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Penan phrasebook

Penan is the language of the Penan people in Sarawak, a state of Malaysia.

Basics

 * Hello. : . ( )
 * Hello. (informal) : . ( )
 * How are you? : Kineu akam ko'? (Kih-noo ah-kahm koh?).
 * Fine, thank you. : Akeu jian. (Ahkow jihahn)
 * What is your name? : Ineu ngaran ko'? (Ih-noo nah-rahn koh?)
 * My name is ______ . : Ngaran ké' ______ . (Nah-rahn keu  _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. : Jian temeu ngan ko. (Jih-ahn teh-moh nan ko)
 * Please. : . ( )
 * Thank you. : Jian kenin. (Jih-ahn keh-nihn)
 * You're welcome. : Kua' kua'. (Koo-ah Koo-ah)
 * Yes. : O'o. (Oh)
 * No. : Bé'. (Beh)
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : . ( )
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Menyat jian. (Mehn-yaht jih-ahn)
 * I'm sorry. : Nak jian or menyat jian "depend on the circumstances or who we talking to"  (nahn-jih-yan)(mehn-yaht jih-yan)
 * Goodbye : Jian lakau. (Jih-ahn lah-cow)
 * Goodbye (informal) : Jian-jian lakau(jih-ahn jih-ahn la-cow)
 * I can't speak Penan [well]. : Akeu bé' jam ha Penan [mu'un]. (Ah-kow beh jahm hah peh-nahn [moo-oon])
 * Do you speak English? : Jam ka'au ha puteh? (Jahm kah-ow hah poo-tee?)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : Séé jam ha puteh siteu? (Seh-eh jahm hah poo-tee sih-tow?)
 * Can I help you? : Omok akeu nolong ka'au?. (Oh-mohk ah-kow noh-lohng kah-ow!):  How can I help you?:  Ineu omok tenolong k?. (ee-neuu oh-mokh tehnholong k)
 * Look out! : Jaga Jaga! (Jahgah Jahgah!)
 * Good morning. : Jian ngivun. (Jih-ahn nee-woon )
 * Good evening. : Jian dau kuba'. (Jih-ahn dahoo koo-bah)
 * Good night. : Jian merem. (Jih-ahn meh-rehm)
 * I go sleeping. : Akeu tai pegen. (Ah-kow tah-ih peh-gehn) :  I go sleeping(informal):  Tai pegen akeu. (Thai peh-ghen ah-kheuk)
 * I don't understand. : Bé' akeu jam. (Beh ah-kow jahm)
 * Where is the toilet? : Semah pu'un jaban? (Seh-mah poo-oon jah-bahn?):  Open.:  Pukap. (pooh-kap):  Closed:  Petutup. (perh-thotop):  Men:  Lakei. (Lah-kei):  Women:  Redo. (Reh-thou):  Grass:  Ureu. (Uh-rhaw):  Exit:  Musit. (Moo-sit):  Push:  Mejuk. (may-jook):  Pull:  Menat. (may-nut):  Toilet:  Jaban. (jha-bun):  Forbidden :  Bek buhak.(Bay-boo ha):  Not allowed :  Bek reh buhak(Bay ray boo-ha):  *just use google speak it come out almost the same sound as penan said it,or use siri to pronounce it.* :

Problems

 * Leave me alone./Don't disturb me : Mai ngasau akeu ( may ngasaw ah-kheu.)
 * Don't touch me! : Mai nisih akeu! ( may ni-see ah-kheu!)
 * I'll call the police. : Tenebai ke pulit tu dat (ter-ne-bye kay po-lit two-dart .)
 * Police! : Pulit ! (Po-lit !)
 * Stop! Thief! : Moko !Irah nekau ! ( maw-ko! Eih-rah neh-cow!)
 * I need your help. : Ko nolong ku (kho no-long kuu.)
 * It's an emergency. : Kebesau itut (khe bay-sha o ey-thoth.)
 * I'm lost. : Akeu tawang(ah-cow, tha-whang .)
 * I lost my bag. : Metat kivah k(may-tart key-va kay .)
 * I lost my wallet. : . ( .)
 * I'm sick. : Akeu sakit. (Ah-kow sah-kiht.)
 * I've been injured. : Suhat ku rit. ( sue-hat khu-rid.)
 * I need a doctor.:  Akeu gunah doktun. ( Ah-kow goo-nah doc-toon.)
 * Can I use your phone? : Omok ku pakai telifon ko? ( ow-mock khu phaa-kay teli-phone kok?) : *use google or siri to read the word in brackets, that the closest I can get to how Penan pronouns those.

Numbers

 * 1 : jah(jah)
 * 2 : duah(doo-ah)
 * 3 : teleu(teh-low)
 * 4 : pat(paht)
 * 5 : lemah(leh-mah)
 * 6 : nem(nehm)
 * 7 : tuju(tu-joo)
 * 8 : ayah(aih-yah)
 * 9 : pi'en(pih-ehn)
 * 10 : polo(poh-loh)
 * 11 : polo jah(poh-loh jah)
 * 12 : Polo duah(polo do-wah)
 * 13 : Polo ter lew(polo ter lew)
 * 14 : Polo pat(polo path)
 * 15 : Polo lemah(polo ler-mah)
 * 16 : Polo nem( polo name)
 * 17 : Polo tuju( polo two-ju)
 * 18 : Polo ayah( polo ai-yah)
 * 19 : Polo piaen( polo pee-end)
 * 20 : duah polo(doo-ah poh-loh)
 * 21 : duah polo jah(doo-ah poh-loh jah)
 * 22 : ( )
 * 23 : ( )
 * 30 : ( )
 * 40 : ( )
 * 50 : ( )
 * 60 : ( )
 * 70 : ( )
 * 80 : ( )
 * 90 : ( )
 * 100 : jah ato(jah ah-toh)
 * 200 : duah ato(doo-ah ah-toh)
 * 300 : teleu ato(teh-low ah-toh)
 * 1,000 : jah ibeu(jah ih-bow)
 * 2,000 : duah ibeu(doo-ah ih-bow )
 * 1,000,000 : ( )
 * 1,000,000,000 : ( )
 * 1,000,000,000,000 : ( )
 * number _____ (train, bus, etc.) : ( )
 * half : Jeputui( jay poo-tui)
 * less : ( )
 * more : ( )

Time

 * now : Hun iteu( hoon e-tew)
 * later : Da'ap( dah-up)
 * before : Bek jak iteu(bay jack e-tew)
 * morning : ngivun(nih-woon)
 * afternoon : kuba'(koo-bah)
 * evening : tahup(tah-hoop)
 * night : merem(meh-rehm)

Clock time

 * one o'clock AM : Pukun jah(Poo-koon jah)
 * two o'clock AM : Pukun duah(Poo-koon doo-ah)
 * noon : Dau kuba'( dao koo-bah)
 * one o'clock PM : Pukun jah dau kuba'( poo-khun jhaa dao koo-bah)
 * two o'clock PM : ( )
 * midnight : Lepok merem(leh-pohk meh-rehm)

Duration

 * _____ minute(s) : ( )
 * _____ hour(s) : ( )
 * _____ day(s) : ( )
 * _____ week(s) : ( )
 * _____ month(s) : ( )
 * _____ year(s) : ( )

Days

 * today : Dau iteu( dao e-tew)
 * yesterday : Dau malem( dao'h may-lehm)
 * tomorrow : Sagam(say-gam )
 * this week : Igu iteu(eih-guh e-tew )
 * last week : Igu lepah( eih-guh lay-pahh)
 * next week : Igu bau( eih-guh bow)

 * Sunday : Dau igu( dao'h ih-guh)
 * Monday : Dau jah( dao'h jach)
 * Tuesday : Dau du'ah( dao'h Do-wah)
 * Wednesday : Dau teleu( dao'h ter-lew)
 * Thursday : Dau pat( dao'h path)
 * Friday : Dau lemah( dao'h lay-maah)
 * Saturday : Dau nem( dao'h name)

Months

 * January : Laseh jah( la-sach jaah)
 * February : Laseh du'ah( la-sach do-wah)
 * March : Laseh teleu( la-sach ter-lew)
 * April : Laseh pat( la-sach path)
 * May : Laseh lemah( la-sach lay-mah)
 * June : Laseh nem( la-sach name)
 * July : Laseh tuju( la-sach two-ju)
 * August : laseh ayah( la-sach ai-yah)
 * September : Laseh pien( la-sach pee-end)
 * October : Laseh polo( la-sach polo)
 * November : Laseh polo jah( la-sach polo jaa)
 * December : Laseh polo duah( la-sach polo do-wah)

Colors

 * black : ( )
 * white : ( )
 * gray : ( )
 * red : ( )
 * blue : ( )
 * yellow : ( )
 * green : ( )
 * orange : ( )
 * purple : ( )
 * brown : ( )

Bus and train

 * How much is a ticket to _____? : ( )
 * One ticket to _____, please. : ( )
 * Where does this train/bus go? : ( )
 * Where is the train/bus to _____? : ( )
 * Does this train/bus stop in _____? : ( )
 * When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : ( )
 * When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : ( )

Directions

 * How do I get to _____ ? : ( )
 * ...the train station? : ( )
 * ...the bus station? : ( )
 * ...the airport? : ( )
 * ...downtown? : ( )
 * ...the youth hostel? : ( )
 * ...the _____ hotel? : ( )
 * ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ( )
 * Where are there a lot of... : ( )
 * ...hotels? : ( )
 * ...restaurants? : ( )
 * ...bars? : ( )
 * ...sites to see? : ( )
 * Can you show me on the map? : ( )
 * street : ( )
 * Turn left. : ( )
 * Turn right. : ( )
 * left : ( )
 * right : ( )
 * straight ahead : ( )
 * towards the _____ : ( )
 * past the _____ : ( )
 * before the _____ : ( )
 * Watch for the _____. : ( )
 * intersection : ( )
 * north : ( )
 * south : ( )
 * east : ( )
 * west : ( )
 * uphill : ( )
 * downhill : ( )

Taxi

 * Taxi! : ( )
 * Take me to _____, please. : ( )
 * How much does it cost to get to _____? : ( )
 * Take me there, please. : ( )

Lodging

 * Do you have any rooms available? : ( )
 * How much is a room for one person/two people? : ( )
 * Does the room come with... : ( )
 * ...bedsheets? : ( )
 * ...a bathroom? : ( )
 * ...a telephone? : ( )
 * ...a TV? : ( )
 * May I see the room first? : ( )
 * Do you have anything quieter? : ( )
 * ...bigger? : ( )
 * ...cleaner? : ( )
 * ...cheaper? : ( )
 * OK, I'll take it. : ( )
 * I will stay for _____ night(s). : ( )
 * Can you suggest another hotel? : ( )
 * Do you have a safe? : ( )
 * ...lockers? : ( )
 * Is breakfast/supper included? : ( )
 * What time is breakfast/supper? : ( )
 * Please clean my room. : ( )
 * Can you wake me at _____? : ( )
 * I want to check out. : ( )

