mainly I was in the Segafredo nearby my hotel (downtown georgetown)

sorry to pester you, but can you tell me where this is in Georgetown? i need to keep working while i am in Penang so I will need wi-fi. also, what's the easiest way to get to Gurney Plaza from Georgetown?

thx

Segafredo:

Ok best I can do is this: Nearby the City Bayview Hotel, in the top right corner of this map:

http://www.hoteltravel.com/malaysia/penang...rgetown_map.htm

If you go there, you will see it.

[No Google Maps for Malaysia... too bad]

Guerney Plaza: Best to get there with a rented motorbike, or taxi. I just rented a bike, a bit more expensive than in Thailand but well worth it. 200 Baht/day as far as I remember. Bikes for rent on Lebuh Chulia - where all kinds of other tourist services are available as well.

You can easily find Guerney using any tourist map of Penang. On the way to Guerney I remember there was a Starbucks with free WiFi as well. The road goes by the ocean, and that starbucks was next to a big bookshop in some sort of large building, clearly visible from the road, same side as the ocean.

I was in KL recently and found that many Hotels now offer WiFi/Internet in the room, so you might find that in Penang as well. I had to search pretty hard though - the rates for WiFi fluctuated wildly, from free and included with the room to Baht 600 per 24 hours. I ended up paying Bht 300 per day. The main problem is internet companies that sell the internet service to the Hotels and want to charge outrageous rates. I guess they will be around until the Hotels figure out that all it takes is a few WiFi routers/APs and a DSL connection which costs next to nothing... sigh.

Edited July 26, 200619 yr by nikster

No. The Royal Thai Consulate is open Mon-Fri only and closed on all Thai or Malaysian holidays. Believe times are 0900-1200 for visa application and 1400-1600 for visa pickup.

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