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Dec 21, 2024

　　You can't really say you've been out in George Town until you've stepped inside China House. This block-wide amalgamation of shophouses is packed with hip places to eat, drink, shop and chill out. By day, order coffees, smoothies and adventurous fusion meals at Kopi C, and extremely good three-inch thick cakes at Beach Street Bakery, then come back after dark for guest ales and live music at Canteen.

　　Other top options include the upstairs crafts boutique, fine dining (modern European meets Malaysian) at BTB, and sleek cocktails in moody surroundings at Vine & Single.

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Panorama Langkawi

　　The highlight of this family-friendly amusement park is SkyCab, a cable car that whisks visitors to the top of Gunung Machinchang (713m). For an extra RM6/4 (adult/child), you can walk along the 100m-high SkyBridge for knee-trembling views across the jungle canopy. Arrive early to avoid long queues at weekends and...

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　　Penang's most famous hawker complex sits just past the Gurney Plaza mall, cooled by breezes wafting in off the sea. It buzzes with stalls serving Muslim and Chinese-Malay dishes, including flame-cooked satay sticks, fried oysters, loh bak (five-spice pork sausage), lok-lok (skewered meats, seafood and vegetables cooked in broth), rojak...

　　You can't really say you've been out in George Town until you've stepped inside China House. This block-wide amalgamation of shophouses is packed with hip places to eat, drink, shop and chill out. By day, order coffees, smoothies and adventurous fusion meals at Kopi C, and extremely good three-inch thick...

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