Money

 * Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : ( )
 * Do you accept British pounds? : ( )
 * Do you accept euros? : ( )
 * Do you accept credit cards? : ( )
 * Can you change money for me? : ( )
 * Where can I get money changed? : ( )
 * Can you change a traveler's check for me? : ( )
 * Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : ( )
 * What is the exchange rate? : ( )
 * Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : ( )

Eating

 * A table for one person/two people, please. : ( )
 * Can I look at the menu, please? : ( )
 * Can I look in the kitchen? : ( )
 * Is there a house specialty? : ( )
 * Is there a local specialty? : ( )
 * I'm a vegetarian. : ( )
 * I don't eat pork. : ( )
 * I don't eat beef. : ( )
 * I only eat kosher food. : ( )
 * Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) : ( )
 * fixed-price meal : ( )
 * a la carte : ( )
 * breakfast : ( )
 * lunch : ( )
 * tea (meal) : ( )
 * supper : ( )
 * I want _____. : ( )
 * I want a dish containing _____. : ( )
 * chicken : ( )
 * beef : ( )
 * fish : ( )
 * ham : ( )
 * sausage : ( )
 * cheese : ( )
 * eggs : ( )
 * salad : ( )
 * (fresh) vegetables :  ( )
 * (fresh) fruit : ( )
 * bread : ( )
 * toast : ( )
 * noodles : ( )
 * rice : ( )
 * beans : ( )
 * May I have a glass of _____? : ( )
 * May I have a cup of _____? : ( )
 * May I have a bottle of _____? : ( )
 * coffee : ( )
 * tea (drink) : ( )
 * juice : ( )
 * (bubbly) water : ( )
 * (still) water : ( )
 * beer : ( )
 * red/white wine : ( )
 * May I have some _____? : ( )
 * salt : ( )
 * black pepper : ( )
 * butter : ( )
 * Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server): ( )
 * I'm finished. : ( )
 * It was delicious. : ( )
 * Please clear the plates. : ( )
 * The check, please. : ( )

Bars

 * Do you serve alcohol? : ( )
 * Is there table service? : ( )
 * A beer/two beers, please. : ( )
 * A glass of red/white wine, please. : ( )
 * A pint, please. : ( )
 * A bottle, please. : ( )
 * _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please. : ( )
 * whiskey : ( )
 * vodka : ( )
 * rum : ( )
 * water : ( )
 * club soda : ( )
 * tonic water : ( )
 * orange juice : ( )
 * Coke (soda) : ( )
 * Do you have any bar snacks? : ( )
 * One more, please. : ( )
 * Another round, please. : ( )
 * When is closing time? : ( )
 * Cheers! : ( )

Shopping

 * Do you have this in my size? : ( )
 * How much is this? : ( )
 * That's too expensive. : ( )
 * Would you take _____? : ( )
 * expensive : ( )
 * cheap : ( )
 * I can't afford it. : ( )
 * I don't want it. : ( )
 * You're cheating me. : ( )
 * I'm not interested. : (..)
 * OK, I'll take it. : ( )
 * Can I have a bag? : ( )
 * Do you ship (overseas)? : ( )
 * I need... : ( )
 * ...toothpaste. : ( )
 * ...a toothbrush. : ( )
 * ...tampons. : . ( )
 * ...soap. : ( )
 * ...shampoo. : ( )
 * ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) : ( )
 * ...cold medicine. : ( )
 * ...stomach medicine. : ... ( )
 * ...a razor. : ( )
 * ...an umbrella. : ( )
 * ...sunblock lotion. : ( )
 * ...a postcard. : ( )
 * ...postage stamps. : ( )
 * ...batteries. : ( )
 * ...writing paper. : ( )
 * ...a pen. : ( )
 * ...English-language books. : ( )
 * ...English-language magazines. : ( )
 * ...an English-language newspaper. : ( )
 * ...an English-English dictionary. : ( )

Driving

 * I want to rent a car. : ( )
 * Can I get insurance? : ( )
 * stop (on a street sign) : ( )
 * one way : ( )
 * yield : ( )
 * no parking : ( )
 * speed limit : ( )
 * gas (petrol) station : ( )
 * petrol : ( )
 * diesel : ( )

Authority

 * I haven't done anything wrong. : ( )
 * It was a misunderstanding. : ( )
 * Where are you taking me? : ( )
 * Am I under arrest? : ( )
 * I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : ( )
 * I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : ( )
 * I want to talk to a lawyer. : ( )
 * Can I just pay a fine now? : ( )

Learning more
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Penarth

Penarth is a Victorian sea-side town 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Cardiff in Wales. It has impressive Victorian architecture and known for its pier and extensive parks. It is becoming a cafe town. Penarth population is mainly made up of people commuting to local city, Cardiff.

By train
Trains run from Cardiff to Penarth on the 'Valley Lines' every 15 min M-Sa 7AM to 8PM, hourly until 11PM, and every two hours on Sunday. The travel time is 10 minutes. The rough fare is £3 return.

By bus
Buses run every 7 min from Cardiff Bus Station to Penarth town centre (services 92-94), with some then continue to Barry via Dinas Powys or Sully. Return to Cardiff is £3 with the added benefit of being a day rover ticket in Cardiff also. Travel time is about 20 minutes.

By car
There are only three roads into Penarth, of which two are heading into Cardiff. Because of this and lot of the population commuting to work, getting out of Penarth quickly between 7AM and 9:30AM is impossible.

By boat
But the best way to arrive is to catch the river cat from Cardiff Bay to the Penarth end of the Bay Barrage. Although you will have to walk up the hill to get to the town centre. If the tide is out, it is possible to walk along the coast to Penarth Esplanade.

Get around
Penarth is roughly divided into the Town Centre, the Esplanade and the Marina. All are within walking distance, with hills.

Buy
The town has a good collection of charity shops, unlike Cardiff centre. Also the Windsor Arcade has a collection of local independent shops, which will not be found anywhere else.

Drink
The Albion, The Railway, The Pilot, The Windsor and The Clive are all original in their own right. The local J.D. Weatherspoon pub, The Bears Head, is like any typical 'spoons pub.

Sleep
Penarth does not have many hotels.

Connect
Penarth has 4G from all UK carriers. As of Aug 2022, 5G covers Cardiff and is extending down the coast, but hasn't reached Penarth.

Go next

 * Sully
 * Barry
 * Cardiff

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Península de Burica

Península Burica is in Chiriqui of Panama and South Pacific Costa Rica.

Understand
Burica is divided between Costa Rica and Panama. The north coast belongs to Costa Rica and the south coast to Panama.

Landscape
Tropical forest and with some smaller hills. Most of the land is already used to raise cattle.

Flora and fauna
The peninsula is one of the few refuges for squirrel monkeys. Howler monkeys and white face monkeys are pretty common. There are several kinds of snakes, birds and plenty of sea life.

Climate
From May until December it is pretty wet and the only access road might be closed.

Get in
Take a bus to Puerto Armuelles from the border or from David (Panama). Make sure you get there before noon in order to catch the only car which goes until "Bella Vista".

Get around
Walking or horseback riding are the most common forms of transportation due to the bad roads.

See
Beautiful beaches, nature, animals, rural life.

Do
Surfing, snorkeling, feeding monkies and walking around.

Buy, eat and drink
There is one little store with the absolutely necessary in "Bella Vista". So all the fresh food you need you'd better buy in Puerto Armuelles. The tap water is drinkable but stay away from the streams because there is a lot of pollution from the cattle.

Sleep
Mono Feliz - This American owned property has 4 cabins (US$20 per person and night) and offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Campers are welcome and have to pay US$5 per night which includes the use of the pool, showers and bathrooms. If you bring your own food you can use the kitchen for a US$3 extra fee. Tell the driver of the car to "Bella Vista" that you want to get off at "El Medio" and from there find your way along the beach to the Mono Feliz (Happy Monkey) Lodge.

Go next
Ask the locals when the car is going back because this depends on the tides since the car is passing the beach.

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Pench National Park

Pench National Park is in the Plains of India. About 90% of the park is in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh while the remaining 10% is in northwestern Maharastra.

Understand
Pench National Park is spread over 758 km². The park is in Madhya Pradesh district. The park has various species of animals, among which the deer, wild gaurs, monkeys are easy to spot. The tigers and the lions are difficult to watch as they do not come on the safari trail often.

This forest inspired Ruyard Kipling to write the famous novel The Jungle Book.

Fee and permits
You get one guide who will help you see the forest. You don't have to hire a safari jeep to get in. You can take your car inside if you pay for a guide. This guide will take you to places where you can spot the wild animals. Turiya Gate is open only for morning safari on Wednesday.

Buy
Outside the park, you will see people selling wildlife postcards. You can also spot some people selling musk. They start with a heavy rate, but eventually come down. Authenticity may be dubious, and to convince you, they'll perform some tricks. Don't fall for that.

Eat
Outside the national park, you will find a lot of dhabas where you can sit for a snack or for lunch. The food you will eat at these locations will be delicious and you will never believe the low rates.

Always try going for the simplest food as possible. They do not have a long menu, but whatever they make is worth eating.

Camping

 * Pench Jungle Camp is the ideal place to stay here, this camp is a very nice jungle accommodation. The tents are really nice and worth experiencing.

Go next
After Visit Of Pench go to Bandhavgarh- Wild life lovers are welcome to the land of tigers. Today Bandhavgarh, in Madhya Pradesh, India, has the highest density of tigers in the world making it just the best tourism destination. Bandhavgarh National Park is one place where you certain of seeing a tiger in its natural habitat. It is in this valley where white tiger was found.

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Pendeen

Pendeen (Cornish: Penn Din or Boskaswal Wartha) is a former mining town in West Cornwall. It is a quaint village in a designated 'Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty' with lots of interesting features such as the stunning lighthouse, a lovely beach, bronze-age monuments such as 'Pendeen Fogou', the house in which the famous Cornish antiquarian William Borlase was born, Geevor Tin Mine museum complex, superb views from the 'carn' (hill), two great pubs (The Radjel and The North Inn) and a historical brass band.

Get in
Bus 10 comes from Penzance every half hour M-Sa, less frequently on evenings and Sundays. Every other bus goes via St Just in Penwith.

Get around
Free parking, then walk or simply drive to where you want to go.

Do

 * Walk along the South-West Coast Path.
 * Walk to the prehistoric sites inland.

Eat
The North Inn and The Radjel do good food and proper real ale.

