penang, malaysia
i guess i never imagined myself going to malaysia. no idea why, it just wasn't really on my radar. but now that i've been to 15 countries in asia... 31%, more than an other continent, by percentage, the idea of going to new countries is an adventure. i'm in singapore for four weeks as part of an asia work trip. four weeks in singapore, five weeks in japan and three weeks in seoul. so while in singapore, i decided to take the quick 1.5 hour flight to penang. i had heard great things, so i popped over for a short 48 hour visit, and really really enjoyed it. as i'm learning more about singaporean culture, it's important to note that the countries are neighbors, but also really different. it's like same same, but different. malaysia is a much more muslim country, and singapore's infrastructure is much more robust. so to put it blatenly, singapore is fancy, rigid and beautiful while malaysia is rustic, has character and is a bit more rough around the edg...