Eastern & Oriental Hotel Penang travel articles, Penang, Malaysia (9)

To soak up the atmosphere and elegance of old Georgetown, book into the splendid (and entirely refurbished) Eastern & Oriental Hotel (00 604 222 ... more

To soak up the atmosphere and elegance of old Georgetown, book into the splendid (and entirely refurbished) Eastern & Oriental Hotel (00 604 222 ... more

The grand tradition of hospitality in Southeast Asia began in 1884, when a 23-year-old Armenian auctioneer named Tigran Sarkies opened his first ... more

As suddenly as it began, the tropical storm which has been soaking George Town, capital of the island of Penang, for the past 20 minutes or so, ... more

Terminal three at Heathrow gains two new and intriguing destinations this week. Two Indian Ocean islands get connected with Britain. Starting tomorrow ... more

Take a grown-up break in la cite that never sleeps - doesn't, at least, for one night in October. On La Nuit Blanche (2-3 October) Paris's museums ... more

To my friends it did not seem the wisest time to visit Malaysia. Westerners had been slaughtered next door in Indonesia and the Philippines, and ... more

It takes only half an hour or so to fly between Langkawi and Penang, hardly any time at all to hang in the sky over some of the most magnificent ... more

As suddenly as it began, the tropical storm which has been soaking George Town, capital of the island of Penang, for the past 20 minutes or so, ... more