Peaks and Parks - Penang Monthly (Page 4)

Hiking through Penang Island’s “Down Under”

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THE TURTLE-SHAPED Penang Island has four strategically positioned “flippers” at each of its geographic extremes. The bottom two “flippers” that extend to Tanjun...

Pulau Kendi - A Glimpse of Old Penang's Rich Waters

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PENANG ISLAND'S SCENIC southern coast is an area of outstanding beauty, known for its rich fishery. The shallow seabed here is flanked by two satellite islands,...

A Guided Hike that is Hard to Repeat

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The Penang State Forestry Department actively protects three areas of virgin rainforest – that is, forest which has never been cleared for logging, agricu...

Louise Goss-Custard

Breathtaking Views into the Distance and the Past, Courtesy of The Habitat Penang Hill

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Since the early days of Penang's colonisation, botanists and naturalists from around the world have come to scour the 130-million-year-old rainforest on Penang...

Covid-19 Exclusives: A Hiker’s Guide to Staying at Home During the MCO

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WHEN THE MCO was first announced, I, like many other Malaysians, was taken by surprise. What began as a two-week affair has now extended to more than a month. &...

In Search of the Legendary Isle of Batu Ferringhi

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WHEN ONE THINKS about hiking in Penang, it is with the idea of climbing hills. But the Pearl of the Orient is not known only for its verdant high grounds, it bo...

Exploring the Isle of Gedung

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The old Ammunition Depot or Gedung Peluru in Pulau Gedung.The old explosives storage.THE TURQUOISE BLUE waters around Penang are dotted with tiny is...