Our year in Penang!

Tanya and Joe Buxton

We are spending the year in Penang, Malaysia, and this blog will chronicle our adventures and travel in South East Asia.

Joe arrived in April for work and Tanya joined him in July. We are discovering the beauty of this country and the surrounding areas and meeting the nicest people and enjoying delicious food!

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Flora and Fauna

Flora in Malaysia

Since the climate in Malaysia is tropical, many of the endemic plants here are what I am used to as house plants in California. And since...

Tanya Buxton

Jan 25, 20232 min read

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Lunar New Year Festivities

"Gong Xi Fa Cai" I remember learning from my first-grade teacher, Jeanette Wei. The lunar new year (known as Chinese New Year here)...

Tanya Buxton

Jan 20, 20232 min read

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Fauna of Malaysia

The animals in the wild in Malaysia include elephants, sun bears, tigers, weasels, leopards, gibbons, tarsiers, bearded pigs, orangutans,...

Tanya Buxton

Jan 20, 20232 min read

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Heritage Crafts of Georgetown

The heritage crafts of Georgetown in Penang have been preserved by UNESCO which declared it a World Heritage Site in 2008. The artisans...

Tanya Buxton

Jan 18, 20231 min read

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Sweets and Treats of Malaysia

There are nice little desserts in Malaysia that are not too sweet. The colorful glutinous rice cakes are often called "nyonya kuih" (or...

Tanya Buxton

Jan 17, 20232 min read

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Filmed in Malaysia

For those of you that are fans of the movie Crazy Rich Asians, you'll be happy to know that much of it was actually filmed in Malaysia...

Tanya Buxton

Oct 11, 20221 min read

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Weekend in Ipoh

Ipoh is a charming little town about a two-hour drive from Penang on the peninsular mainland. It was once the tin mining capital of the...

Tanya Buxton

Oct 11, 20221 min read

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The Intersection of Religions in Malaysia

Malaysia is such a melting pot of cultures and religions as depicted in this sweet mural: The main religions are Islam (63.5%), Buddhism...

Tanya Buxton

Oct 11, 20223 min read

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Street Art of Penang

In the neighborhood of Georgetown street art is everywhere. Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic started making murals here in 2012. It...

Tanya Buxton

Aug 27, 20221 min read

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Foods of Penang

The food here is amazing! It's a mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and other South East Asian cuisines like Indonesian, Vietnamese and Thai....

Tanya Buxton

Aug 24, 20221 min read

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