Peaks and Parks - Penang Monthly (Page 4)

Bukit Payong: A Sneak Peek Into Penang’s War-Time History

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THE SOUTHERN COAST of Penang Island is shaped roughly like a crescent, flanked by undulating hills in the background and long sun-kissed beaches at the fore. Th...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

Hike by All Means, but Do So Responsibly

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ONE POSITIVE LESSON Covid has taught Malaysians is how much we need our green lungs. Many felt overcome with claustrophobia, walled in as they were during the i...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

Hiking through Penang Island’s “Down Under”

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THE TURTLE-SHAPED Penang Island has four strategically positioned “flippers” at each of its geographic extremes. The bottom two “flippers” that extend to Tanjun...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

Pulau Kendi - A Glimpse of Old Penang's Rich Waters

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PENANG ISLAND'S SCENIC southern coast is an area of outstanding beauty, known for its rich fishery. The shallow seabed here is flanked by two satellite islands,...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

A Guided Hike that is Hard to Repeat

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The Penang State Forestry Department actively protects three areas of virgin rainforest – that is, forest which has never been cleared for logging, agricu...

by Louise Goss-Custard

Breathtaking Views into the Distance and the Past, Courtesy of The Habitat Penang Hill

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Since the early days of Penang's colonisation, botanists and naturalists from around the world have come to scour the 130-million-year-old rainforest on Penang...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

Covid-19 Exclusives: A Hiker’s Guide to Staying at Home During the MCO

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WHEN THE MCO was first announced, I, like many other Malaysians, was taken by surprise. What began as a two-week affair has now extended to more than a month. &...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

In Search of the Legendary Isle of Batu Ferringhi

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WHEN ONE THINKS about hiking in Penang, it is with the idea of climbing hills. But the Pearl of the Orient is not known only for its verdant high grounds, it bo...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

Exploring the Isle of Gedung

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The old Ammunition Depot or Gedung Peluru in Pulau Gedung.The old explosives storage.THE TURQUOISE BLUE waters around Penang are dotted with tiny is...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko