Langkawi, Malaysia Travel Blogs

Swinging In Paradise....
Feb 19, 2008 (14 photos)

... is a famous Cable Car here on the other side of the island which takes you to the top to get an amazing view of all of Langkawi and some of its 99 islands, in which only 3 are inhabited. The Cable Car is like a gondola that Maureen and I got to ourselves ...

Langkawi - Eagle Island
Apr 24, 2006 (10 photos)

... internet cafe. Will probably stay in LangKwai until end of week. Sunday 29th April 2006 We have now spent 6 days here in LangKawi. Heading off on our overland treck tonight to Perenthian islands so have checked out and are staying on the balcony of a ...

Chilling in Langkawi
Apr 28, 2004 (9 photos)

... on a budget. So overall we had a fantastic time there and who knows, when we finally leave NZ and Oz to travel home, we may well end up going back via Malasysia and visiting Langkawi again. It was certainly a cracking start to our big adventure!

Even Small Jellyfish Pack a Pretty Big Sting....
Feb 18, 2008 (6 photos)

... went out to our beachside terrace to have our breakfast. I have heard about these "small" jellyfish that occupy the waters of Langkawi, they are more bothersome then anything, feeling like little pricks if they pass by you while you are in the water. The ...

On to Langkawi, but I don't want to leave
Mar 25, 2008 (7 photos)

... much. We ventured back to resort, via some impressive snorkeling,  to search for Jorge before hopping on the boat to Langkawi in Malaysia.  Once in Langkawi, we find a beautiful resort just in time to change and head out to dinner and then ...

The perfect Island
Jan 17, 2007 (13 photos)

... this travel blog for fear of disapearing into fain memories.  These first anectotes do not apply to the amazing Pulau Langkawi Malaysia, but are points I have been meaning to get acros for some time.  The worlds beachgoers know that Thailand is ...

It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Apr 18, 2004 (12 photos)

... at the swanky Lighthouse restaurant along the beach before heading back to Sunset Beach for our soundest sleep yet on Langkawi. 17/3 After a noteworthy complementary breakfast in a natty conservatory overlooking the beach, we grabbed a couple of ...

99 Magical Islands
Nov 10, 2004 (29 photos)

... and swooping down to the water to catch fish was breathtaking, we could've stayed there watching that all day. After returning to Langkawi Island, we just relaxed on the beach again soaking up the sun attempting to regain the tans we'd lost after leaving ...

Dicky tummies and skype our homeland!
Oct 1, 2008

Happy Hari Raya Puasa! We didn't leave the room until 11am this morning. Lorna wasn't feeling too good. She had been sick all night. I tried to blame the alcohol, but to be fair, I wasn't feeling too good either. (We were later to realise it was last ...

Arden Tours Welcomes You To Malaysia
Nov 2, 2003 (25 photos)

... M&M are snorkelling. At 4pm we head to Kuah and book L&M's (cheap) accomodation for Saturday night. After shopping at Langkawi Fair Shopping Centre we eat at a Malaysian food stall. Call at the supermarket where certain people buy more shoes, then ...

Langkawi - is this Malaysia?
Apr 21, 2009 (7 photos)

Langkawi isn't that great, it served a purpose (our route into Malaysia) but, where we stayed was really just a shoddy, little beach town, to be blunt (it was billed as the top holiday resort on the island). We did however, find it hard to complain with ...

If U can't drink the water, Don't Eat The Melon
Feb 17, 2008 (10 photos)

... for our place in line ( it was open seating...hate that) to find that there was plenty of seats open. The Island of Langkawi is rapidly changing and developing and so far reminds me of a cross between Mui Ne beach in Vietnam, and Koh Chang in Thailand, ...

The Red Eagle
Mar 14, 2005 (3 photos)

... 't mind so much when Scotland lost. The following day, after being unable to get a car again I decided it was maybe time to leave Langkawi, there's only so much sitting on a beach a girl can do. I was told there was a ferry at 11.30am. Got there at 11. ...

Holidays are coming....Holidays are coming
Sep 30, 2008 (11 photos)

We got up about 11am this morning and took a stroll along Cenang Beach. The weather was a bit unpredictable again, but it was still warm. I think that this is the first time since China that we have had consecutive days of cloudy weather. It's amazing ...

Monkey island
Oct 3, 2005 (12 photos)

... pulled into Kuah's main ferry terminal on the south east side of resort group of islands (about 100 in total) called Langkawi. Bustle and construction was in evidence all around, signs of a growing community coming out of the monsoon season that is ...

