June 9, 2023

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Secret Bars and Street Art

Secret Bars and Street Art

Boha Glass’s Latest Asia Expedition

As some of you may possibly know, Boha is on tour in Asia at the minute, wanting for up-and-coming artists, throughout a huge array of inventive fields.  From local pottery to stone-carved smiling Buddha statues, mosaic-rimmed mirrors to beautifully embroidered standard apparel, and a great deal additional other than.

After arriving in Kuala Lumpur, we heard about the mystery bars that dotted the metropolis and designed a strategy to try out and find out as numerous as attainable – purely for research reasons of system (cough!).

We identified ourselves ringing doorbells in unusual alleyways, slipping as a result of backpacker hostels with sleepy, bewildered, just-off-the-plane guests, stood in their home doorway, wondering why well dressed individuals have been wandering the corridors outdoors their place at 1 am. We climbed darkish, spiral staircases – concealed at the back again of active restaurants and this a single was the best of all…

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From the exterior, it appeared like a regular old road shop, with the only clue being the title of the bar (PS150) sprayed in black graffiti paint on the aspect of the wall. We walked back and forth alongside the road, considering Google experienced supplied us duff data ahead of we hesitantly tried the door for the initial time. It went on a whole lot additional than in which Anna was sitting down and the cocktails ended up great!

We ended up stumbling property (the pavements have been in a really very poor condition of restore 😉 ) to our resort in the wee hrs of the morning, totally experience that we experienced had a really adventurous night!

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Avenue Artwork – Penang and KL

A tiny even more up the coastline is the good previous UNESCO heritage city of Penang. In the coronary heart of old George City, the spot is abuzz with some fantastic avenue artwork. It all started in 2012 when Lithuanian-born local resident Ernest Zacharevic was commissioned to brighten up the city’s fading facades with art depicting the lives of locals. Considering the fact that then, additional artists have included their possess mark to make some vibrant street artwork that unquestionably enlivens the city’s outdated Stucco walls.

Street Art Malaysia

To see all the art is a little bit of a schlep, primarily in the roaring warmth of July, but we managed to drag ourselves all-around to see a sizeable part of the artwork (even though perspiring profusely). From time to time, you would stroll a pair of clicks, only to be greeted with a mural so light that it was hard to discern what it originally was. But, most of the time it was very well really worth it, and some had been extremely shut to a bar, so we experienced a good excuse to ‘cool off’ below the admirers on the shaded verandas right after employing up some severe shoe leather.

Street Art Malaysia

Including Thailand, Bali, Singapore and Vietnam, Malaysia was not our favorite spot, but the top secret bars and the road art built our time there rather pleasant. 

If you are planning your very own adventure to Malaysia, we would definitely recommend KL, Penang and Melaka. Just be guaranteed to check out the road artwork in all three cities and see how lots of top secret bars you can uncover in KL!

Street Art Malaysia