Wonderful Surprises Abound on the Way up Penang Hill

By Louise Goss-Custard

April 2016 PEAKS AND PARKS
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Hidden stupas, quaint colonial bungalows and the chance to view the magnificent vista all await on the hike up the hill.Anak Hutan is a charming and friendly group of people who hike together in Penang every Sunday and also arrange expeditions further afield. I have hiked with them before, and recently, when I had friends visiting, decided to join them again when I saw that they were planning a route up Penang Hill that I was unfamiliar with.There is a...

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Louise Goss-Custard

is editor of the Penang Free Sheet (www.penangfreesheet.my), co-organiser of Open Studios Penang, and a keen flautist who plays with Penang’s best Irish band, the DramBand (www.facebook. com/DramBandPenang) and several local orchestras.

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