George Town in Penang is one of my favorite cities in Southeast Asia. It has a unique blend of architecture, street art, and hawker food that I haven’t seen anywhere else in the region. Whenever you visit a new city, you typically go from one attraction to the next but here, it feels like the entire city IS the attraction. You can get lost in its maze of heritage houses without any real agenda and still feel like you had an eventful day.

We had often heard Penang described as the street food capital of Malaysia so it was only a matter of time before we travel-ate our way here. The food is reason enough to go, but if you appreciate interesting architecture and urban art, especially from behind a lens, then you’re going to LOVE Penang.