Blogs from Langkawi, Malaysia, Asia - page 18

Went down to the beach today and hired a kayak for an hour. Paddled as close to the next island as we could comfortably get in the time limit before heading back, getting back to shore turned out to be much harder work than the outward journey! Wandered down to the other quieter beach for an hours sunbathing (which is the longest period we can manage) and a dip in the sea. We discussed how best to get to KL tomorrow with Niamh and printed off our Indian Visa forms. In the evening we went to a beautiful restaurant called Kantan which was very close to the hostel. The food was delicious. I had chicken curry noodles and Rob had a noodle dish too. We followed this with a fruit and veg platter with a spicy ... read more

Me, Rob, Ryan and Natalie went on the banana boat today, it was such fun! That is until he span us round and we all fell off and Rob landed his hip on Ryan's head! Boat driver was a little more careful with us from then on! The view of the island from the boat was gorgeous. Ate at the Indian restaurant near the hostel tonight which was delicious and a bargain as we get 10% discount for staying at Zackry's and the service charge is waived. Beat Rob at Snakes and Ladders and at dominoes about 7 times before he won one and we were able to stop playing haha Sat in the bar with Natalie and Ryan tonight (it was their last night at hostel as they're moving to a hotel). Kat and Jim ... read more

Rob was a little hungover so I went out for salt and sugar supplies to perk him up a little. We walked down to the beach once Rob recovered and my god the midday sun was sweltering. We only managed an hour but it was enough for robby to get sun burnt (note from Rob: I was wearing sun lotion too!). We walked back down the main street checking out the shops and menus. Sat near the pool for a couple of hours before shower and tea, stayed in the hostel bar for the night with Ryan and Natalie discussing where to visit next and how to get there. Had a few voddys and later on we got chatting to another couple form the UK Kat and Jim who have just completed their teacher training in ... read more

Hallo iedereen, We zijn op het moment al enkele dagen op Langkawi, dat is een eiland voor de westkust van Maleisië We hebben lekker uitgerust voordat we naar het koude Nederland terugvliegen dinsdag. Linux heeft het begeven op mijn laptop, dus een kort verslagje van onze laatste dagen in Laos. In Vientiane hebben we nog enkele tempels en een groot Buddha-park bezocht. Hiervoor zijn we met een busje een eindje de stad uit gegaan. In het park staat het vol met 1000 en 1 verschillende Buddha-beelden, allemaal anders qua uiterlijk, formaat en expressie. Het was erg rustig in het park (lees, ongeveer 7 andere mensen) maar toch nog bekende van onze bootreis ... read more

Day Twenty - Searing Sun, Sweeping Sea-Eagles and Succulent Steak Up bright and early was a shock to Leanne & Shannon but we soon bundled them down to the lobby to the awaiting taxi. As we were driving to the airport, the island was rousing with workers jumping into trucks alongside the road. After some airport indulgence at Starbucks to wake us up, we boarded the plane and took our short 30-minute flight to Langkawi. As we came into land we could see some of the 99 islands glisten in the sun and with the pilot telling us the ground temperature was 32*, we looked at the beaches eagerly. Our guesthouse on Langkawi was a delight. Greeted by Niamh, a spritely Dubliner who was wonderfully crazy and funny, we were able to check in early to ... read more