Penang is a smallish Island that is directly off the coast of Mainland, Peninsular Malaysia.  You can either take a ferry across to the mainland or drive your self across on one of the 2 bridges that connect.  One of Nathan’s  co-workers graciously planned a day of sight seeing for us and the other new…

One of the drawbacks of living where we do is the lack of green space and parks in a walk-able distance to our condo.  We have great views of the mountains but nothing in walking distance (that we have found) that we can turn B loose to play.  However just a short drive is a…

Halloween here is not quite the same Halloween we have back home.  It really doesn’t seem to be for the little kids at all.  There are not a lot of costume choices here at all for the little ones or for the big kids that like to dress up.  Every costume we saw in person…