary to common belief, the hawher food near Gurney Drive is not as good as you think and almost ridiculously expensive.
I have been trying to find this PCGHS hawker center on google map but couldn't find it. Anyone got the GPS coordinate? Thanks |
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SUSOptiplex330
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May 14 2011, 11:39 AM
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QUOTE(etigge @ May 14 2011, 11:19 AM) I think it is in Gottlieb Road beside the New Bob Center. Find Maxis Center and you can find it. The pavement in Gottleb Road used to be a hawker center. I loved the 'lok lok' there but it has since shifted to Pulau Tikus Market. Now I hear there's a food court there liao.  Hard to find lah. I tried. Please go to this website, click on the place and a little marker will be placed at the place you just clicked. Click again and the coordinate will pop out. http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html Thanks |
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SUSOptiplex330
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May 14 2011, 06:07 PM
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QUOTE(DarkNite @ May 14 2011, 03:26 PM) NO more maxis center sudah close long time Now is Goodall cafe, food is ok nia. N5 25.970 E100 18.156 Optiplex330 - you not using malfreemaps? Thanks. I only have Nokia Maps GPS, no malfreemaps. As for the coordinate you gave me, I only know 2 format (Decimal and Deg/Min/Sec) and not yours. Can you please give me in the other 2 format, preferably Decimal? Thanks. |
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SUSOptiplex330
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May 14 2011, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE(DarkNite @ May 14 2011, 06:32 PM)  bro, this is the universal GPS Coordinates! You copy & paste it into Google map and straight away it takes you to the Goodall cafe! Have a try, ya? Ha, it works. Thanks I was looking high and low for PCGHS hawker center and thought it must be a pretty big place. Didn't realize it's just a shop. So what's good to eat at this cafe? This post has been edited by Optiplex330: May 14 2011, 07:53 PM |
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SUSOptiplex330
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May 15 2011, 01:45 PM
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QUOTE(DarkNite @ May 15 2011, 01:36 PM) N O T H I N G! In the evening the Pulau Tikus Market as suggested by etigge, offers better CKT, Lok Lok and Chinese Pork satay. N5 25.820 E100 18.721 Thanks a lot. You just save me a futile trip. I intend to rent a car and then drive around the island. From George Town to Batu Ferringgi to Teluk Bahang to eventually see the Butterfly Park and the Dam (anything to see here?). Any nice place to eat along this route? From Teluk Bahang, I intend to go south and circle the island and eventually reach Matu Baung (see Fish World). But I couldn't find any info on Internet as to what is there to see nor to eat. Can you give me some recommendation? Thanks. This post has been edited by Optiplex330: May 15 2011, 01:46 PM |
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SUSOptiplex330
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May 15 2011, 01:52 PM
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QUOTE(DarkNite @ May 15 2011, 01:48 PM) What time are you planing to start? Halal or non? Kids or all adults? Next few days. Eat anything except the table. No kids. Food at top of priority and sightseeing is just sideshow to allow stomach get hungry enough to eat again. Do I sounded like a pig? LOL |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Jun 5 2011, 07:06 AM
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QUOTE(arafat @ Jun 4 2011, 01:24 PM) just arrived at penang. is the bukit bendera train operating? Nothing beats giving them a call at 04-8288880. And remember to bring your Mycard and pay RM8 instead of RM30 5.40812,100.27763 |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Jul 12 2011, 03:46 PM
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QUOTE(etigge @ Jul 12 2011, 02:18 PM) But be prepared to take your turn in a long long line. I backed out twice and so far have ate only once there. I got an aunt who stays at the flats there. I personally likes Kassim Mustaffa Nasi Kandar in Bayan Baru or the 1 star Hotel Merlin.  Hotel Merlin (5.41962N,100.34173E) may be 1 star but the Nasi Kandar is 5 stars price. They charged me RM21+ but does taste good. |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Sep 29 2011, 12:20 PM
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Any idea how much is the rental for a large MPV like the Innova going to be?
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SUSOptiplex330
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Oct 16 2011, 10:06 AM
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Hi
Looking for apartment accommodation, any suggestion?
Requirement:
1. At least 3 rooms. Say....3 stars standard?
2. Nice location with good security.
3. Car parking.
4. Must have lift.
Thanks
This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Oct 16 2011, 10:08 AM
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SUSOptiplex330
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Nov 1 2011, 09:28 PM
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Looking for comment on An-Nur AnCasa Express in Penang. Price seems very reasonable but how is it? Does it have secured free parking? Does it have lift for the elderly?
Or is there any such multi-roomed apartment with free secure parking and lift in Penang you people would recommend?
