Citin Hotel Langkawi

... incredibly itchy, but not yet peeling at least.<br>The first recommended sight was a pile of *****. On the map it is called the Field of Burnt Rice. Ok, firstly, there was no field. Just a small house. Secondly, I could not see any burnt rice, just a 9ft by 9ft piece of cordoned off wasteland with a boring plaque in front of it. So really, they can only accurately call it Of.<br>On the way to my next destination I caught a sign to the Buffalo Park, so I thought "F*ck it - I ...

... to stay in Panang Kunai (don't quote me on that name). We knew it was a popular tourist area and we were really in search of some great beaches so it sounded great. The resort was better than anything I expected - it was absolutely gorgeous. We checked into a room (we had to hide a few people so we could cram eight of us into a four person space), and we were all shocked by how cheap and nice the places were. We spent some time on the beach, visited a tax ...

... after each day of adventure. The most scenic view in the resort was that of the Thai restaurant, which was circular and situated right at the end of the resort, providing the best view of the open sea. We ordered cocktails and relaxed through the night while the live band crooned melodious oldies. <br> The next day, we had booked an island hopping tour. A rickety and rusty car came to fetch us to this dilapidated hut, where we huddled around ...

... sadwiches on Helgas wholegrain bread. Our first sandwichs in 6 weeks and sadly a highlight for us. After lunch we got on a resort ferry back to our Island, and had drinks at Michele's, and dinner at a Chineese restraunt near her house. But before we left for home at about 10pm we were stormed in and had to sit out the Lightning and heavy rain. After this we made the scarry little scooter ride home but made it to tell the story. In summary ...

... only downside being that the beach is directly adjacent to the road). It became pretty clear that the cream of Langkawi's beach crop is reserved for the luxury resorts that dot the island, and not the public. Nevertheless, the beaches and turquoise water were still quite beautiful and I had a really relaxing day soaking up the sun and listening to the surf - thinking back on the wonderful time I've had thus in Malaysia and elsewhere on my trip. . . Malaysia is a beautiful ...

... somewhere to crash for our one night stay on the island. On arrival at Pantai Cenang and after sometime lugging our bags up and down the street in the blazing heat, we found out that Langkawi is actually quite expensive for backpackers. James and I managed to find a little place off the main road which had funny little rooms, a bit like a small retro garden shed, with really lovely landlady and her ex-colonel husband who insisted that everyone was a ...

... other main highlight was the visit to te 'Boh' Tea plantation. This place was breathtaking and it was so great to see an actual Tea plantation (somthing i have wanted to see). The rolling hills covered in tea leaves, seperated into such neat formations was really a sight to see. It was made even more impressive by the lingering mist that covered the hills and also by the odd worker weaving in and out of the tea leave fields. Another great part, was the ...

... beach - not exciting - then drive up a long and winding road to Mount Raya. It takes about 15 minutes and when we get there, we find a hotel that is being redeveloped and little else. We are ushered into the restaurant where we have lunch. While we are waiting, we speculate that the builders are in the kitchen as a sideline. The food is good when it arrives, so the bricklayers are obviously dual trained. The view would be spectacular but there is ...

... stopped, and two very flustered guys got on the bus. Now last time we saw them, was when they got on the ferry about 20 mins after us, and were directed downstairs as upstairs was too full. We chatted to them after they had calmed down and they told us 'that they always meant to be on this bus, but the bus didn't wait. So they had to hired a taxi driver to chase the bus down'. Awesome!! Then another 4 more people boarded -all from our ferry and all with the ...

Travelled from KL to Arua on the sleeper train (second class- more than comfortable enough, quite a bit like the capsule hotels in Japan). Then got taxi (20RN) to the ferry terminal and ferry to Langkawi (1 hour). We loved Langkawi. we stayed at Pantai Cenang, the most built up of the beaches in Langkawi but not to its detriment. the beach is beautiful, and west facing so each evening we watched the sunset behind a small island ...