For the last bit of Asia we returned to Malaysia. After a straightforward border crossing at Sungai Kolok we caught a taxi (the only way to get there) to Kuala Besut in time for the last boat of the day to the Perhentian Islands. Early on, back in Goa, I wrote that the beaches there were paradise as far as I knew. Now with a wide selection of Thai beaches behind me I'd still say it was true, but the beaches here compare well. White sand, no unexpected rocks under the surface, nothing stinging in the water. It was good to start and end with the best beaches. Other ones had many plus points too but for the basics, the sand and the sea, these were top. We spent four nights there in total, the first
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