Drink
The two pubs, the North Inn and The Radjel, both offer good food and real ale.

Sleep

 * Couple of B&Bs and Inns that have rooms

Go next

 * St Ives to the north along the North Coast Road (B3306), essentially a 15-mile (25-km) rally course. Wear seatbelts and keep an eye for oncoming traffic doing the same.
 * St Just in Penwith to the south.
 * Penzance to the east.

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Pender Island

Pender Island is a pastoral ocean paradise in Southern Gulf Islands, nestled between rugged Vancouver Island and British's Columbia's Sunshine Coast. You will enjoy the wide variety of activities on Pender Island, along with the offerings from local artists, artisans and businesses. Whether it be a delicious gourmet meal, the weekly Saturday Morning Farmers Market, hiking and camping in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (GINPR) or some chill out time on the beach.

Understand

Pender Island has an interesting mix of merchants, sailors, artists, musicians, writers, artisans, and travellers. World-class accommodations, camping, restaurants and parks make it one of Canada's best tourist destinations. Blessed with mild weather, fair seas, breathtaking views and a fertile soil, Pender Island is also home to some of the finest wines made in the world. The climate is so mild that palm, kiwi, and olive trees can be grown. It's quite charming. Pender also has one of the best disk golf courses in the world!

If you are sailing in the area, you should check out Bedwell Harbour;It's a great place to anchor; there is a marine park there and a resort also. This is also the location of Canada Customs office if you are coming from somewhere other than Canada.

By plane

 * Flights to Pender Island from Vancouver International Airport.

Do

 * Keep your eyes peeled for a glimpse of local wildlife: black-tailed deer, raccoons, bald eagles and great blue herons all call the Penders their home.
 * Keep your eyes peeled for a glimpse of local wildlife: black-tailed deer, raccoons, bald eagles and great blue herons all call the Penders their home.
 * Keep your eyes peeled for a glimpse of local wildlife: black-tailed deer, raccoons, bald eagles and great blue herons all call the Penders their home.
 * Keep your eyes peeled for a glimpse of local wildlife: black-tailed deer, raccoons, bald eagles and great blue herons all call the Penders their home.

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Pendleton

Pendleton is a city of 17,000 people (2019) in Eastern Oregon. The city is set in a pleasant valley set among hilly cropland on the I-84 several hours east of Portland. It is the location of one of the manufacturing plants of Pendleton Woolen Mills.

Understand
The town is the cultural center of Eastern Oregon. Pendleton's "Old town" is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have their property nearby. They have established the Wildhorse Resort & Casino and golf course on the reservation to generate revenue for development and welfare. They have also built the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, for education and interpretation of their cultures.

History
A European-American commercial center began to develop here in 1851, when Dr. William C. McKay established a trading post at the mouth of McKay Creek. The city was named Pendleton, after politician and diplomat George H. Pendleton (1825–1889), who served as a U.S. representative and senator from Ohio.

By 1900, Pendleton had a population of 4,400 and was the fourth-largest city in Oregon. The Pendleton Woolen Mills and Pendleton Round Up became features of the city captured in early paintings by Walter S. Bowman. Like many cities in Eastern Oregon, where thousands of Chinese immigrant workers built the transcontinental railroad, it had a flourishing Chinatown that developed as the workers settled here. The sector is supposed to have been underlain by a network of tunnels, which are now a tourist attraction. The authenticity as a Chinese tunnel system has been questioned.

Climate
Pendleton has a semi-arid climate with short, cool winters and hot summers.

By plane
More distant airport options include:
 * Walla Walla (40 miles away on OR-Hwy 11/WA-Hwy 125) with Alaska/Horizon service to Seattle
 * Pasco's Tri-Cities Airport (70 miles away via divided Interstate highways) with multiple connections on Alaska, Allegiant, Delta, and/or United Express.

Distances

 * Walla Walla: 40 miles
 * La Grande: 48 miles
 * Kennewick: 64 miles
 * Baker City: 92 miles
 * The Dalles: 127 miles
 * Yakima: 140 miles
 * Spokane: 197 miles
 * Portland: 210 miles
 * Boise: 219 miles
 * Seattle:
 * via I-82/I-90: 282 miles
 * via US-12: 297 miles
 * Eugene: 332 miles

Sleep
A number of hotels presented are clustered around SE Nye St & 3rd off of Exit #210 of I-84 and in the downtown area along Court, Dorian or Emigrant Ave (the main east west streets through town).

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Peneda-Gerês National Park

Peneda-Gerês National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês) is a national park in Portugal and is the only national park in Portugal, covering an area of.

Understand
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês (PAHRCK(ih) nuh-see-oo-NAHL duh p(ih)-NEH-duh zh(ih)-rihsh, /ˈpaɾ.kɨ nɐ.si.u.ˈnaɫ dɐ pɨ.ˈne.dɐ ʒɨ.ˈɾeʃ/) is in the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga and Vila Real; set along the mountains of Peneda, Larouco, Geres, it is one of the most spectacular in the Iberian Peninsula.

Flora and fauna
The park has a large variety of fauna - including deer, wild horses, wolves and birds of prey - and flora such as pine, yew, chestnut and oak trees, as well as medicinal plants.

Get in
You can access the park via the A3 motorway (Autoestrada de Entre-Douro-e-Minho). Take exit 11 to the N203 road into the park.

The N103 road from Viana do Castelo, Braga, Chaves, and Bragança runs close to the park's southern edge. Connecting roads into the park include the N304.

It's possible to reach the town of Gêres by bus from Braga (main bus station) using the company "Empresa Hoteleira do Gêres". Note that service is very sparse on the weekends, check schedules here. From Gêres, the bus back to Braga leaves from the opposite side of the main downtown along the southbound one way main street. Buy your ticket on the bus, one way as of Apr 2022. Bus service also exists to Campo do Gêres from Braga using buses from the Transdev company.

Fees and permits
No fees or permits are required to visit the park.

Do
There are a couple of nice hiking opportunities in the park. You can get free maps and information at the tourist information centre in Gerês, but they only offer information for nearby tracks. For information on other tracks you have to go to an office of the national park itself.

Hiking tracks from Gerês
 * PR 3: starts and ends in Gerês; duration: 5 hr:
 * Goes up the mountain close to Gerês through beautiful forest until a viewpoint, where you can see all over the valley and the lake. Then, the trail goes on a plateau with very nice rock formations, where you can see some wild horses and cattle. Then down you go again through forest and the valley back on an asphalt road (no traffic) to Gerês.

 * PR10: “the lazy trail”: starts and ends in Gerês; duration: 2 hr:
 * A circuit through the forest at the mountain in Gerês.

Lodging
There is lots of accommodation in Gerês.

Go next

 * Arcos de Valdevez

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Penedo

Penedo is a settlement in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located next to Itatiaia National Park (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia).

Understand
Penedo was settled by Finnish immigrants in 1929. The founder of the settlement, Toivo Uuskallio, came to the place with a small group of like-minded Finnish with the idea of building a community that would live in peace with nature and have a strict vegan diet. Uuskallio arrived in the city of Rio de Janeiro with his wife Liisa. He took some Portuguese lessons and went by train to nearby Barra Mansa. From there, he started exploring the region, visiting farms and properties in Rio de Janeiro and neighboring states.

Eventually, he visited Fazenda Penedo, then owned by the Saint Benedict's Monastery. With 3,500 hectares, Fazenda Penedo was crisscrossed by fresh water springs and rivers that were distributed along several altitudes. He could use the large Casa Grande, the main house in the farm, to accommodate his group. Envisioning that the area would allow them to grow both European and tropical plants, Uuskallio was not aware that the former use of the farm as a coffee plantation had basically drained all the nutrients from the soil, and after the abolition of slavery the treeless land was used as pasture for cattle. Also voracious saúva ants were ready to eat anything in sight.

In 1929, he purchased the property, and a second group of settlers arrived. After working on the land, they were finally able to plant corn, yams, bananas, flowers, and loofahs. By 1935, most settlers had their own individual houses. Women took care of the laundry, cooking and vegetable gardens, while men tended the earth, planted and negotiated the crops.

By car
If you are coming Rio de Janeiro, then take Avenida Brasil and then BR 116 Via Dutra (Intersatate) going towards São Paulo. You will drive for about 165km (you will have to pay a toll of about R$7.50 during the journey) and then take the road to Penedo.

The interstate is well-maintained and the average speed is about 100km/h. Beware of radar ticketing for speeding. The speed varies in different sections of the Interstate (100km/h to 110km/h) and you are allowed to exceed the limit by 10% without being fined or stopped by troopers.

If you need to overtake, you should do so on the left. Never do it on the right or use the hard-shoulders for overtaking.

If you car breaks down on the interstate, there are emergency lines every 1km, so the walk for help won’t be arduous. All you need to do is to call for help from one of the available booths. Your car will be towed free of charge and if it is fixable, they will fix it for you too.

The interstate has plenty of signs and moves on a straight line until you need to get off to Penedo. Keep an eye on the exit 311 for Penedo after you have driven from at least 150km, as you will be approaching it on your right (you may want to reduce speed and keep on the right lane to be sure you won’t miss the exit).

Once you take the road to Penedo, beware of animals crossing the road. You will drive for about 10km before reaching Penedo’s town center.

By bus
from Rio de Janeiro viação Cidade do Aço, phone +55 21 2253-8471, to Resende or Penedo bus terminal

from S. Paulo viação Resendense or Sampaio to Resende bus terminal

taxi can be used for transportation from or to Resende, Rio and S. Paulo city or airport

Get around
You can get around town:

 * By car
 * On horseback - Horse riding is a good option to go around town. If you haven't been exercising, you will feel some discomfort next morning. Apart from that, it is a great way to get around.
 * On foot
 * By bike

Penedinho Peak
As soon as you arrive at Penedo, you will feel a different atmosphere from Rio de Janeiro. If you are from Europe, you may have that familiar feeling. The first-time visitor should visit Pico do Penedinho (Little Penedo Peak) from where she or he can have a wonderful view of Penedo, the Penedo Valley and part of the Itatiaia Park.

Since the Peak is on private property, you will need permission to visit. Simply go to Casa do Chocolate (Chocolate House) and get a permission ticket. From the Chocolate House, you will drive about 1km before reaching the entrance where you will be granted access to the trail leading to the peak.

You will walk about 600 meters uphill to reach the peak. It can be tiring, but it is worth your while.

Beware of Leafcutting ants along the way. Leafcutting ants have powerful bites, which can be pretty awful since the area is scattered with nests. If you spot a nest or a bunch of them going about their business, run past them hitting your feet on the ground so they do not climb your legs. If you're wearing trousers, close the legs at the ankles tightly so you are not surprised by ants inside your pants.

