What made my short stay in Penang so worth it is that I didn't taste anything that wasn't to my liking. Meaning, everything was delicious to my curious tastebuds. I didn't even eat in a restaurant labelled as "fine dining." Because to have an inkling of Penang cuisine, you'd have to be there on the streets, where the cooking mamas chop onions as fast as those chefs on TV in their little stalls and serve food on makeshift tables. Outsiders would have the impression that whipping up good hawker food was a way of life there, and the practice was passed on through ... Continue Reading...
Archives for March 2009
A short journey to Georgetown, Penang
We stayed in Georgetown, Penang at about the same amount of time it took us to get there - a total of 10 hours from Kuala Lumpur, and back. It wasn't really much of a bother as the ride was smooth and it afforded views of the Malaysian countryside I haven't seen. Add to this my determination to go to Penang because of all the things I've read about it in publications like 1000 Places to See Before You Die and more recently New York Times' 44 Places to Go in 2009. Curious old me wanted to see what the hype was all about. And glad to say I wasn't disappointed. ... Continue Reading...
Fuego Hotels unveil 7Stones Boracay Suites
Just when you think Boracay is the overcrowded paradise it is, high-end developers refute that by saying "the best is yet to come." Proof is the forthcoming unveiling soon of a Shang-ri la resort in the island and the soft-opening this March of 7Stones Boracay Suites, to be managed by the same people behind Punta Fuego in Batangas, Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay, Hotel Vida in Clark and Pearl Farm in Davao. I guess it all depends on which part of Boracay you're in. While Station 2 is just about cramped, the new Fuego Hotels property is located in Bulabog Beach, a ... Continue Reading...
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