We arrived at Langkawi on 29th January via a ferry from Penang. After looking at 2 of the more popular hostels and finding them full, we headed to Daddy's hostel where we ended up staying 7 days total. After getting our room we immediately headed to the beach, which did not disappoint, with beautiful white sand and clear sea it was the nicest beach we had seen so far. On our first full day we went island hopping to a few local spots, the first Pregnant Lady Lake where the story goes that if a woman drinks the water they'll get pregnant, was a great swim with really fresh water. The 2nd we fed eagles from the boat which was really good. Finally heading to Beras Besar Island, a secluded island with a beautiful beach. Unfortunately ... read more

On the Sunday the 23rd Jan (yes I know I'm quite a bit behind with my blog ;-) we set off for Pangkor. We'd heard great things about the small island, with beautiful beaches and relatively quiet compared to other travel destinations. 2 buses, one ferry and a taxi later we arrived on the island in blistering heat. Hayley managed to barter our accommodation down from 80 RM a night to 55RM which I was very impressed with, it did help that the resort was empty mind. We had a private Chalet which was very nice. We spent the rest of the day on the beach, did a bit of swimming and a bit of just chilling in the heat. It really does have a beautiful beach. Unfortunately the next 2 days weren't as nice, the ... read more

So after 2 years of planning, our travels have finally begun!! I will write a bit about what we've been doing in a paragraphs time, but first as not requested by Em & Steve Stead I will tell a bit about the journey to London Stansted and then to Kuala Lumpur (KL). It was very long and very boring!! I was going to include some pictures with this blog but unfortunately the hostel we are at does not allow you to plug in USB devices, will try to upload some in the future. We arrived at KL at around 7:30 and after getting a 2 hour bus, followed by a taxi who we graciously gave 3 x the recommended fee to we were at our hostel, Reggae Guest House 2 which is in Chinatown and is ... read more