As you reach the peak, the trail is very narrow. Give way to people coming down, and avoid rushing uphill.

Waterfalls
The "Three Falls Waterfall" can be reached on your way up to Cachoeira de Deus (God's Falls) and Cachoeira das Três Bacias (Three Basins Falls). Since it is the last fall counting from the top, the water is not particularly clean, but it is clean enough for anyone who wants to bathe in its waters.
 * Cachoeira das Três Quedas

As with any waterfall, you must be extremely careful. The rocks are very slippery. If you slip and hit your head on the rocks, it can be fatal even though the water does not run fast enough at these falls.

As you drive further up the hills of Penedo, you will come to the entrance to Cachoeira de Deus. You will need to park your car and walk about 100 meters to the falls.
 * Cachoeira de Deus

As you can see from the picture, the water is very clean and good for swimming. Staying under the falls is very relaxing. As the water is falling on you, it will gently massage your body and wash away all the stress.

To get into the water, you can jump from the rock which forms a natural platform into a 2-meter deep section of the falls. Once you're in the water, the depth will vary from 2.5 meters to as few as 5 centimeters. The dark patches you see in the picture (right hand corner) are its deepest parts.

You can easily climb the side walls and go to the top where a natural rocky pool is formed with a nice mini-fall above it. Here, you jump into the pool and enjoy a massage from the falling waters. Make sure, though, you have someone with you so the person can help lift you up from the hole, which is about 2 meters high. The pool itself is only about 30 centimeters high.

The last waterfall along the same road is Cachoeira das Três Bacias (Three Basins Falls). This waterfall is particularly good for sliding down the rocks. You sit at top of the first basin and push your body forward, and you will gently slide down its slippery rocky surface. You continue to do this until you reach the last one.
 * Cachoeira das Três Bacias

It may sound scary, but if you are careful, it is pretty safe. The dangerous thing about waterfalls--any of the types shown here--is always the slippery rocks. You should always keep this in mind and be extremely careful.

Another place to visit is Fumaça. It is a small village about 40km from Penedo. It has a beautiful waterfall that will be worth the arduous road you will have to drive on.

Do
If you want a quiet stay you should go during the week.

 * Trekking, mountainbiking, birdwatching
 * Horse riding is one of the things you should do.

Eat

 * Vikings - Av. Brasil 800. Phones: +55 24 9219-1516 and +55 24 3351-2145. It won the 2004 Gastronomic Competition and serves delicious Scandinavian food. It opens Monday to Friday for dinner only. Saturdays and Sundays it opens for lunch and dinner.
 * Wein Stüble - It serves German food and the restaurant is located at the Papai Noel Mall (Santa Claus Mall). Its opening times are Friday (dinner), Saturday/bank holidays (lunch and dinner) and Sunday (lunch).
 * You also have "fish-and-eat" restaurants, where you can catch your own trout and they will cook for you. You should not worry about not catching a fish, as it is a fish farm and you will certainly have loads of trout disputing your bait.
 * Wein Stüble - It serves German food and the restaurant is located at the Papai Noel Mall (Santa Claus Mall). Its opening times are Friday (dinner), Saturday/bank holidays (lunch and dinner) and Sunday (lunch).
 * You also have "fish-and-eat" restaurants, where you can catch your own trout and they will cook for you. You should not worry about not catching a fish, as it is a fish farm and you will certainly have loads of trout disputing your bait.

Local chocolate
If you are a chocoholic, then Penedo is for you! You will find many chocolate houses and they all produce wonderful chocolate. At Chocolate House, you will be able to see how the chocolate is produced as well, whilst you enjoy a wonderful cup of coffee or hot chocolate.

Drink

 * Local liquors (try chocolate and sweetcorn liquors)
 * Local nightclubs - If you want a bit of night life, go over the weekend (arrive Friday and leave Sunday)

Sleep

You can camp if you wish.

Go next
Getting out is simple. Simply drive back to Via Dutra and head back to Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo. This interstate connects these two major cities and you can reach any other city from these two centers.

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Penetanguishene

Penetanguishene (usually shortened to Penetang) is a town of about 9,000 (2016) in Simcoe County.

Penetang sits on the south end of Georgian Bay, part of Lake Huron.

Understand
Historically, Penetanguishene had a large French-speaking population while neighbouring Midland was an English-speaking community. The communities reflect the heritage of both founding peoples.

The name Penetanguishene is believed to come from either the Wyandot or Abenaki via Ojibwe, meaning "land of the white rolling sands". Tourism occupies a considerable portion of its economy with five marinas and shops and restaurants catering to the tourist trade. In the winter, snowmobiling and ice fishing is popular and there is a mid-Winter carnival.

History
As early as AD 800, the Huron settled in semi-permanent villages in the area. The young French translator, Étienne Brûlé, was the first European to set foot in the Penetanguishene area, some time between 1610 and 1614.

In 1793, John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, visited the area and saw its potential as a naval base. He wanted to use the bay to shelter warships to protect British interests on lakes Huron, Erie and Michigan. Beginning in 1814, the British-Canadians built the Penetanguishene Road to provide the area a land route to Barrie and Toronto, as it had been accessible only by water transport along the rivers or across Georgian Bay.

In 1817, naval units were stationed at the Penetanguishene Naval Yard. But, because treaty limitations with the U.S. limited naval power on the Great Lakes, two British armed topsail schooners, HMS Tecumseth and HMS Newash, were laid up "in ordinary", and eventually reported to have sunk at their moorings in the harbour in 1828. Families of Métis fur traders who had moved with the British from Michilimackinac to Drummond Island after the War of 1812, moved again to Penetanguishene. They settled in the town and the surrounding area. Although the naval base was closed in 1834, the military base remained until 1856. Some of the troops settled in the area after their service was complete providing an English-speaking population.

In the 1840s, French-speaking families from Quebec (mainly from the area immediately east of Montreal), attracted by promises of cheap and fertile land, joined the French-speaking Drummond Island settlers already in the area. Later, as the logging industry began to develop, more English-speaking settlers arrived. Penetanguishene became the local market and meeting place for them. Many of Penetanguishene's families today are descended from the Québécois settlers who arrived in the 1800s, giving the town its bilingual nature.

By car
From Toronto, head north on Hwy 400 towards Barrie, Ontario. Continue north from Barrie to Hwy 93 (Exit #121), Penetang is about 20 north on Hwy 93 (45 km)

By bus
Simcoe County LINX offers service from Barrie.

Get around

 * Mercury Taxi, +1 705-549-8877
 * Union Taxi, +1 705-549-7666
 * Union Taxi, +1 705-549-7666

See

 * St. Anne's Church, or "Ste Anne's Jesuit Memorial Church: Canadian National Shrine", is sometimes referred to today as the "Cathedral of the North". The church was constructed between 1886 and 1902 by pastor Theophile Francis Laboureau. Laboureau secured major funding for the church from the Bishops of Rouen and Normandy in France as well as the governments of England, France and the United States. As it serves a bilingual Catholic community, services are held in French and English.
 * St. Anne's Church, or "Ste Anne's Jesuit Memorial Church: Canadian National Shrine", is sometimes referred to today as the "Cathedral of the North". The church was constructed between 1886 and 1902 by pastor Theophile Francis Laboureau. Laboureau secured major funding for the church from the Bishops of Rouen and Normandy in France as well as the governments of England, France and the United States. As it serves a bilingual Catholic community, services are held in French and English.

Go next

 * Midland (Ontario), 5 km away

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Pengerang

Pengerang is a peninsula at the southeastern end of Johor in Malaysia. Officially a part of Kota Tinggi district, the name is usually used to cover everything south of Desaru, notably including the dock and immigration post at Tanjung Pengelih, the village of Kampong Pengelih and the nearby town of Sungai Rengit.

Understand
Long a sleepy backwater of fishing kampungs (villages) and the odd intrepid Singaporean cyclist, in the 2010s Pengerang has been largely taken over by the storage tanks and flare stacks of the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex, an integrated downstream oil and gas processing facility, which also includes the Petronas Teluk Ramunia Yard.

By plane
The town does not have its own airport. The nearest airport is the Senai International Airport in Senai, or you can fly into Singapore's Changi Airport and cross the border into Malaysia.

By car
Sungai Rengit is around 35 km south of Desaru, or 120 km from Johor Bahru. With the Senai-Desaru Expressway now open, the journey from Johor Bahru to Desaru is less than 1 hour.

By bus
RAPID bus 808 travels from Larkin Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru to Bandar Penawar in Desaru and onward to Sungei Rengit twice a day.

By boat

While there are ferry terminals at both Tanjung Pengelih and Tanjung Belungkor, as of September 2022, the only operational service is from Batam Centre in Indonesia. Services from Singapore remain suspended.

Get around
Public transport options in Pengerang are basically non-existent. Taxis shuttle between the Tg Pengelih dock and Sungai Rengit for negotiable prices: the opening gambit is RM 40, but you may or may not been able to haggle a better price.

Bicycles can be rented in Sungai Rengit, or you can rent one at Changi and bring it with you.

Eat

Sungai Rengit's primary claim to fame is its lobsters, served up in every form imaginable by many seafood restaurants. Expect to pay around RM 200/kilo.

Sleep
Lodging options in Pengerang are quite basic, and most visitors only drop in on their way to the bright lights of Desaru.

Go next

 * Desaru — a perennially up-and-coming beach resort just up the coast
 * Singapore

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Penghu

Penghu (澎湖 Pénghú in Mandarin, Phîⁿ-ô͘ or Phêⁿ-ô͘ in Minnan), also called the Pescadores is an outlying island archipelago in the Taiwan Straits between Taiwan and China, but much closer to the main island of Tawian. Both the Taiwan and Chinese governments agree that it forms one of the counties of Taiwan (while disagreeing on whether Taiwan as a whole is a separate country from Mainland China). As a strategic location gateway to the main island of Taiwan, it has historically been the site of various battles, and is still today home to several military bases. Tourism is mostly oriented around coastal scenery, seafood, beaches, and watersports.

Understand
The Penghu (pronounced "pung hoo") is an archipelago, not a single island. The sea around Penghu is a saturated turquoise and the sand coral, so pack beach footwear if you have it (some beaches though have very soft sand). Formed by ancient volcanic activity, the low-lying islands are famous in Taiwan for their volcanic basalt stone, which forms spectacular columns at many sites along the coast. The wind-scoured landscape is drier than most of Taiwan, with limited farmable land and lots of agave plants and prickly-pear cactuses. Hardy evergreen trees have been planted in many places as windbreaks.

Located to the west of the main island of Taiwan, is composed of 90 islets; most are uninhabited. There are 7 administrative districts, 1 city and 6 townships. The city is Magong (馬公) and the townships are Huxi (湖西), Baisha (白沙), Xiyu (西嶼), Qimei (七美), Wang'an (望安). Magong City, Huxi, Baishia and Xiyu are on Penghu's main islands; Qimei and Wang'an both are isolated islets in the southern sea.

Weather
As a rule of thumb, the summer months (April to September) are very hot and humid, usually over 30 degrees, and constitute the high season. The winter months (October to February) are very windy. March and April might be the best reason to visit. The island is much more quiet in winter time (low season), but often at the price of an extremely heavy wind. When the winds come, boats to other islands such as Qi-Mei are often cancelled.

History
Recorded history of Penghu dates back earlier than that of the main island of Taiwan. According to the documents, some Han Chinese from Southeastern Fujian (福建) sailed to Penghu and established the fishing communities in Song Dynasty (around 9th or 10th century). During the age of Mongol Empire (蒙古帝國), based on more and more people gathering, the ruler began to set an official military unit (巡檢司) in Penghu, Penghu formally became an area of Fujian Province in Mongol Empire.

The next Empire Ming (Ming Dynasty, 1368-1624) ruled Penghu by convention. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, around the 15th Century, the South China Sea became the stage of International commerce among Chinese pirates, Japanese Ronin and European naval fleets. Penghu and Formosa also got involved in the keen competitions. According to the European documents, Penghu was called Pescadores then, meaning "The Island of Fisherman" in Portuguese.

1604, also the age of Discovery, Europeans had many conflicts in Asian area. The VOC (Dutch East India Company/Vereenigde Oostindische Compagie) planned to establish a trading point nearby China/Ming Empire. The Dutch tried to occupy Macau, but were defeated by the Portuguese. The VOC commander Wijbrand van Warwijck (韋麻郎) withdrew to Pescadores for settling down then sent a messenger to the Ming Empire to ask for permission to trade, but their request was refused. Moreover, the Ming Empire sent General Shang Zhouzuo (沈有容, 1557-1628) to expel the VOC fleets from Pescadores. This event was recorded in a stone tablet : 「沈有容諭退紅毛番韋麻郎等」 (It means "Shang Zhouzuo expelled Wijbrant and his people"); you still can see the stone tablet at Tian-hou Temple (天后宮) in the present Magong City.

Another story happened in 1622. That moment, there were many conflicts on Southeastern Sea of Asia for commercial reasons within Europeans. So they would envy Portugal took Macau of China successfully. Coen, the officer of VOC, he heard another competitor Spanish would take over Formosa soon, so he gave Cornelis Reijersen an order : trying to establish a trading point in Pescadores or Formosa if he couldn't take Macau by Force. After lost the battle of Macau, Reijersen turned to stay in Penghu/Pescadores and began to build a fort in the present Fengguei/Fengkuei (風櫃), Magong City. Now the place is a famous scenic spot- Snake Head Hill (蛇頭山).

2 years later (1624), Ming Empire changed a chief administrator of Fujian Province (named 南居益). He thought Penghu belonged to Ming Empire, he didn't allow the foreigner to occupy their territory, so Ming Empire expelled the Dutch fleets from Penghu by force again. Experienced 8 months surrounding war in Fort Fengguei, Reijersen reached agreement with Ming Empire, he was allowed to exploit Formosa (Still no man's land in 17th) but had to destroy their Fort Fengguei in Penghu. Therefore, all the building materials in there were moved to Formosa for building Fort Zeelandia (安平古堡).

Other destinations
Aimen Village (Ai-men) is located walking distance from Magong airport. Just turn left on the road outside the airport and walk down the road for 5 minutes. Aimen Village is walking distance to beautiful Aimen Beach. Just turn right and walk down the little lane as you enter Aimen Village. This lane is easy to locate as it is signposted and is also lined with coral fences. There are a few B & Bs in Aimen Village which are an easy walk to the beach.

Xiyu Island also has several villages such as Erkan Village that are not only worth visiting but also a good place to stay if you are looking for an island get-a-way holiday.

There are hundreds of B & Bs scattered across Penghu both in the Magong city area and dotted across all the inhabited islands of the archipelago.

 * – one of two marine national parks in Taiwan, best known for its charming Blue Cave. You'll need to join a boat tour or hire a charter to get here.

Talk
The common languages are Mandarin Chinese and the Penghu accent of Taiwanese. It is not rare to find people, especially young people, who also speak English and Japanese, but you are definitely best off being prepared to speak some Mandarin or Taiwanese in Penghu.

Get in
Penghu's main islands are accessible by boat or plane from Taiwan main island, and also by plane from the Kinmen island (just off the coast from Xiamen, China).

By plane
The main entry point of Penghu is the domestic Magong airport which is located in the middle of the main island, which is not walking distance to Magong city as it is a 20-minute drive from the city of Magong.

Magong Airport, Penghu from at least 6 domestic Taiwanese airports including Taipei (Songshan), Taichung, Jiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Jinmen Island. Uni Air and Mandarin Airlines each provide frequent and convenient flights to Penghu. Both have English booking websites. A few regional international flights are expected to commence in the next few years.

Magong Airport is clean and modern, with cafés and free Wi-Fi. However, very few electric or USB appliances are available in the terminal.

A taxi ride from the airport to the city of Magong should not cost more than NT$300. However, if you are able to telephone and book a taxi ahead of your arrival in Mandarin Chinese the cost drops down to $20). Some taxi numbers: 0937713723; 0931873045.  Taxi drivers do not speak English.  Also, taxis do not use meters in Penghu, so make sure to ask the cost to your destination before you set off.

Many Penghu B & Bs and Hotels offer (often free) pick-up and drop-off to and from Magong Airport and the Harbour Ferry Terminal.

There are also some flights from Taiwan directly to Qimei Island in southern Penghu (a very small island, with public ferries to other parts of Penghu only once a day - only fly here if you've booked accomodations on the island or have planned the boat schedule very carefully).

By ferry
There is ferry all year round from Kaohsiung which takes 5 hours and 5 minutes, and arrives at a downtown Magong pier from where you can easily walk along the main street and around the downtown area. However, it is much more frequent in summer than in winter; also expect cancellations due to typhoons (summer) or strong wind (winter). From Kaohsiung to Magong costs NT$860-1700 one way in Summer 2011 (see full details online). Magong to Kaohsiung is slightly cheaper costing from $819-1619. This service may not be available every day and sailing times are subject to change according to the season. There may sometimes also be a ferry directly from Kaohsiung to Qimei Island in southern Penghu.

A smaller ferry sails between Magong Harbour and Putai (Budai) in Taiwan's Chiayi county, only in summer (until mid-October). This journey takes about 90 minutes. The main disadvantage is the Budai terminal is difficult to access by public transportation from other parts of Taiwan.

Get around
Distances are generally too far to walk, unless you plan to stay in a certain area the whole time.

Only those who hold either a current Taiwanese driving license or a current IDP (International Driving Permit - Taiwan is listed inside the front cover of this document as accepting the International Driving Permit) may rent vehicles. However, make sure your IDP includes a Chinese translation inside it. The airport is a 15-20 min drive from Magong city's main street, Zhong-Zheng Rd.

There are plenty of gas stations in Magong, but much fewer elsewhere. In addition, many of these close at 5pm (not in Magong though), so make sure you have enough gas when you leave for a trip throughout the main islands.

If you turn right as you walk outside the airport building you will find the public bus stop located on the corner of the airport building. The bus stop is clearly marked and also has a timetable and price list. This is by far the cheapest option.

There are public buses that travel all around the main bridge linked islands as far as Waian Village (Wai-an) which is located nearby the far end of Xiyu Island. The main bus terminal building is a large building about two streets over from Jhongjheng Rd walking away from and across the road from McDonald's.

See
In the main city of Magong major sights include the Tianhou Temple where sailors and fishermen have prayed to the sea goddess Mazu for safe seafaring for centuries. Nearby is the 400-year-old Four Eyes Well a single fresh water well with four holes so it can be used by many people at once. It is on a picturesque old street that has been tastefully restored to its former glory.

Hou Hsiao-Hsien's film The Boys from Fengkuei (風櫃來的人, 1983) was shot in Fengkuei, on the main island.

Itineraries
One night in Magong, then catch a boat to Qi-mei Island and stay in one of several B & Bs for the night. On returning to Magong spend another night in one of the many B & Bs in one of the villages that are scattered about the islands where you can view the ruins of and some restored traditional courtyard houses, particularly in Erkan Village, Xiyu, that are made from coral and local stones

Scooter and cycling around the island
Ride a bicycle from Magong's Rainbow Bridge along the bicycle path beside the seashore is highly recommended. From here you get excellent views across the water to Xiyu Island.

Beaches
Tourists can take a walk along Shan-shui or Ai-men Beach, (each a NT$200 taxi ride away). Most tourists also like to take a boat ride to see some of the many other islands.

 * Magong City:
 * Shan-shui (山水): Something of a "sleepy beach town". If you just want to chill out, you can have a self-contained vacation confined mostly to this town. The beach is pretty nice, with soft, golden-brown sand and clear water. A good place to swim if you're a competent swimmer, but other visitors should be warned that the bottom drops off and becomes deep fairly fast (many Taiwanese tourists don't know how to tread water, even if they've had swimming lessons). Many accommodations are within walking distance of the beach, and there are a few decent and reasonably-priced restaurants around the beach area. The beach is separated from the main street by a high dyke, so there's no beach view from the restaurants. The place tends to clear out at night as tourists go back to Magong city, which is a shame, because there a few nice chill-out bars near the beach.
 * Shi-li (嵵裡)
 * 713 walking trail
 * Huxi Township: Lin-tou Park (林投), Ai-men (隘門), Long-Men Rubbish Beach (龍門後灣)
 * Baisha Township: Hou-liao (後寮)
 * Xiyu Township: Hou-lo (后螺), Nei-an (內垵), Xiao-Chi-Jiao (小池角)

Southern Sea sailing
Take a boat trip to Seven Beauty Island (in Chinese it is called Qi-mei although it is more often Romanised as Ci-mei or Chi-mei) an island to the south, is also highly recommended. The boat trip from the Magong harbourside South Sea Tourist Centre takes about 90 minutes and you get to see several other islands along the way. Qi-mei Island is a great place to stay in a B & B for one night. The island is small but hilly with cliffs falling into the sea on the southern side. Goats may be seen grazing across the island and another interesting feature is the dry stone and/or coral fences. The best way to travel around is on bikes and this should come as part of the B & B package. However, you will need a Taiwanese licence. Perhaps best to travel with some Taiwanese friends as almost no one speaks English here.

Northern Sea sailing
Ji-bei Island, is a short boat trip to the north and has some of the best beaches.

