Georgetown

I arrived in Georgetown saturday evening. It's a nice and relaxed town, not too big, easy to walk around. There is a lot of Chinese influence, with a lot of Chinese signs, temples, clan houses and restaurants. And there are also a lot of Indian shops and restaurants. I hoped to find some kind of meditation course in Penang, with all those buddhist temples around, but so far haven't really found anything. I did find 2 flyers for yoga courses however. They are both in Thailand, one of them I already did once and was great, but It's only a 7day course and it's in the north-east of Thailand, against the border with Laos. The other course is in Koh Phangan, it's a month-long intensive, though you can also stay for a shorter time. So I think I'm going to check out that second course. I'll have to organise a 2-month visa for Thailand here in Penang, and then I'm off ...

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