Cheap booze in Malaysia!
Trip Start
Nov 01, 2006
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Trip End
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We caught the afternoon ferry over to Langkawi which took around 2 1/2 hours. It was a bit of a rust bucket but got us there just as sun was setting which was nice as we came into port. We sailed through (no pun intended!) customs and were soon procuring the services of a taxi with who we had to barter with as he was trying to charge 3 times the quoted price. It was quite a long drive to our guest house Zackry's which was located in the Tenggau area and after much driving around we finally managed to find the place. After checking in and a quick orientation of the premises Carla and I seemed suitably impressed. The rooms were basic and the common areas inviting and friendly plus beer was only 2.5 ringgits. This place was nothing short of a bargain in comparison to its hotel complex neighbours. We had a quick beer and headed to the Indian restaurant next door where we had a really good curry of Tandori crab and Rogan Josh washed down with a cold Carlsberg, so far so good! The next day we went for an explore and walk into town for a little look around. Langkawi is nice enough but nothing to special it's full of big hotels many tacky, the beaches are average and the water is quite dirty although some of the scenery is quite nice. I suppose what draws a lot of people here are the duty free kick backs; I know that's why we're here and if we are to last a month of limited alcohol at extortionate prices then we were going to have to stock up. We took it pretty easy for a couple of days as Langkawi was only every intended as a stopover apart from the last night where we went to a few bars with a couple from Stoke and got very drunk although not as drunk as them! Before we knew it, it was time to board another ferry to Penang (the home of little India!)
