Madina Rahuan

Things to do in Penang at night

Penang is a perfect example of how the party starts when the sun goes down! The same little island that is calm and serene during the day turns into a place of fun and frenzy by evening. It is a completely different scene here! Locals as well as tourists frequent rooftop cocktail bars, pubs and beach bars. The beach bars are lit in colourful lights. It is in recent years the tourists have started flocking to Penang for its lifetime experience. Traveling in Penang is no big deal either. You can easily hop onto a bus and reach here your destination within minutes. The bus routes have been strategically planned so that it ensures point-to-point connectivity.

Malaysia has some of the best road networks in the world. The roads reach almost every corner of the city and is the most preferred medium of transport. Unlike the monorail, it offers point-to-point connectivity. The public bus transit system is the most preferred choice here as the bus operators are regular and quite punctual. The bus fares are fixed and there is no problem of overcharging anyway. Peak hour, Lean hour does not make a difference to the fares. The fare is almost 40% lesser compared to cabs. Why pay more when you can travel with ease, convenience and lower fares by bus? You don’t have to carry cash or change either thanks to this website

www.redbus.my

which lets you book tickets and pay for them online so you just need to get out of your hotel, board a bus and zip through the city. They also have some exciting discounts to offer!

After Dark Shopping

Jalan Batu is one of the islands most popular places for the best shopping experiences. It is one of the only places in Malaysia where you can head to for some after dark shopping. From homemade items, pirated DVD’s to Marvel DC Comics the place has it all! The place is full of multiple stalls offering products at throwaway prices. The locals here claim that the products here are highly priced but thats not the case, the vendors are pretty open to bargaining. You can baord bus no. 173, which should drop you off directly to Jalan Batu. The bus stop is located just where the lane for Jalan Batu starts!

Visit the Upper Penang Road Bars and Nightclubs

This is one of the best places if you are a pub hopper. The street known to have some of the highest number of pubs in Malaysia and is necessa