Snorkeling and Watersports
Watersports are popular in Penghu, with Jibei island in the north being the islands' mecca of high-energy water fun, though many options are available on the main island too. Stand-up paddleboard (SUP) is particularly popular right now (as of 2022). Taiwanese tourists almost always do watersports as a part of guided group excursions. These tend to be "try something new" experiences for total beginners, so if you're an experienced sportsperson or explorer, be warned that you may find many of the tours very underwhelming.

Snorkeling tours are no exception - don't count on them to lead you to the best spots. If you have your own equipment and are an experienced snorkeler though, there are many good places to jump in the water and look around, often with good varieties of tropical fish and decent coral cover. Hangwan cove (杭灣) east of Shanshui is a popular place for snorkel tours that show tourists a few fish in the deep middle of the bay, but experienced snorkelers can find much better spots closer to the sides if they look around on their own. Another popular and relatively safe spot for independent snorkeling (many locals go here to hunt for sea urchins to eat) is the Humuhu (虎目滬) area in Xiyu, a shallow bay with small coral heads and lots of sealife that you can access either from the heart-shaped stone weir that tourists take photos on or from the sandy beach halfway around the cove. The best snorkeling in Penghu is said to be in the Four Southern Islands Marine National Park, which you'll need a tour or private charter boat to get to. You're also free to explore and find your own spots around the islands - just be very careful of currents and surge, just like you would be anywhere in the world (snorkel at your own risk).

Birdwatching
Penghu is one of the best places in Taiwan to seabirds in the tern family, mainly in the summer, when various species nest on the outlying islets. Skilled birders will be able to find most species just by walking coastal roads, but for the real experience you need to take a tour or charter boat to the isolated rocky nesting colonies, such as Dinggouyu (釘鉤嶼) in the northeast and Maoyu (貓嶼) in the southwest, or Pengpeng Sandbar (澎澎灘) in the north. Each has different combinations of species nesting there.

Penghu can also be good for shorebirds any time of year, and for all kinds of interesting and rare birds during spring migration, since it sits in the middle of the East Asian Flyway and offers a tempting place to rest for birds flying long distances over the ocean. Resident birdlife is limited, but there are some specialties like Eurasian Skylark (the official county bird) and Zitting Cisticola, which both can also be found on the main island of Taiwan, but are especially common here.

Old Magong Castle walking tour
English guide, introduction of Mazu Temple, Central old street or any other else if you mail to greatload@gmail.com (Roxie).

Eat
Penghu is known for seafood, as well as drinks and desserts made from the red-purple fruit of the local prickly-pear cactus. Many restaurants offer top-notch fresh seafood, including local delicacies like turban snails, "sea mushrooms" (actually a kind of sea slug), and pufferfish skin, although this tends to be quite expensive. One of the more affordable local seafood specialties is a kind of small squid called xiaoguan (小管), which is added to soups and noodles and can also be fried or barbecued (but shouldn't be mistaken with the larger xiaojuan (小卷) squid-on-a-stick, which are also tasty but mostly imported from Argentina).

The best place for western style bread, cake, coffee and tea is Donutes which is on a main road corner down the hill from McDonald's.

Brown Sugar Cake (黑糖糕) can be ordered from several shops along the alley way down from the old well where you can also find Grass Jelly (仙草凍刨冰) and Pink Cactus Fruit Sorbet Ice Cream (仙人掌冰) which is widely available in Magong or on Wangan Island.

Spicy Red Oil Wontons (四川紅油抄手) can be found at 四川席炒手馬公市仁愛路25號 in Magong City Tel +886-6-9272899 Western food in Penghu is not only limited to McDonald's. The 5-star Pescadores Hotel offers western style food as does the "He-tian" M Hotel which is at No. 2, MínQuán Rd, Magong, Tel +886 6 926 3936 which is an easy walk from the main street.

Drink
There are a few bars scattered around Magong mostly near the centre of the city. There are also a few cute outdoor bars in the Shanshui beach area.

Buy
There are a lot of ATMs in Magong, but fewer elsewhere. Most shops only accept cash. You might search for ATMs by Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行) or Bank of Yushan (玉山銀行) in downtown for withdrawing cash.

Connect
Most hotels have free Wi-Fi. The 4G is available virtually everywhere on the main islands of the archipelago.

Stay safe
As everywhere (or even more than elsewhere) in Taiwan, Penghu is very safe: virtually no thefts, and a population always willing to help.

Typhoons are common in this part of the world during the summer months so remember to keep an eye on weather forecasts as flights may be delayed or cancelled when there is a typhoon.

In winter, Penghu is also well known for very strong winds, so if you drive a motorbike, make sure to drive carefully. Frequent "strong wind" road signs will remind you anyway.

Be careful swimming at beaches, especially if you're not an experienced swimmer. The gaps between the islands can sometimes have tidal currents, and the water at most beaches isn't shallow enough to wade far out from land (but tend to be safe places for competent swimmers to go swimming).

Go next

 * Kinmen island

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Penha

 * For the neighbourhood in São Paulo, see São Paulo/Southeast.

Penha is a city of 33,000 people (2020) in Santa Catarina. The city has the title of "National Seafood Capital", being nationally known for hosting the famous Beto Carrero World theme park.

Understand
The city of Penha is a great setting for moments of leisure, fun and rest. Located on the north coast of Santa Catarina, it has 19 beautiful beaches – the largest number in the state – and the largest multi-theme park in Latin America, Beto Carrero World.

Another highlight is the typical cuisine based on seafood. The city is one of the main seafood producers in the country and its restaurants offer tasty and different dishes.

The Azorean culture is present everywhere, through the parties, dance, traditions and simple customs of its people.

When it comes to infrastructure, the city is ready to receive visitors from the most diverse places in the country and abroad. Lodging, gastronomy, leisure, shopping, support services are some of the options it offers.

By plane
Navegantes International Airport is the closest, about 10 km from the center of Penha and which operates the main airlines. Florianópolis is 114 km along the BR 101 in a northerly direction.

By car
Access via BR 101, following the coast. There are two entrances, the southern one gives direct access to the Beto Carreiro World park, arriving later in the city. The entrance to the north takes the driver directly to the city center, passing through the portal of the Secretariat of Tourism.

By bus
Penha does not have a bus terminal. To get to the city by bus, first go to neighboring Piçarras, which has lines from Curitiba and Florianópolis, among other cities. In Piçarras, the ring line of the company Rainha makes the journey to Penha daily. From Florianópolis, there are two companies with lines to Balneário Piçarras, Catarinense and Reunidas, with daily departures. Catarinense also has a line coming from Curitiba.

Get around
There are many taxis. The local buses do not have a central terminal.

See

 * Balneário Piçarras is a coastal town just north of Penha.
 * Balneário Piçarras is a coastal town just north of Penha.

Beaches
Penha stands out for its 19 beaches with impressive natural beauty - the largest number on the coast of Santa Catarina, spread over 31 km of coastline.
 * Praia Alegre, on the border with the municipality of Balneário Piçarras, has calm waters, suitable for bathing and water sports. Kiosks, snack bars and ice cream parlors, in addition to leafy and centennial trees make up its edge.
 * An excellent choice for sunbathing and sea bathing, Praia da Saudade is an unforgettable spot.  and Praia da Lola are two stretches that stand out for the beauty of their cliffs and natural pools surrounded by rocks. They are suitable places for pitch fishing.
 * Surf lovers will find in Praia do Quilombo and Praia Grande the perfect settings to “float” in the well-formed waves.
 * For boat rides, speedboats and yachts, or for sport fishing, Praia da Armação is a must – the longest beach in the city. It concentrates high standard residences distributed in its almost 6 km. Next, separated by rocks, is Praia da Fortaleza and Praia do Manguinho, impeccable havens of rare beauty. They are good alternatives for crab fishing.
 * Praia da Cancela has a unique beauty and is compared by many to a natural pool. It has rocks in the sand of the beach and in the sea and, through the stones, it gives way to Praia do Trapiche, popular name of Praia de Armação do Itapocorói, where the largest theme park in Latin America is located, Beto Carrero World and place that gave rise to beginning of the colonization of the region with whale fishing. Tree-lined along its entire length (800 m), it provides comfort for parents and safety for children.
 * Small, with preserved nature and great beauty, Praia da Paciência is one of the most exuberant beaches in the region. From there, it is possible to access Ponta da Vigia – which guarantees a privileged view of the coastline. Praia do Poá has clean waters and is a totally wild setting, providing greater integration with nature.
 * For those who enjoy ecotourism, Penha has one of the best beaches of its kind in the whole country. This is Praia Vermelha, with open sea and rocks, with strong waves and untouched nature. Through ecological trails, it is possible to access other lush beaches such as Praia do São Roque, Praia do Monge, Praia do Caminho and Praia do Lucas, as well as waterfalls overlooking the sea.
 * The extreme south of the city of Penha is formed by Prainha de São Miguel. There is a strong Azorean culture, preserved in the fishing village.

Eat
In Penha you can find typical Azorean cuisine and influences from Italian and German cuisine, in addition to traditional seafood. In the fishermen's colonies it is still very common to serve seafood with manioc mush, grilled dogfish on the grill, stewed Cambeva dogfish, cockles cooked in corn straw to remove the “sarro” (strength), and the traditional cassava flour accompanying any dish. Recipes based on mariculture are being disseminated in various parts of the country through contests of the genre and the Seafood Festival, an event that takes place every year between the months of January and February and brings together thousands of people from all over the country. Homemade jams can be found in the interior of the municipality, based on typical fruits and seasonings of Germanic cuisine.

Sleep
Penha has an infrastructure capable of meeting the needs of visitors with well-structured hotels and inns.

Get in touch with the accommodation center in Penha:

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Peniche

Peniche is a city in the Oeste region of Portugal, on a peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. Peniche is blessed with several beautiful beaches, which are popular among the surf set.

Understand

Peniche (p(ih)-NEE-sh(ih), /pɨ.ˈni.ʃɨ/), with its scenic harbour, white windmills, chapels and long sandy beaches has inspired famous artists like Maurice Boitel.

Since ancient times Peniche has been an important fishing harbour. Besides fisheries, the economy of the Peniche municipality relies on agriculture, services and tourism. The city had a population of 16,000 in 2011, with 28,000 living in the metropolitan area.

Climate
Peniche has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate greatly moderated by the Atlantic ocean, with mild wet winters and cool dry summers. Its low day-time temperature variation and little seasonal temperature variation make it remarkably mild year-round.

Despite its latitude in central Portugal, the city has one of the mildest winter night-time temperatures in mainland Europe.

