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We were told that the beaches of the southern city Tanjong Bungah are safe and legal for camping. This might apply to other beaches of the island as well.
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== Getting around ==
Malaysia used to have a big culture of hitching and people are still familiar with the idea. In Penang they appeared particularly helpful, it was very easy to get around by hitching.
The city is quite developed, scattered with skyscrapers and surrounded by big highways. It's rather tough to hitch out from the island.
Your best bet is to get to central bus station of [[George Town, Malaysia|George Town]] (basically any bus will take you there from anywhere on the island for 1 to 4 RM (in 2012)). Or just walk there, as you'll probably be staying in George Town anyway.
The bus station is by the sea, and there's a frequent and free ferry out to Butterworth, which is a city on the peninsula. (Note that the ferry is '''not''' free the other way around, '''to''' the island.) The journey takes about 15 minutes.
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From the port/mainland you can take bus 601 to Kepala Batas (RM 2.5 hours70) and then walk to the toll gate on the other side of the bridge - it was hot and tiring but at the toll gate I got picked up instantly!
=== South towards [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Ipoh]] ===
Take the free ferry to Butterworth. If you walk out of the port, you will see a bridge with ramps. You need to go south, which is right when you leave the port. After a few kilometres, there is a toll bridge, from where you can walk to a ramp of the main north-south highway.
From Panang Sentral bus stop we took bus number #706 going to Jalan Nagasari then walked 2 km to Shell gas station on E1 highway. There is a fence, but fear not - there is also a gate. We did catch a ride within 25 minutes to Ipoh. == Accommodation and Sleep Nomadwiki & Trashwiki =={{nomadwiki}}
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