We visited Penang last year, and really enjoyed the feeling of being up close and personal with lots of nature. Monkeys played in nearby trees as we breakfasted,
we saw an enormous hornets nest as we travelled on the funicular railway up Penang Hill, huge jelly fish swam in the warm coastal waters, and lizards scuttled into undergrowth as we passed. Fortunately, we were not in the area of Jalan Paya Terubong when they found a 5.4m long king cobra! I'd have set a new record for the 100m dash.
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