Thanks
This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Nov 1 2011, 09:31 PM
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SUSOptiplex330
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Nov 3 2011, 11:11 AM
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Any suggestion for a holiday apartment with 3 rooms. Equivalent to a 3 Stars hotel with parking and must have lifts?
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SUSOptiplex330
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Nov 3 2011, 02:40 PM
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QUOTE(etigge @ Nov 3 2011, 01:32 PM) You can contact ; Aurora Court No. 3, Jalan Perak (off Jalan Burma), 10150 Penang, Malaysia. Tel: 60 (0) 4 2280727 | 2280729 | 2280731 | 2280737 || Fax: 60 (0) 4 2280730 |2271333 E-Mail: auroracourt@gmail.com Aurora's website ; http://www.auroracourt.com/Thank you very much. Know any advance booking discount available? |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Nov 12 2011, 10:36 AM
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QUOTE(snipervictim @ Nov 12 2011, 05:53 AM) I'd recommend you to try: Hameediyah Murtabak Kambing Thai Food at Tree Monkey during sunset (very beautiful sunset there) Nasi Kandar at Kasim Mustafa (in the middle of town..along Chulia Street Maybe? cant rmbr). Try their Kurma Kambing! Nasi Melayu at McAllister Road for lunch. Variety of dish to choose from. and scratch Line clear of your iteninerary!! hehe that's just my recommendation. It would be of great help if you give GPS coordinates for those recommended place. Otherwise, it's very difficult for out-of-town folks to find the place. |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Nov 16 2011, 06:57 AM
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QUOTE(snipervictim @ Nov 16 2011, 03:59 AM) Here's the coordinate based on Google Map. Hameediyah Murtabak Kambing GPS: 5.418395, 100.337633 Thai Food at Tree Monkey during sunset (very beautiful sunset there) GPS: 5.463878, 100.234945 Nasi Kandar at Kasim Mustafa (in the middle of town..along Chulia Street Maybe? cant rmbr). Try their Kurma Kambing! GPS: 5.415843, 100.339288 Nasi Melayu at McAllister Road for lunch. Variety of dish to choose from. GPS: 5.416620, 100.323635 Super. I will keep a note of that and go next trip to Penang. Keep them coming  |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Nov 16 2011, 02:37 PM
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QUOTE(edisonedw @ Nov 16 2011, 01:56 PM) Oh ya =) will go teste it end of tis month .  N who noe Famous Fish Head Beehoon Seafood Porridge @ Burmah Road full address ? doing researching now .  For that, nothing beats those in K.K. |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Dec 6 2011, 12:03 PM
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QUOTE(etigge @ Nov 30 2011, 05:25 PM) At the entrance of E & O Hotel is the Bayview Hotel building. On either side of the building there are road one of them is Upper Penang Road and the other the road fronting Bayview Hotel. Walk to the end of the road is Farquhar St. Cross the road and there's Continental Hotel and in front of it, there's a Nasi Kandar stall which is not bad. Walk further along, you will see Trader's Hotel, Cititel Hotel, TownhouseHotel. Just after Townhouse you will see Sri Bahari Road and at the junction there's a coffee shop. There are some nice Penang food sold there by the hawkers. Further on you will see the Chulia St. junction and Line Clear Nasi Kandar is near that junction. A famous roti canai is alo on the opposite road but not necessary up to KL folks taste though. There are also many good food along Chulia St. but at the side road, Cintra St. there's a famous 'Pork Noodle' stall. If you go straight without turning into Chulia St. you will see the Police HQ and just beside it is Wing Look Restaurant. A third generation Hainanese restaurant and in front ot it is the famous Penang cendol. Be adventurous, there are many hawker food around the area.  That's very comprehensive write up. IMHO, anybody who are interested in venturing out on their own should learn to use GPS. It's so much easier for everybody. Instead of so many words, just give them the GPS coordinates and the traveler's GPS unit will lead them there with turn-by-turn voice instruction. My 2 sen. |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Dec 9 2011, 11:15 AM
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QUOTE(cybersim2 @ Dec 9 2011, 11:08 AM) Mind I ask is this area within walking distance ? How's the taxi in George Town, using meter ? AFAIK, Penang's Taxi don't roam the street unlike KL's. So even if you can get a taxi there, getting another taxi to go back may be a problem. So I just get a rental car and use GPS navigation. |
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SUSOptiplex330
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Dec 14 2011, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE(GroundMan @ Dec 11 2011, 08:34 AM) mind where to share where to rent cars in penang? is the price affordable Proton Saga around RM150 daily. |
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