Penang

Penang (Batu Ferringhi)

All the travelling finally caught up again, so it was a day around the pool. We're staying in a small seaside resort which is 20 mins away from Georgetown - the main town. It really is a town too - you name it, it's got it, including all the usual fast food chains. I was dreading the whole of Penang being like that, but it wasn't.

Our resort reminds me of Bouganvilla in Mallorca, so it took me back to childhood a little bit. (Somewhere we spent summer as kids). It's family orientated, but pretty and has everything you need (like a bar in the middle of the pool!!!).

We had a stroll down the beach, but you can't go in the sea as it's full of jellyfish, there's also a huge rock in the sea, like a mini island, which the resort is named after - Batu Ferringhi - which means 'foreigners rock'.

We've just got back from the night markets - it's 4 ringgits (I keep calling them rupees to wind Bev up) for a dvd!, which is 80p and our dinner of Penang style chicken & prawn rice plus drinks was 6 ringgits - about £1.20!

I think we should all spend the recession in Asia!