Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson

To know more about the artist and her works, visit her Facebook @RebeccaDuckettWilkinsonArt or her Instagram account @atravellingartistsdiary.

4 posts

A Malaysian Artist Under Lockdown in Italy

8 min read

My front door is open, the sun is shining, the birdsong is loud and amazingly, an enormous swarm of bees has just flown by. A dark cloud that hummed so loudly that I thought a big, slow-moving tractor was driving past.

by Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson

The Newsagent on China Street

3 min read

Syed Ibramsha is a very happy and friendly newsagent. His stall is based at the TNB box where China Street meets Beach Street. He is a working-day fixture selling newspapers, magazines, cigarettes and sweets off his small metal pushcart stall.

by Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson

A tribute to Marco Giovanni Battistotti (1966-2015)

3 min read

Marco was without doubt a “hotelier extraordinaire”. His achievements throughout Malaysia make an impressive list. However, it is here in Penang where he will, for many of us, always remain the “face” of G Hotel on Persiaran Gurney.

by Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson

A Time to Thrive: Promoting and Sustaining Rural Community Tourism

9 min read

I recently made trips to the Lenggong area in Perak, which is just a two-hour drive away from Penang. Lenggong touts one of the most important archaeological and geological sites in the country, going back to between 1.83 million and 1,700 years ago.

by Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson