British tourists keep returning to Penang for its warm weather and friendly locals


(From left) Michael Hemingway, 67, his wife Doreen Hemingway, 77 and Gwen Purdy, 82, and her husband Donald Purdy, 84 having light moment during they long staying at Flamingo by the Beach on 31st Dec 2015. Star pic by: CHAN BOON KAI / The Star/ (31st Dec 2015)

GEORGE TOWN: With freezing winter and raging storms going on elsewhere in the world, many tourists flock to Penang and some are staying here for stretches of three to five months.

The sea, sun and sand here are the main attractions that make nonagenarian Eric Moir fly 24 hours from England annually for the past 28 years.

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