Author Archives: Julie Marsh

Georgetown, Penang: Part 2

Posted on 11 October, 2013 by Julie Marsh

We are making the journey to the top of Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera) by funicular rail. It is the scenario of many of my worst dreams: travelling in a car up or down a very steep hill – without brakes! … Continue reading →

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Georgetown, Penang: Trade Winds and Empire

Posted on 3 October, 2013 by Julie Marsh

Below our window at Hutton Lodge grows a hibiscus bush as tall as a tree, its red flowers orbited by little nectar seeking birds. Beyond, the other guests are eating breakfast under the porch roof. Shade would became a compulsion … Continue reading →

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By train along peninsular Malaysia, or…

Posted on 26 September, 2013 by Julie Marsh

… let’s get this jungle ship-shape! We are leaving for Penang. The bare arcades of the train station in Singapore have the feel of a Soviet institution, not that I have ever seen one, except in Polish films and my … Continue reading →

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Turtles in Singapore

Posted on 21 September, 2013 by Julie Marsh

I’m far away now, but I’m remembering Australian summer evenings swimming in the creek, when swallows dip and swoop after insects, and the platypus drift like sticks, then curl their slick and furry backs into the depths. Water dragons leap … Continue reading →

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