Belated Birthday wishes on your 48th! And Many Blessed Returns of the DAY! Wonderful to know that you're both well and enjoying a relaxing stay in the country. Stay safe and healthy 👌🙌
Wow, I'd be afraid those monkeys would sneak in the open window. As much as I love the water I think I'd be walking over to the beach every day just to sit and listen to the ocean and recharge.
Happy Belated Birthday to you..thanks for the great vlog and very happy to watch both of you living in Penang for a while , great exploration and sharing of info and enjoy following your cafe visits and medical visits too via your vlog..stay healthy, stay happy, stay safe..
Happy Belated Birthday to you.....🙏🎉🎂🎁🎈.....was attracted by the caption and so, here I'm...a Penangite born some 73 years ago and living somewhere else 😁😁😁.....thank you for those wonderful comments about your experiences in Penang and moving from Georgetown to the Batu Ferringhi Area is a right move......beautiful beaches, great eateries.... your next destination should be Balik Pulau.....a rustic part of Penang.... beautiful hills with many fruit plantations, paddy fields, fishing villages etc .👍👍👍 Enjoy and Cheers but take care and stay safe.
Goodness, you're both finally on my island home. Great!!!. So happy that you're enjoying it. Make a trip to Balik Pulau. Literally, means back of the island. You'll see a totally different part of the island, very rustic but scenic. Slower pace of life but still typically Penang, also some great food there. Enjoy!!!
when i was on holiday in Penang couple of years ago. my son got sick & we went to the same hospital. best service ever. and oh yeah, happy belated birthday!
We haven't been to Penang Hill yet because every time we plan to go there it is cloudy, hazy, or rainy! Hopefully we'll get a nice clear day soon so that we can go up there. Thanks again Don!
Batu Ferringhi's beautiful. I try to go there every time I'm up from KL. U should try the Ferringhi Garden restaurant. Quite honestly the food is fine but not spectacular. But it ranks as one of the most beautiful restaurants I've been to. Definitely worth visiting. Go at night to savour the ambience.
Happy belated birthday to you .. I am happy to see that both of you enjoyed your stay in Batu Feringgi .. little did I know that there are a lot of fun activities that we could do there .. thank you for sharing your awesome experience there .. please share more .. and please stay safe and stay healthy always .. ❤
Happy birthday! Belated nevertheless... Trust you had a great day. Happy to see you guys enjoying your stay in Penang. Do make Sarawak in your list of places to visit in Malaysia. Who knows you might spot the Irrawaddy dolphins and/or the Rafflesia flower (among other things to look out for)...
Welcome to Penang! You may want to explore Penang Hill via the railway, Kek Lok Si Temple, the Entopia Penang (Penang Butterfly Farm), Penang Botanical Garden, Komtar Top to enjoy a cup of tea, the Air Itam Dam and Penang National Park.
You should stroll the night markets around batu Ferringhi, also if u take a bus a little more north, u can visit the batik factory, escape theme park and butterfly farm :)
I love the Tropical spice garden! Theres a section on the poisonous plant section which was very informative! I recommend you to go and try Moody Cow cheesecakes :) abit pricey but each slice is rich in cheese and humungous in size!
We just went to Moody Cow and loved the cheesecake! The biggest I have ever seen. I will probably show a picture of the cheesecake in a future video. Thank you for the tip!
In Feringgi, there is a guy from the hotel industry who open up a streetfood pizza and pasta. You should experience how good the food is. It’s near the Petronas gas station in Feringgi. Btw Happy Birthday to you. Stay safe and keep the adventure on✌️
Yes, I know that food stall but haven't eaten there yet, but will plan to get some food there! I watched another youtube video of somebody who ate there and it was really good. Thank you!
Maybe you should rent a scooter and do a round island trip, taking it slow with many stops around the island, fresh water pool at Titi Kerawang which is a little futher up from the spice garden... some town villages of Balik Pulau, Teluk Kumbar and some vlllages around the north part...don't worry you won't get lost if you stick to the coast or ask ppl the way, you'll land back in Batu Ferringi in the evening at a slow pace. We used to rid scooter around the island when we were teenager without stop in two hours. So a day would really be enough for you if you start earlier in the morning with a few stops. Have fun!!
@@snailtravelers And when you reach Balik Pulau, you can also ask the people around there...there is is another route that cuts across the hill to the other side of the island www.penang-traveltips.com/balik-pulau-hill-road.htm#:~:text=Balik%20Pulau%20Hill%20Road%20is,Balik%20Pulau%20with%20Teluk%20Kumbar.&text=The%20upgrading%20of%20the%20Balik,minutes%20to%20just%2015%20minutes. but if you notice the map, there is also another route where you can cut across to Paya Terubong then out to the biggest temple in Malaysia (Kek Lok SI Temple) instead of going thru the coastal road all the way. Have fun!! Don't worry you won't get lost. Penangites are very helpful, just ask direction if you feel you are lost.
Happy birthday to you. Try more seafood dishes while in Malaysia. I guarantee they'd taste different from where you came from. I guess we cook them fresh with spices and that would be the tips for reducing the fishy taste. Enjoy your stay, stay healthy
Hello ST. I'm doing lots of virtual recon of the Island to try to participate in the MM2H and retire at some point. I like the tour of the apartment in GT, but I was curious as to how your accommodations are in BF? I could tell that you were at Miami Beach, and near10 Island Resort. My wife and I have our eye on that area, away from the denser GT area. Is your rent as fantastic as it was in GT? Also, now that you are in BF, are you scootering around? I don't know how people commute even to the neighboring Tanjong Takong area safely on bicycle. The shoulder on road #6 leaves almost no room for pedestrians either.
Thanks for the comment. We too are interested in MM2H and are waiting to know the new requirements that are supposed to be determined by the end of the year. The Miami area is definitely quieter than George Town, and we are really enjoying it here. But it is more isolating, and there are no stores or business we can walk to from here. We don't want to drive so we take the bus to get to the grocery stores and restaurants; the buses are very cheap and convenient. We are paying around $560 per month for our apartment. We're renting through Airbnb right now, but if we ever want a longer term rental we would probably look through a website like iProperty to avoid the Airbnb fees.
Let’s go to monkey beach or kerachut beach, just around 15 minit (by car) from your apartment area. If you staying here longer, i can bring you around later on 😉
Love your videos and Malaysia. Your insurance back in the U.S. sounds terrible. I’m in the SF Bay Area. I have Kaiser HMO from my employer. Annual checkup is free. Other visits co pays are $20. Appointment usually is within a few days. Generic drugs starts at $5. My generic Lipitor for 100 days is only $10. My sister had a near death medical emergency last year. Her medical bill was way over $2 million. She only had to pay about $500. She has insurance from her husband’s employer and Medicare (she’s a kidney patient on dialysis so Medicare kicked in for her already). I have to say the U.S. has some of the best healthcare quality, but you need to have good insurance. Or you are screwed.
Did your tourist visas in Malaysia get extended indefinitely due to the pandemic? How is it that you could stay so many months in Malaysia and not have to go back to the US?
Yes, most foreigners on a social visit pass can stay until the end of the RMCO, so we should be able to stay in Malaysia until at least the end of the year. We love Malaysia and are happy to stay here.
