It's Thursday evening, February 16 and I'm on Langkawi, an island in Malaysia near the Thailand border. I've been making my way north through Malaysia, primarily by bus. I have stopped in Ipoh, Penang, and now Langkawi. It's harder to spend as much time with updates when I'm on the move. Sorry for lagging! My impression of Malaysia really hasn't changed, although Langkawi is a definite improvement. Malaysia has been oppressively hot, humid, and dirty. Being on the beach now helps though. :) But not enough to stay in Malaysia. I leave tomorrow. Where am I going? Tomorrow I take a ferry from Langkawi to Satun province in Thailand. My destination is Koh Lipe, an island that is not very accessible. From what I have read, there is only limited electricity, no ATMs, no banks, and
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