My family & I also stayed at the Penang beach after visiting my parents. It is more economical to buy a Free n Easy package then just flights alone as the additional cost is marginal, believe it or not. We flew SIA this time as we could not get MAS flights but we have to pay extra S$60 per head. However, the aircraft is bigger and the snack is better in flight.
I have stayed at Holiday Inn at least 3 times so they actually put up my name on their guest list welcoming me back. Good customer relationship management (CRM)! They also gave us a bigger room ( King + Queen size beds instead of Queen + extra bed for 3 of us! ) and a plate of fruits.
Holiday Inn is more affordable as we used to prefer Golden Sands Resort or even Shangri-La ( now known as Traders Inn in Georgetown ) and it is conveniently located along the pasar malam and eating places on the stretch of the Batu Ferringhi beach.
There is also shuttle bus service; RM7 per head else RM30 by taxi to Georgetown or RM25 by taxi to Gurney Plaza for shopping during the day or even catch a movie for RM7 only. We saw Vantage Point at Gurney Plaza and the cinema complex is as good as ours.
In the evening, the highlight is the pasar malam where you can get lot of imitation products, DVDs, etc.. We typically ate at a local hawker centre ( only one and opens at night only; called LongBeach I think ); hokkien mee, kway teow theng, char koay teow, 'ban chung kueh' or Chinese pancake?,... and 2 big LCD TVs showing ESPN sports.
In the past, we bought lots of clothing like T-shirts, caps,... but we grew out of it.. But you should see the shopping that my brother and sister families, from Melbourne, did when they were there last year and the year before.
One of the highlights was a roadside stall that sells parallel imported EPL soccer jersey. He actually have a sports shop in one of the shopping centre, Bukit Jambul. Jas got about 4 jerseys from him during the last Sep trip and we got another 2 this trip. Jas got a black MU jersey with 17 and Rolando name + EPL Barclay badge on the sleeves for RM70 and I got a red MU jersey with only the EPL Barclay badge for RM50. He even take orders through email and gave me his contact.
For those who could not resist buying a couple of DVD movies at RM4 each! Check out the Indian stall that is opposite the Happy Face sundry shop or supermarket. He allows you to play the DVD to confirm the quality. Some are copy from the released DVD ( older movies ) and some from the cinema ( recent movies and not clear yet, if I used their term ). During my last visit in Sep, they do get surprise raids from the authorities though. Convenient and cheaper to buy from them than the shops in Prangin Mall though. A disclaimer here, I am not supporting or encouraging the purchase of such DVDs.
Ok.... here is a picture of me in my Red MU jersey. MU rocks and we will be EPL champion again this season! Mu is the leader on the table as at today.
And here is a slideshow of some photos taken during our stay at Batu Ferringhi beach.....
( If you do not see any photos but a form instead, please click on the 'X' on the top right hand corner of the form. )
BTW, you will see a photo of my cousin with her left arm in a special sleeve to protect it from the sun while she is driving! Oh gosh...... it is quite common here....
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