If you drop anchor in George Town, you can almost forget the rest of the island exists. But you shouldn’t.
George Town is where everybody goes when they visit Penang. I try to spend as little time there as possible. Because if you drop anchor in George Town, you can almost forget the rest of the island exists. And it’s gorgeous. It’s a hiker’s paradise, criss-crossed by slim concrete motorbike roads and springy jungle trails, haunted by two species of monkeys, millions of colorful birds, scary black scorpions, enormous monitor lizards and fat centipedes as thick as your big toe. It’s back-to-nature at its finest, because you can also count on an awesome meal when you hit civilization 15 minutes after your hike.
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