Hotel Helang Langkawi

Quite hungover but worth it. We booked our journey to Krabi for the next day and when feeling well enough got our act together to go and do the Langkawi cable car.<br><br>I'll be honest we didn't feel great being pulled up 600 metres in a metal box but it was awesome. Saw Hannah from the hostel ...

... to Penang and pre-booked a room at the costal town of Batu Ferringhi. The coach trip was a comfortable five hour journey, we were literally chilled in the cool bus and enjoyed the scenic drive through the country. Malaysia is an interesting mix of old, new, traditional, poverty, affluence and modern commercialism. Some travelers seem to shun this ecliptic mix as not being authentic enough, but for us after neat and tidy Europe it was certainly anything but boring. <br ...

... by the whole<br>bumpy ride, he did puzzles and watched Mr. Bean whilst i cranked the<br>ipod up and went to sleep. Neither of us were sick thankfully. We<br>were sitting next to and behind an Arab family who had seen better<br>days. The men both retreated to our row of seats and left their two<br>wives to comfort each other whilst trying to control a little boy. We<br>felt a bit bad that we couldnt help them especially after they shared<br>biscuits with us. Oh well like i said it was an ...

... about dinner resulting in a silly messy one. We were here for 10 nights and pretty much relaxed and did not much. A lot of cards, war signs and pictionary were played and we did partake in an awful lot of man-and occasionally cat (poor benedict)-shaving. Also, Dan and Hoggy discovered scuba diving and we all went out on a boat for the day to see the fishies. The weather was ace until ...

... No nyt on nahty taakin... Langawi oli ihan mukava saari halpaa kaljaa, chillii menoo ja mukavia ihmisia. Tavattiin pari Austraalialaista tyttoa joiden kanssa kaytiin juhlimisen lisaks Island hoppingilla se oli sellanen missa lahettiin aamulla menemaan sellasella veneella saarille. Kapteeni ei kyl hirveesti antanu veneelleen veneelleen armoa siina aallokossa. Valilla oltiin koko vene ilmassa. meikalainen oli ainakin niin marka ...

... was great, and cheap, just like the one in Vietnam. We walked round a lovely market after that, loads of crazy fruit and veg we hadn't seen up north. We headed back up towards our guesthouse and stopped for deep fried prawn fritters, heads shells and all with sweet chilli sauce which were amazing. Had a look round the small local museum, they seemed amused to see foreigners too. After chilling for a bit we walked up Monkey Mountain near the guesthouse ...

... stayed in any one place is 4 days, so it's not any great change of pace really. In Koh Phi Phi we made the decision to cross the Thai/Malay border from Satun in Thailand and go straight to the island of Langkawi; we understood it was a little used border crossing and could be frought with problems of having your visa properly stamped or problems when you actually make it to Malay main land... However, what we found was a multitude of companies and ...

... exorbitant prices the motels are charging for the mosquito infested shacks. But with a little determination, finally a local agent got us a place for shut eye for the two nites. In Langkawi, the breathtaking view from above the clouds @ Mount Mat Chinchang really is mother nature's testimony of God, the creator and tasteful artist of the beautiful pieces of work. On our first nite, back at Pantai Cenang nearby where we stayed, we decided ...