Full Circle

I'm writing this post from Penang, where I was born 28 years ago (although I wish it was a few years less!). So far we have been here for about a day and we have had fried mee, char koay teow, indian thalis and more. I love this place! It's a total gastronomic paradise. And the highlight so far is the lack of tourists. I think the bulk of the young Bangkok tourists are put off from travelling here because it's a strict Muslim country, so you don't get the party animals, narco-tourists, sex tourists or up-and-coming barflies. Basically you cut out all the crap! I think it will be a bit easier to meet people here than on the tourist trail in Thailand. On Wednesday we're catching the ferry to Medan where I think there will be even less foreigners. Mind you, there will be less Indians and Chinese too, so finding something to snack on during the day at the moment might be a bit tricky! Hope everyone's well.