Tag: street murals

Tin City: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Ipoh.

February 21, 2026

When massive tin deposits were discovered in the Kinta Valley in the 1880’s, the town of Ipoh grew rapidly, creating great wealth and numerous millionaires. The many fabulous colonial-era homes and buildings of modern-day Ipoh are a testament to that heady time. One hundred years later, tin prices collapsed and many mines closed. Ipoh went … More Tin City: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Ipoh.

Chasing Murals in Penang

February 16, 2026

There are many reasons Penang is well-known – fabulous street food, long-standing history of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and British citizens and its UNESCO-anointed capital city George Town, aka “Pearl of the Orient“. But one of the most entertaining aspects of visiting this Malaysian island it to play the “Where’s Waldo?” game of hunting down famous … More Chasing Murals in Penang