Langkawai
Mar 13, 2009 (10 photos)

There were only eight people on the firefly flight from Penang to Langkawai - that's including the air hostesses - one  looked like she was going to vomit taking off and landing. Grechy booked a Hotel 'close' to the airport. When he asked on ...

Malaysian Adventures
Mar 26, 2008 (12 photos)

Despite a relatively tame night on the town, we wake up late and miss breakfast, sort of.  The weather seems to be in a spot of bother so we head to Underwater World, which turns out to be way cooler than I had imagined it to be.  I learn about ...

Langkawi... unbelievable!
Jan 22, 2006 (7 photos)

... relative proximity. This morning, I caught a 2.5 hour ferry from Georgetown to Kuah... the ferry terminal here in Langkawi. A pleasant journey, it was nice to see Chinese boats out the window doing their fishing. I'm currently deliberating as to ...

Last Night in Malaysia
Jan 23, 2006 (6 photos)

... Pha-Ngang can also provide - but with better beaches. Today, I was keen to get on the water and explore Langkawi's other islands. I found a very reasonably priced $8, 4 hour island hopping tour that ventured to 3 islands, all different in appearance. ...

Jellyfish and Mosquito Island
Jan 27, 2007 (5 photos)

... passport was Jan 27th and I wasn't leaving a day before.  I found a cheap ticket to the border island of Langkawi in Malaysia.  After spending a couple days on the island I figured that Lang must mean Jellyfish and Kawi mosquito.  The Malaysian Tourist Board ...

A Looooong journey to Langkawi!
Sep 29, 2008

Not much to report today except a damn long journey to Langkawi. First leg was a 5 hour minivan drive to Hat Yai. Sat chatting to a couple (Neil & Louise) from Chester who we had seen in the pub the other day watching the Liverpool match. Good ...

Reunions and Sightseeing on Langkawi Island
Sep 15, 2006 (20 photos)

... jeep whilst here which is just great, we have been spoiled with exploring somewhere in the luxury of an air conditioned vehicle, even though Langkawi is small there is plenty to see, and after a rather shaky start (in the name of a split wheel on the jeep ...

Langkawi - Malaysia already!!
Sep 11, 2006 (3 photos)

... and a Thai comedy being shown on tv so loud that it would anyone of us on that bus go deaf! Then the ferry to Langkawi was smooth and cool, we wandered into the arrivals area at the pier, where you could easily mistake it for an airport terminal at ...

The Beach
Nov 1, 2005 (16 photos)

Ahh Maylasia. These two weeks in Langkawi basically cover a typical tropical resort vacation...exactly what I needed after 2 months of being on the move. Lots of sleeping, laying by the pool (an infinity pool overlooking the Andamen, in a private cabana ...

Wonderful Langkawi, sweet!
Mar 19, 2006 (5 photos)

... this morning and can see why you'd not want to hit them. We've discovered that there are several rules for driving in Langkawi: 1. If there are no speed limit signs, travel should be done at an appropriate speed and of course any speed is appropriate. ...

Langkawi
Apr 4, 2008 (9 photos)

... a boat plus three shared taxis (effectively local buses), we reached Tha Tammalang just in time to board the 4pm ferry to Malaysia. The usual multimedia horror show then began, this time the dialogue of a film without the courtesy of providing a picture. ...

First Stop In Malaysia!
Apr 15, 2008 (12 photos)

... for 3 hours. After that we changed to a private taxi ride for 2 hours to the pier for then a 2 hour ferry ride to Pulau Langkawi. We rented a car (if you can call it that, small!) for the day and went around the island. Our trip took us to the second ...

Beaches, Monkeys and Cheap Beer
Oct 15, 2005 (14 photos)

Getting to this Island proved to be quite difficult since I didnt have a guide book for Malysia and had zero information on it. All I knew that it had beaches and cheap beer. So after 12 hours of bus, taxi, ferry and scooter travel I arrived. I was ...

The Langkawi Tigers
Feb 24, 2003 (2 photos)

... , a college mate of mine. We all hung out together, toured the island, drink a lot of beer and even developed a Frisbee team, The Langkawi Tigers! Yep, great memories and it will be very sad to leave. A definite of the trip so far. But leave we must. We ...

A fill in
Oct 7, 2008

... have both lost weight out here, but are sporting a rice belly paunch instead...attractive now we are at the beach again! Although Malaysia is mainly Muslim alcohol is pretty cheap, a jug of Tiger or Chan which is 2.5 pints is 3-4 pounds, it was cheaper ...