We were just walking along the other day trying to stay in the shade.theres an area that's about a block long has a roof over it. We hear birds squaking and making all kinds of racket. Don't really pay much attention.All of a sudden , loud squaking and commotion overhead, and wing flutters very close and Thump , I'm hit on the shoulder with a dead chicken head! Ughhh !The birds had found a dead chicken head they were fighting over. A butcher was...

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.  Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.  Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.  Education will not; the world is full of educated failures.  Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." Calvin Coolidge Roy has determined this is his new favorite saying.it serves us very well.  We have no talent, no genius,no phd, but the one thing...

This has been a really full day.We walked to the Mall which is only about 5 blocks away,The City Buses are located there as well, which makes it very nice.Georgetown, has a free city bus.this one takes us to the ferry.the ferry takes you across to Butterworth ,the city ,the fare is about $ .50 round trip for the both of us.From the ferry you walk up and down stairs and thru paths for about half a mile to Butterworths buses, They are not free ,but cheap.we need ...

It is hot and humid here in Georgetown. Georgetown is a UNESCO Heritage hub. We decided, since we really enjoyed Hop on Hop off in Kuala Lumpur , that we would do it again here in Georgetown.it was nice as it takes you on two different routes. The city route that shows you all the old buildings and sights.the beach route, that takes you to the beaches ,fish boats, seafood restaurant ,and the National  Park.speaker system was really bad in all three buses we...

We had to check out of hotel by 11 am, but wanted to catch what they call " Hop On Hop Off "bus at 9am  It is a tour bus that goes around the huge city and tells you about the most interesting sites.you can get off anytime stay as long as you want sighting then catch the next bus that comes  along and go to next site.We stored our packs in the train station "left luggage" and off we went. we decided to go one whole loop and see everything then on the next ro...