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Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple 福德正神庙 @ Armenian Street

Armenian Street in George Town, Penang is not just all about street arts. Along the one-way street is a "Tua Pek Kong" Chinese Temple which is one of our favorite spots in town. Built in 1850's, the temple is simply called "Hock Teik Cheng Sin" - the formal name for "Tua Pek Kong". Inside the building houses four affiliated societies, namely Tong Kheng Seah, Poh Hock Seah, Cheng Hoe Seah, and Hokkien Kongsi. It used to be a headquarter of a secret society called Kean Teik Tong. Want to know more? Read on!

槟城乔治市木头公巷除了有著名的壁画外，位于尾端的大伯公庙也是我们常去的景点。建立于1850年，此庙名为福德正神庙，内有四附属的神社即同庆社，宝福社，清和社及福建公司。前身是一个名为建德堂的秘密会社。想要知道更多的话请继续读下去。

Sam Poh Footprint Temple

Zheng He (1371-1433/1435) was initially known as Ma He and was born in Kunyang, Yunnan. As a Muslim, he was a well-known mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China's early Ming dynasty. He was given surname "Zheng" due to contribution to Zhengzhou. Zheng He was also known as "Sanbao" during the time of service in the household of the Prince of Yan as a Eunuch. This name was a reference to the Three Jewels (triratna) in Buddhism. His famous deeds being seven expeditions to the "Western" or Indian Ocean. (Reference: Wikipedia)

郑和 (1371-1433/1435) 原名马和，出生于云南昆阳州，是名回教徒明代著名的航海家、探险家、使者及上将。”郑“是对郑州有功而被朝庭封赐之号。其”三保“的由来则是他当内宫太监时所封之号, 故世人都称为三保太监。其著名事迹为”郑和七下西洋“。

The Habitat, Penang

Whether you are an ecologist or simply a person who likes natures, now you have another reason to visit Penang Hill. Introducing The Habitat - the world-class ecotourism site on Penang Hill with paved nature trail, gardens, tree top walk and more important, guided tour allowing townies like us to understand more on flora and fauna surrounding the rain forest.

Chiang Mai / Pai Trip (Day 6 & 7)

【13-May-2014】Chiang Mai Trip Day 6 basically marked our last day in Chiang Mai. Our initial plan to Chiang Mai was to take this opportunity to visit Chiang Rai - a city approximately 188km away, northeast of Chiang Mai with its signature "white temple" (Wat Rong Khun). Sadly, right before we departed from Malaysia, Mae Lao earthquake happened (5-May-2014), causing our Chiang Rai day trip to cancel.

Chiang Mai / Pai Trip (Day 5)

【12-May-2014】On the fifth day, we moved from old city of Chiang Mai to a new city - Nimmanhaemin Road or better known as Nimman. With trendy cafe and boutique hotels mushrooming in Nimman, we basically spent our fifth day walking in peaceful alleys of Nimman and eating in lovely cafes.

Chiang Mai / Pai Trip (Day 4)

【11-May-2014】It was third day in Pai and we had to bid farewell to Pai and head back to Chiang Mai.

Raintown Inn @ Taiping

Visiting Taiping or Kuala Sepetang and plan to stay overnight? Raintown Inn is a new homestay worth considering. Previously a single-storey bungalow , the building was fully renovated with new tiling, bright interior, and more important, ample parking space with concrete floor. We stayed there during our Kuala Sepetang trip and our experience was a positive one.

Antong Coffee Mill 安东咖啡厂 @ Taiping

Taiping is not all about lake and zoo. For instance, one can visit the oldest coffee mill in Malaysia - Antong Coffee Mill 安东咖啡厂. The attraction is located right below a flyover near Taiping train station (KTM). For first timers (including us), they may miss the junction and we suggest them to use Waze for navigation if needed.

乐活台湾 Lohas Taiwan @ Gurney Paragon, Penang

【向主办单位显示此帖以换取限量版灯笼！先到先得！】

台湾观光局吉隆坡办事处将于2017年5月5日至7日，早上10时至晚上10时在槟城葛尼百丽宫购物广场举行乐活台湾LOHAS旅展。这是台湾观光局首次选择在槟城举办旅展，同时配合槟城十二家合作旅行社、中华航空公司、国泰港龙航空、丽星邮轮联合推出优惠机票、台湾旅游配套及邮轮配套予北马朋友选购。

Spritzer EcoPark

Other than lake gardens and zoo, Spritzer EcoPark is a considerably new attraction in Taiping in which you can easily spend 2-3 hours there playing 18-holes mini golf, witness 214 millions years cactus rock, indulge upscale meal at STG Cafe and of course, learn more about the renowned mineral water company. Feeling a bit skeptic at first, we never expected we could finish playing 18-holes and even bring some “balls” home.

Trong Leisure Farm & Resort 自农休闲农庄

Going to Sitiawan or travel between Kuala Lumpur and Penang? Trong Leisure Farm & Resort is a great stop-by and is the first duck-theme leisure farm in Malaysia. Townies now have a chance to get closer to not ten, not hundred, but around 60,000 adorable ducks and duckling.

Hean Boo Thean 玄母殿

Built in year 1972, Hean Boo Thean 玄母殿 (GPS: 5.40944,100.33833) was initially a wooden floating Chinese temple in reclamation area of Weld Quay, George Town, Penang. Fearing the corrosion by salt water, the Chinese temple was completely rebuilt using bricks and cements. It is one of our favorite Chinese temples in Penang.

Kek Look Tong 极乐洞

Ipoh is also known as Hill City in which the city is surrounded by hills with some of them containing limestone caves opened for public. If there is only one cave you need to visit in Ipoh, we recommend Kek Look Tong 极乐洞 - a well-maintained, breezy limestone cave with high ceiling and a landscape garden. It is also a famous morning exercise place for locals.

Saanen Dairy Goat Farm 莎能牧羊场

“Bleaaat…!” A goat farm in Penang island in which every single inch of land is like a gold mine? Yes, it is still possible in Balik Pulau. Saanen Dairy Goat Farm is a family-friendly goat farm and we have brought friends and relatives there three times for goat feeding and milk products.

Entopia, Penang

Established since Mar 1986, Penang Butterfly Farm was recently rebuilt and rebranded. Our last visit to Butterfly Farm at Teluk Bahang, Penang is probably during primary school year from a school trip. The place is far from George Town and needs about an hour to reach there. We recently re-visited this Penang attraction under the name Entopia.

Botanica Mansion

Balik Pulau at the west side of Penang island is a great place for weekend escape and sightseeing. We frequently visited it for the famous Balik Pulau laksa, durian, sheep farm, fisherman village and seafood to name a few. Recently, we re-visited it again for a newly launched Botanica Mansion in Bandar Baru Air Putih.

E&O Residences

"Eastern & Oriental", or simply E&O, is a well-known hotel in Penang. Little did we know that there is another "E&O Hotel" in Kuala Lumpur until we traveled there for a short trip. Today, we introduce you E&O Residences in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

Time Capsule Hotel

If you are a solo traveler visiting Penang looking for an affordable yet unique hotel, Time Capsule Hotel at Chulia Street is worth considering.

Chiang Mai Trip (Day 3)

On Day 3, we visited most of the attractions in Pai including some resorts, Pai Canyon and Memorial Bridge.

Chiang Mai Trip (Day 2)

Day 2 was the most happening day as we were traveling to Pai but before that, we had our complement breakfast in Imm Hotel. Our plan was to leave our big luggage in Imm Hotel and only carry two-days items to Pai. We would then return to Imm Hotel on Day 4 and continued staying for another night.

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