After a rough flight into Langkawi and a very, very wet start (two days) the sun came out, and so we decided to stay in Pantai Cenang (Cha-nang Beach) on Langkawi Island for two weeks. Langkawi is a group of 99 islands north of Penang just off the Malaysian north-west coast, close to the Thai southern border. Langkawi is a Duty and Tax Free island which means that beer is 1.3 MYR per can (AUD$0.47), and a 1 litre bottle of Baileys is 42MYR (AUD$15.27). And Col, Johnny Walker Gold (18 year aged whiskey) is 75MYR (AUD$27.27) for a 1.2litre bottle - shame we can't put some in a parcel home for you. Langkawi is also a Muslim community which means that some restaurants serve alcohol and the majority do not! We are staying at the
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