This takes in a fishing village, a batik factory, a cultural centre and a butterfly centre.

The Rasa is one of our favourite hotels, and since we were last there it has been extensively rebuilt. It was pretty good before, so we're hoping to try out the new version fairly soon. Batu Ferringhi is the main tourist town and beach in Penang

An overview of the island of Penang, and it's capital, Georgetown.