Do
Peniche is known for its long beaches, which are popular for recreational activities and sports such as windsurfing, bodyboarding and kite surfing. These beaches are consistently windy and have good surf breaks with Supertubos, i.e., waves forming fast and powerful tubes, considered among the best in Europe. The area has been called the "European Pipeline", after the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii.

Peniche is one of the best surfing locations in Europe. It has beaches and breaks facing three distinctly different directions, making it a consistent destination for surfers. Home to many surf camps/schools, it annually hosts the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal from the World championship tour of the World Surf League (WSL) at the Supertubos beach.

Go next

 * Caldas da Rainha – Charming, unassuming city to experience authentic daily Portuguese life.
 * Nazaré – A picture-postcard beach town, renowned for its surfing. Don't miss the funicular ride to the upper town and the excellent seafood restaurants serving the local catch.
 * Óbidos – A walled medieval hilltop town.

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Peninsula (Ohio)

Peninsula is a village of 536 (2020) in Summit County, Ohio.

By car

 * State Route 303 begins in Wakeman and ends near Windham. SR 303 runs East and West through downtown Peninsula.
 * Riverview Road begins in Peninsula, turns into Merriman Road in Cuyahoga Falls and ends at Market Street in downtown Akron.
 * State Route 8 runs North and South on Peninsula's Eastern border with Hudson.
 * I-80, the Ohio Turnpike, runs through Peninsula, although there are no exits in Peninsula. I-271 intersects I-80 near Peninsula.

Do
Visit the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, a beautiful forest that features the historic Ohio and Erie Canal, wonderful bike trails and coursing rivers, a train station and a lot of small-town charm.

Go next

 * Cleveland
 * Akron
 * Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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Peninsula (Bay Area)

The Peninsula (or San Francisco Peninsula) region of the San Francisco Bay Area lies immediately south of the City and County of San Francisco—reaching from its famous neighbor to the north into the high-tech region of Silicon Valley. For purposes of this travel guide, the Peninsula is synonymous with San Mateo County. While many of the Peninsula's residents work and play to the north or south, the Peninsula has its attractions, including some beautiful wilderness areas.

The Peninsula has two coasts—one on the San Francisco Bay, the other on the Pacific Ocean—but few major cities or ports. The Santa Cruz Mountains divide the region in half north-south, with a large wilderness area that's great for hiking and mountain biking.

By plane
The Bay Area has three major commercial airports:
 * The San Francisco International Airport is on the Peninsula near Millbrae and San Bruno.
 * The Oakland International Airport is across the bay near Alameda and southern Oakland.
 * The San Jose International Airport is at the bay's southern end between Santa Clara and northern San Jose.

All three airports are served by public transportation. The regional metro-rail service BART runs directly to SFO and connects to the commuter rail line Caltrain, as does the San Mateo County bus service SamTrans. The East Bay bus service AC Transit and a connecting bus to BART, AirBART, run to OAK. Santa Clara County's Valley Transportation Authority runs a bus (Line 10) connecting SJC with Caltrain and that county's light rail and bus system.

By car
Motorists can reach the Peninsula from OAK by crossing the bay on the Bay Bridge (Interstate 80, to the north), the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (Highway 92, to the south), or the Dumbarton Bridge (Highway 84, farther to the south). These are all toll bridges, and most of them cost $7 as of 2022. From SJC, drivers can take Highway 87 to US-101 northward, although avoiding 101's rush-hour traffic is often recommended. (For longer trips northward, try the scenic, parallel Interstate 280.)

Get around
By Plane:

It is served by San Francisco International Airport (SFO), but Oakland Airport and San Jose Airport also offer alternatives.

Caltrain
This commuter railroad runs up and down the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, stopping at most major towns and serving the San Jose International Airport (via a short transit bus at Santa Clara station). Some trains continue further south to Gilroy. It runs 7 days a week until about 1AM (10PM on Sundays). If you've missed the last Caltrain, local bus service is available all night.

BART
BART serves a small portion of the peninsula, with some trains terminating at either San Francisco Airport or Millbrae. Caltrain and BART connect at Millbrae.

Samtrans
The San Mateo County Transit District runs extensive bus service throughout San Mateo county, plus overlaps in Palo Alto and San Francisco. Some bus routes run all night. Normal bus fare for local routes and routes to San Francisco is $2.25; fares on SamTrans routes from San San Francisco are $4.00; and Clipper card users get an approximate 10% discount ($2.05 and $3.60 respectively). Useful bus routes include:
 * ECR - Palo Alto Caltrain to Daly City BART, along El Camino Real. Stops at Millbrae
 * 397 - Late night service between San Francisco and Palo Alto Caltrain. Stops at most Caltrain stations - useful for when Caltrain has stopped running.
 * 292 - Downtown San Francisco to San Francisco Airport

VTA
The San Jose VTA runs buses throughout Santa Clara County, starting in Palo Alto. Normal bus fare is $2.00, express is $4.00, and Clipper is accepted. Routes that serve the Peninsula include:
 * 22 - Palo Alto Caltrain to Downtown San Jose, along El Camino.
 * 522 - Limited stop version of route 22 (still $2)

By car
The two main highways running down the peninsula are U.S. 101 and I-280. If you are driving from San Francisco to Palo Alto or San Jose, take I-280. It is a beautiful drive, free of advertising, well above the wilderness area. If you must drive on 101, avoid rush hour - it will be slow in both directions. The drive along the coast on State Route 1 (the Cabrillo Highway) is a beautiful, yet slow drive.

By bicycle
Many streets throughout the Peninsula have designated bike lanes, helping make cycling on the peninsula safer and easier. Key north-south bike routes include Alameda de las Pulgas, Middlefield Avenue, and Cañada Road.

Hiking
About 30% of the Peninsula is nature preserve, parkland, or otherwise undeveloped. There are many opportunities for hiking and mountain biking, all a short drive away. The transition from the crowded town along the eastern coast to empty wilderness is a rapid one! Most parks are managed by the Mid-Peninsula Open Space District, while some are part of local towns or counties. Almost every park permits mountain biking, and most allow horseback riding.

Some excellent destinations for hiking include:

Stay healthy
Be careful to check for ticks after hiking in fields in the Bay Area. There is a high rate of Lyme disease transmission in the Bay Area. If a bulls' eye rash develops at the tick bite site, immediately seek medical help and treatment with antibiotics.

Go next

 * San Francisco
 * East Bay
 * South Bay - The Peninsula's southern neighbor is home to Silicon Valley, headquarters to hundreds of tech companies including giants like Apple, Intel and Hewlett Packard. Visitors will appreciate the massive array of restaurants, museums, and cultural opportunities offered by the huge city of San Jose, while at the other end of the spectrum the tiny town of Gilroy is famous for garlic, with its annual festival attracting over 100,000 garlic lovers.
 * Santa Cruz County - Located south of the Peninsula, the second-smallest county in the state is home to the quirky town of Santa Cruz and a rugged coast that is equally popular with surfers and elephant seals. The Santa Cruz mountains are the abode of redwoods and bright yellow banana slugs, both of which can be easily seen on the many hiking trails.  Other portions of the county are known for agriculture, with farm stands dotting the roads.

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Valdes Peninsula

The Valdes Peninsula (Reserva Faunítica Península Valdés) is in the province of Chubut, in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

Understand
Valdes Peninsula is a UNESCO World Heritage Site noted for its unique fauna and geology. The peninsula has a surface area of 3,625 km² connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus.

The city of Puerto Madryn is the gateway to Valdes Peninsula. There is only one village on the peninsula, Puerto Pirámides and it offers various accommodation options.

History
The first Europeans to arrive were the Spaniards in the early late 1700s. They built a fort and established trading relations with the native Tehuelche population. The relations soured and fighting broke out. All of the Spaniards were killed in a raid by the Tehuelche in 1810.

Landscape
Flat-Patagonia steppe, with knee-high bushes.

Flora and fauna
From October till March penguins are hedging on the shore. From June to mid-December it's whale watching season. Other inhabitants include sea lions, elephant seals, armadillos, guanacos, maras and gray foxes. If you're lucky you can spot orcas (killer whales) snatching seals from the shore at Punta Norte during April.

Climate
Very dry with less than of rain per year.

By car
Instead of taking an expensive tour, it might be best to rent a car with 2, 3 or 4 people from Puerto Madryn—you will probably find some people in your hostel.

By tour
Pick up a tour from Puerto Madryn or go by car, otherwise you might be stuck in the small town of Puerto Pirámides and miss the rest of the peninsula.

By bus
There are buses going to Puerto Pirámides or book a tour in Puerto Madryn. If you take a bus from the Puerto Madryn terminal to Puerto Pirámides, there are no peninsula tours that leave or pickup from within the park.

 * Puerto Madryn to Puerto Pirámides: Daily @ 09:20, 17:00. And M W F @ 06:30.
 * Puerto Pirámides to Puerto Madryn: Daily @ 11:00, 19:00. And M W F @ 08:15.
 * Tel.: 0280 4450600
 * Price: AR$2,000

The same bus company apparently also goes to Trelew for AR$195.

By thumb
If you hitchhike (from the corner Ruta National 3 and Ruta Provincial 2) with a local, you might be lucky and just pay AR$210. Also, someone might even take you around the whole island. But without car you are mostly bound to Puerto Pirámides and Punto Pirámides, which is too little considering the price and sights (incl. penguins) you miss.

Fees and permits
For non-resident adults the entrance fee is AR$12,000. Argentinian adults pay AR$4,300, further concession for others. The entrance fee is valid for a single entry and not depending on how many days you stay.

Get around
Most people visit the peninsula with a day tour organised from Puerto Madryn. The tours usually start at 7:30 and return between 06:00 and 07:30 depending on the tour company. Destinations are typically the visitors center, Puerto Pirámides (for whale or marine fauna watching depending on the season), Caleta Valdes/penguin area and Punta Norte. An advantage of a tour is the English speaking guide.

For more independence rental cars are available to explore the peninsula.

If you are only interested in the whales, just take a bus to Puerto Pirámides and pick a boat-tour from there.

See

 * Elephant Seals
 * Penguins
 * Sea lions
 * Guanacos
 * Southern right whales
 * Maras (Patagonian cavy)
 * Orcas (killer whales) attacking sea lions (if you are extremely lucky)in Punta Norte.

Salinas
Make sure to include a trip to the Salinas along the route to Punto Delgada.

Puerto Pirámides
Puerto Pirámides is a tiny village on this peninsula. The town of Puerto Pirámides consists of two roads forming a "T". One road leads to the water and has restaurants, a small market and some tourist shops. The other road has an ATM, an internet and call center and the hotels and hostels.

