Hotel Grand Continental Langkawi

... over to our hostel in George Town. Spent our last day in Malaysia at Batu Ferenghi, the beach resort on Penang. Nice enough, but no Langkowi. The town has been built up to epic proportions with beach resorts and every 5 feet is someone offering you a jet ski or a parasailing ride. We managed to enjoy ourselves though, somehow. <br><br> The next morning it was in the taxi to the airport, through Singapore, and off to start our Vietnam adventure! Buh-Bye Malaysia

... but I rath** place the link f*r the *nes taken by Sinet, snap sh*ts that sh*ws quite precisely the places I have been talking ab*ut!<br><br>This are s*me pictures taken by me:<br><br>http://www.flickr.c*m/ph*t*s /14121129@N02/sets/72157622374491193/<b r><br>This are pictures taken by my mate:<br><br>http://www.flickr.c*m/ph*t *s/14121129@N02/<br><br>well my friends, I will tell y*u s*me m*re things *ne *f these days.... <br><br>take care!<br><br><br>

Well wasnt that exciting. Our ferry ride over to Langkawi was amazing, best $60<br>ringgit we have spent yet. The whole 2 and a half hour ferry ride we<br>were tossed around in choppy surf, the ferry was full to the rim with<br>people, and nearly everyone was vomiting. The poor staff were running<br>around trying to help people to the toilets and handing out plastic<br>vomit bags to everyone. They then had the awesome job of cleaning up<br>afterwards. Bryden and i were both terribly ...

... miss?' called out constantly? A few minutes into the taxi ride to Zackrys proved otherwise. The island of Langkawi is green, serene, rural and very laid back. Cattle and water buffalo graze the field and verges, eagles circle over the milky jade-green water and verthing is a little slower than real time. We shared the taxi with another older Aussie couple who were there to celebrate a friends birthday at one of the local resorts. They mentioned that their ...

... was such a mini paradise,a mini paradise with a ridiculous amount of dogs. We got our first 'Shanti' , a little wooden beach hut for 300baht (6 quid) a night and 10 second walk from the beach. The guy who ran it didnt speak much English but he seemed to like us and gave us a plate of nuts! The first night we were so busy catching up and drinking the duty free booze form Langkawi that we ...

... trip. We went out and then Whitford and Walter started trolling for barracuda or grouper. Around 30 minutes and no luck, everyone shifted to hand lines, dropping them to the bottom and hocking the fish. I observed as I am not a fisherman and was happy just to be out on the ocean and enjoy a couple of Tiger beers. Bob hooked the first fish and when he brought it up the 4 crew members started yelling not to touch the fish. I was only around 6-8 ...

... ei oikeen katota hyvalla silmalla ton tyylista musiikkia. Olihan se aikalailla erikoinen konsertti siella esiinty kymmenkunta bandia. Pari ihan kuunneltavaakin. Mut suurimmaks osaks se meni niin et siel laval oli joku joka vaan huus jotain elaimellista huutoa mikkiin ja kaverit sen takana vaan rampyttaa soittimiaan tulos oli yleesa jotain kaaosmaista. 5 tuntia taa kesti. Valilla sai kyl varoo varvastaa ku ihmiset pomppi ja ...

... We had no pliers or anything to get the hooks out and had to use a sandal to hold them down while I fumbled around, terrified of getting spiked or my fingers bitten off. The sun came out and we got a bit sunburnt as we legged it back to the hostel to catch a cab to the ferry. We washed briefly but I'm sure we both stank of squid on the ferry as nobody sat near us. Langkawi - good for beach bumming, if you have lots of money and it's sunny, **** for fishing.

So our sadness to leave Thailand was replaced by anticipation and travel arrangements to Malaysia. Realising we had decided back in England we would extend our time in Asia by 2 or 3 weeks, as we have arranged to meet Ali's Mum n Dad in Borneo, but hadn't told anyone of our great plans, including the flight companies or indeed Ali's Mum n Dad we find ourselves on a whistle stop trip through Malaysia! Bugger... However, that being said, the longest we ...

Do we count our blessing when good things happens, or do we count our blessings when trouble overshadows us? For me, it's in both situations that reminded me to count, count, count... Our trip to Langkawi started way before we step foot in LCCT airport. About 2 weeks before, I had to scramble my way to get accommodation booked, and prepared the tour agenda. An over sight of the public holiday made bookings nearly impossible, not to mention ...