We are the bourgeois climate refugees! Fleeing the European winter for a trip to Singapore, Penang in Malaysia, and Koh Lipe in Thailand.
Chinese New Year (CNY as the locals say) decorations in Singapore – shophouse paintwork kept immaculately touched-up
Singapore Chinese chequers – serious business for pensioners
Georgetown shophouses on Penang, a little more rustic than those in Singapore
Person-high incense burning outside temple in Georgetown
Caffie at the famous Ghee Hiang biscuit shop (a Penang institution), posing with their big baby mascot
Unfortunate transliteration, or brutally honest advertising?
2012 is the Year of the Dragon – CNY celebrations in Georgetown
Lion dancers came to bless our hotel
The lions are offered mandarins – these are the remains after they have gobbled them down
Balancing huge flags is a local tradition
Dancers at the Georgetown CNY celebrations
Sunrise beach on Koh Lipe, before it got too busy
All things Caffie (& Martin)
