I first went to Pulau Aman with my parents. It was a sudden idea of my father. Too bad we were quite late when we went there. It was already 5pm when almost everything on the island had closed and the last boat trip back to mainland was at 7pm. So we didn't get to explore much of the island. Two weeks ago, I decided to brought my grandma to visit Pulau Aman again. Glad to say, she loves the trip very much, especially the short speedboat ride to and back from the island.
Pulau Aman is really miniscule. In fact there is no tarmac roads on the island at all. So as one can expect, there is nothing much to do on the island. One can rent a electric bike and explore the island in less than 15mins. But I think walking is the best, immersing oneself in the general kampung feel of the island. While strolling, it is so peaceful that I seem to always forget that I am in Penang. It is hard to believe that it is just opposite of Batu Kawan where so much development is on-going. The other thing that I like about Pulau Aman is that it is still very much under-developed and there is hardly any tourist at all.
When my grandma and I were there, we had mee udang for our lunch. As much as the prawns were very fresh, the mee udang was too pricey to worth it. Since there were only 2 of us, we couldn't order and tried out many other food items such as oysters, fishes, etc.. They seemed pretty good, judging from what the other people ordered while we were there.
In short, visiting Pulau Aman is the perfect short getaway from the city life.
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