International Living Community

My wife and I are looking at international locations to potentially spend our retirement, either full or part time. Malaysia has piqued our interest and we are in the early stages of planning a trip there. We are planning to fly into Kuala Lumpur and want to look at a few things there. Penang, though has caught our attention.
We would like to find out if there are resources in the IL community that could provide us with assistance while in country.
Neither of us are interested in either city or rural life--we prefer something in-between. Close to cultural and dining, but not in the midst of the hustle and bustle of a big city.
If anyone knows, or can recomend some people to reach out to for this fact-finding trip it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
John and Sheri