Puerto Pirámides is the only settlement and one of the best sites to observe the famous southern whales. These animals will come south from June to December to breed and give birth to their offspring. It is located in the north of the province of Chubut, Argentina. This town is one of the fastest growing in Argentina since it almost tripled its population, growing from 152 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) to 429 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001). At 5 km from Puerto Piramides you can see the sea lions. December to March is the ideal time. Also, near La Caleta Valdés, you can see the continental elephant sanctuary.

Isla de los Pájaros
Located in the southern sector of Golfo San Jose, you can find Isla de los Pájaros (Bird Island), a portion of land 800 m away from the coast. It is in this place where thousands of bird nests surprise visitors when they reach the observatory due to the great buzz produced by the different species found there.

In the months of January and February the city hosts a major tourist influx, since many Argentinians choose to spend their summer vacation here.

Do

 * From Puerto Pirámides you can arrange a boat trip for watching whales.
 * scuba dive and snorkeling
 * mountainbiking
 * sandboarding!!
 * fishing

Eat
Valdes Peninsula has lots of meals to choose from. It is characterized by a great variety of fresh sea food. You may find an important number of gourmet restaurants with international menus or fast food stores with low prices too. There are several restaurants in Puerto Piramides, a restaurant in Punta Cantor and at the lighthouse in Puerto Delgado there is a self service restaurant that serves extremely good asado for that remote area. If you plan on going during the low season it is best to call ahead to make sure they are open. In Puerto Pirámides there are several seafood restaurants with fish from the daily catch.

Drink
There are several bars at Puerto Piramides.

Sleep
Book in advance, especially in summer and at weekends because it is a popular tourist area. You can rent a room in the light house in Puerto Delgado but it is very pricey!

For budget or mid-range budgets it is better to stay in Puerto Pirámides. There is an inexpensive hostel and camping area here as well.

The entire peninsula is privately owned and people are not allowed to explore on their own or camp outside of designated campgrounds.

Stay safe
If you are travelling with a normal car, it may not a good idea to take the road between the penguin point and Punta Norte due to the loose and sometimes deep gravel along the way. The road may be marked as closed while it's actually open as driving it with a vehicle that's not too low and not too fast should be fine. If you take the road, proceed with caution and best require up to date information from the tourist information beforehand.

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Penmaenpool

Penmaenpool (Welsh: Pwll Penmaen) is a village in the Welsh county of Gwynedd and is also in the Snowdonia National Park.

Get in
By car: Penmaenpool is on the A493 Tywyn / Dolgellau trunk road. The village is about three miles west of Dolgellau and 12 miles north-east of Tywyn. A bus service runs to and from nearby Dolgellau. There are two bus stops in Penmaenpool.

By train: Take the Cambrian Coast Line to Morfa Mawddach. Morfa Mawddach is about three miles west of Penmaenpool. (There is no railway line to Penmaenpool.)

By boat: Small vessels can sail down the estuary to Penmaenpool from Barmouth. Contact the Barmouth Harbour Master on 01341 280671 for information.

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Pennine Way

The Pennine Way is a designated UK National Trail in the United Kingdom running for 429 km (268 miles) from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. On its way, the route passes through parts of the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park.

Understand
The path was the idea of the journalist and rambler Tom Stephenson, inspired by similar trails in the United States of America, particularly the Appalachian Trail. Stephenson proposed the concept in an article for the Daily Herald in 1935, and later lobbied Parliament for the creation of an official trail. The walk was originally planned to end at Wooler, but eventually it was decided that Kirk Yetholm would be the finishing point. The final section of the path was declared open in a ceremony held on Malham Moor on 24 April 1965.

Although not the longest of the UK's long-distance paths, it is probably the best known and one of the more demanding routes. It generally follows the higher parts of the Pennines, a chain of moors and hills running north–south along the watershed of northern England. The Pennine Way can be walked in either direction, but is more commonly followed from south to north. This way you tend to have the wind at your back, and most travel guides (including this one) are written in this direction.

Prepare
Although it is waymarked and requires no specialist mountaineering skills, walking the Pennine Way requires a good level of fitness, appropriate equipment and adequate navigation skills. Accommodation is limited along some sections so if you are not camping, you might consider booking accommodation in advance. In particular, the last day normally involves a high-level 25-mile walk across the Cheviots from Byrness to Kirk Yetholm, though off-route accommodation can be used to split the long walk in two.

Get in
The trail officially starts at The Nags Head pub in Edale. Edale is best accessed by train. Sheffield and Manchester are both around a 45-minute train journey away. Bus services to Edale are very limited.

Walk
The route passes through or near the following (landmarks in italic):

 * Kinder Scout
 * Bleaklow

near Rochdale
 * Black Hill
 * Standedge (near Marsden)
 * Mankinholes

near Hebden Bridge
 * Top Withens
 * Cowling and Lothersdale

 * East Marton
 * Gargrave

, Malham Cove and Malham Tarn
 * Fountains Fell
 * Pen-y-Ghent

 * Hardraw
 * Great Shunner Fell
 * Thwaite

* Baldersdale

 * Low Force and  (waterfalls)
 * Forest-in-Teesdale
 * Cauldron Snout (waterfall)
 * High Cup Nick

 * Knock Fell
 * Great Dun Fell
 * Little Dun Fell
 * Cross Fell (highest point in the Pennines)

 * Slaggyford

 * Wark Forest

 * Cheviot Hills

Stay safe
Many parts of the Pennine Way are remote, exposed and prone to sudden changes in the weather. You should be familiar with moorland navigation and be suitably experienced and equipped for mountain walking.

Go next
The trail officially ends at The Border Inn in Kirk Yetholm. From here, a bus service links to Jedburgh via Kelso where further connections can be taken to Newcastle upon Tyne (total travel time approx. 2 hours) and Edinburgh (total travel time approx. 1 hour 45 minutes).

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Pennsburg

Pennsburg is a city in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania

This article also covers the nearby communities of Green Lane, Greenville, East Greenville, Macungie, Palm, Spinnerstown, Red Hill, and Quakertown.

Understand
Pennsburg is a small town in Montgomery County that prides itself on being a family oriented, welcoming community. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.

Get in
From Pottstown: Route 663 East

From Philadelphia: Route 476 North to PA Turnpike North. PA Turnpike to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West.

From New York and Northern Jersey: George Washington Bridge to I80 West to Route 33 South. Route 22 West to PA Turnpike. South on PA Turnpike to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West. OR I78 West to Route 33 North. Route 22 West to PA Turnpike (Route 476). South on PA Turnpike to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West to Geryville Pike (2nd light past Turnpike).

From Reading: Route 222 North to Route 309 South to Route 663 West.

From Allentown: Route 309 South to Route 663 West. Follow Route 663 past PA Turnpike.

From Lancaster: Route 222 North to Route 309 South to Route 663 West. Follow Route 663 past PA Turnpike.

From the Poconos: I-80 West to Route 33 South. Route 22 West to PA Turnpike. South on PA Turnpike to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West.

From Wilkes-Barre: PA Turnpike (Route 476 South) to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West.

From Stroudsburg: Route 33 South to Route 22 West to PA Turnpike (Route 476). South on PA Turnpike to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West.

From Bloomsburg: I80 East to Route 33 South. Route 22 West to PA Turnpike (Route 476). South on PA Turnpike to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West.

 From Maryland (Baltimore): I95 North to Route 476 North. PA Turnpike North to Quakertown / Pottstown Exit #44. Right on Route 663 West.

title: Pennsburg


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Penns Grove

Penns Grove is in Salem County, in the Delaware River Region of New Jersey.

Carney's Point borders Penn's Grove on three sides and they are essentially the same town.

Get in

 * By automobile. When travelling up the west coast of New Jersey and your route does not take you directly from the Delaware Memorial Bridge onto the Turnpike or Interstate 295, traveling through Penn's Grove is almost a guarantee.
 * By bus.

See

 * Pitman Street - home of many Italian immigrants who came from the town of Valle San Giovanni in the Abruzzo Region of Italy.
 * The house where the TV and movie actor John Forsythe (born John Freund on 29 January 1918) was born.
 * The spot where Rome 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist and world record holder Don Bragg used do his pole vault training.
 * The Saint James Roman Catholic Church, 80 meters from the sewage processing plant and immediately adjacent to active railroad tracks. If you can convince the caretaker to let you in, you may be able to view a statue of the Madonna and Child, a replica of the statue found in the church, Madonna delle Grazie in Teramo (Abruzzo) Italy.

Do

 * Enjoy a walk down the Penns Grove Riverwalk, an almost-quarter-kilometer stroll along a faux brick and faux iron edifice that the town nevertheless struggled for years to fund.
 * Walk down to the old Willis Hardware Store, a fine example of abandoned early-20th century masonry.
 * Go to the fall luncheon held every year at DiPaolo's Italian Ristorante for the descendants, and their families, of immigrants from the small town of Valle San Giovanni in the Abruzzo Region of Italy. If you happen to be invited, of course.

Buy

 * Imported goods from Latin America at one of the town's three bodegas.

Drink

 * The town has three liquor stores.

Sleep

 * The nearest nightly lodgings are 6 km away in Pennsville, a drive of about 15 minutes.

Go next

 * Visit nearby Pennsville or Woodstown
 * Visit the nearby Cowtown Rodeo (you got that right!) five miles from the borough of Penns Grove.

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Pennsville

Pennsville is in Salem County, in the Delaware River Region of New Jersey.

Get in
By car. You are not far from Route 95 nor from the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

See

 * The ships go up and down the Delaware River.
 * Church Landing Road - site where Swedish settlers used to launch their small boats on Sundays to trek across the Delaware River to go to church in Delaware. At the one end of the road is the Church Landing Farmhouse Museum, open Sundays, Wednesdays, and by appointment.
 * The location of the old Riverview Beach Park, now a town picnic area with a beautiful view of the river.
 * Nearby Fort Mott State Park, part of a coastal defense system protecting the Delaware River.
 * The lighthouse and Union Cemetery at Finn's Point.

Do
The Riverview Beach Park location is now owned and operated as a park by the Pennsville Township. Many different gatherings and celebrations for the local community are held there each year. The most well-known is the Septemberfest Celebration that occurs on a Saturday near the beginning of September each year and includes food, rides, music and a wonderful fireworks display as soon as it gets dark.

Eat

 * A cone at the custard stand.
 * A cone at the custard stand.
 * A cone at the custard stand.

Sleep
There are 3 or 4 motels right near the Delaware Memorial Bridge including a Hampton Inn at the foot of the bridge. Accommodations is not difficult to find here most of the time. Another is the Holiday Inn Express which is off exit 2B from 295 or the Penns Grove/Deepwater Exit (Exit 1) from the turnpike.

Go next

 * Visit nearby Penns Grove and you will be equally impressed with what you see.
 * Visit the nearby Cowtown Rodeo (you got that right!) only five miles from the Grove.

title: Pennsville