Langkawi, Malaysia

November 9th - November 11th 2011

We left South Thailand and made an epic journey using buses (one of which broke down), ferries and a taxi to Langkawi, Malaysia. Crossing the border was no problem at all and we arrived on the lovely island. We shared a taxi with some girls we got chatting to on our trip from Thailand and Craig made conversation with the friendly taxi driver about everything from alcohol to Micheal Jackson (he was a big MJ fan!)

Once we had checked into our guesthouse we walked to the beach and watched the sun set over the sea and another island. Ladies were swimming in 'burkini's' and there were paragliders out in the distance, it's great exploring so many different countries and getting to see other cultures and people. The next day we walked in the baking heat to the aquarium 'Underwater World' where we enjoyed a morning walking around the exhibits and watching the penguins get fed. We walked some more and realised that this place is actually quite expensive and hard to get around as the only transport is a moped or taxi.

Watching the sun set in Langkawi



Underwater World Aquarium



The next day we debated what to do and decided to get a taxi to the Oriental Village and Cable Car. It was quite pricey but the trip in the cable car was fun though a bit nerve wracking if like me you're a tad scared of heights. The views were phenomonal and the clear bright day meant we could see for miles. After an ice cream at the top and a walk along the curved suspension bridge we descended and wandered around the Oriental Village which is purely for tourists it seems. We found a little area full of bunnies and fed them carrot sticks while they climbed all over you, so cute! We told off a couple that for amusement and photo's decided to hold up a bunny by the ears, it seems that some people aren't taught the importance of animal welfare and how to treat them. We seem to have encountered quite a lot of mistreatment of animals during our trip around Asia as I guess not everyone loves animals they way the English do!

View over Langkawi

We wanted to take the bunnies home!

After the Oriental Village we took a taxi to a night market which had an array of different foods. We had spring rolls and Craig tried some meat sticks and noodles. We had little pancake things which were delicious, the lovely man let us try them for free first and when we bought some he popped in another flavour for us to try too. Happy days!

Night food market

The next day we went to the ferry terminal and got tickets to Penang. Langkawi was very beautiful but much too expensive for us! The no public transport thing meant it was too difficult to get around and the prices of food were much more expensive than what we had been used to in other parts of Asia, street stalls just weren't common enough!