by hollyGS
So, this post will predominantly be photos. Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang is so photogenic, and we took way too many pictures and stayed there for most of a morning!!
Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Asia, budget travel, cheap travel, day trip, garden, kek lok si, kuala lumpur, Malaysia, malaysian food, nature, penang, see the world, self guided, self guided walking tour, south east asia, street food, temple, travel asia
by hollyGS
Our first impression of Georgetown was certainly that the street art scene was going to be excellent! On the walk to our hostel we saw so many amazing street art pieces!
Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Asia, Beer, budget travel, cheap travel, georgetown, kuala lumpur, Malaysia, malaysian food, penang, self guided, self guided walking tour, street art, street food, temple, walking tour
by hollyGS
Day two in Malaysia we made the journey from Kuala Lumpur to the Northern Island of Penang. You can take a bus or a train to make this journey, we opted for the train.
Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: 12go asia, Asia, Beer, budget travel, butterworth, buying tickets, cheap travel, cost, ferry, georgetown, kuala lumpur, Malaysia, penang, self guided, south east asia, train travel, walking tour
by hollyGS
Link to our walking map: https://embed.alpacamaps.com/journey/3627c3e7-42e1-11e9-9d43-024bc0398b11/default We started out our day in Chinatown, checking out all the neighbourhood temples. I have always wanted to see a South India inspired Hindu temple, and the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur is beautifully built in that style. This temple was built in 1873 and is the oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur. Also, right across the street from the beautiful Hindu Temple there is a Taoist Temple, Guan Di . There is […]
Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Asia, Beer, chinatown, food, guan di temple, jungle, KL Forest ecopark, KLCC park, kuala lumpur, Lat art, Malaysia, malaysian food, masjid jamek mosque, mingle hostel, Mohammad Nor Khalid, petronas towers, self guided walking tour, south east asia, sri mahamariamman temple, taoism, tiger beer, travel, travel asia, travel vlog, walking tour
by hollyGS
Hanging out in the Incheon Airport Asia, oh how we love Asia! Nothing compares to having a beer on a plastic stool at the roadside. NOTHING. We were so excited to head back to Malaysia in April 2018! We brought along a special guest, our sister Beth, to show her just how amazing plastic stool beer can be!! We departed Toronto Pearson Air Port at 12:40pm with a 14 hour and 7 hour flight ahead of us! For Beth, this […]
Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Asia, Beer, budget travel, chiang beer, china town, couple travel, explore everything, family travel, KL, kuala lumpur, Malaysia, mingle hostel, see asia, see the world, south east asia, tiger beer, walking tour
by hollyGS
We set our alarms for 6am, but were awoken by the 5am call to prayer, and decided to stay awake and head out to explore as much of Istanbul as we could see during our 26 hour stop over. Here is our walking tour route (for some reason it wont allow me to embed it): https://goo.gl/maps/ZMHXzARcChJ2 We started off at Hagia Sophia Mosque and watched as the sun slowly rose over the city. The view is spectacular from this high […]
Categories: Asia, Europe, Turkey • Tags: Asia, ataturk airport, Basillica Cistern, blue mosque, budget travel, central asia, cheap travel, eastern europe, Europe, grand bazaar, gulhane park, hagia sophia, istanbul, map, self guided walking tour, stop over, sultan ahmed mosque, sultan ahmet mosque, tokapi palace, Turkey, turkish coffee, walking tour
by hollyGS
First thing I should probably mention is that in order to visit Turkey, most people will have to acquire a visa. As Canadian passport holders, we were able to get our visa issued online ( https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ ). You should check about the requirements for your specific nationality, because when we visited Turkey in 2017, we met an American tourist that told us that American citizens were being temporarily barred from entering Turkey, even if they had acquired a visa. This […]
Categories: Asia, Europe, Turkey • Tags: blue mosque, cats, Europe, explore asia, explore europe, hagia sophia, how to, istanbul, istanbul airport, mosque, see the world, short stop over, sultan ahmed mosque, travel asia, travel couple, travel europe, Turkey, turkish food, turkish tea, turkish visa, visa, walking tour
by hollyGS
Our absolute favourite thing to do when travelling is to wander around and get lost in a city. If there happens to be incredible street art as we get lost in a city, even better. Athens Greece was AMAZING for both getting lost and looking at street art! The best street art we found was in the Plaka and along the walk to Philopappos Hill. We spent our last full day in Athens wandering around the neighbourhoods we hadn’t yet […]
Categories: Europe, Greece • Tags: acropolis, ancient, athens, backpackers, budget, Europe, Greece, greek, greek ruins, plaka, ruins, street art, travel europe, walking tour
by hollyGS
The Panatheniac stadium is one of the most iconic sights in Athens Greece. It is entirely made of marble and 100% worth the 5 Euro entrance charge. We visited Athen’s Greece in the winter, so the entrance fee may have been a bit cheaper given that it was off season. He had almost the entire stadium to ourselves!! The ticket price includes entrance to an exhibit of Olympic artifacts. The artifacts include posters and Olympic torches used in the celebration […]
Categories: Europe, Greece • Tags: ancient, budget, Europe, Greece, greek, sights, travel, walking tour
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