Penang & Langkawi
February 19th 2006 I had only intended to stay in Penang for a couple of days. Long enough to get a 60 day visa from the Thai consulate and then head for the islands in the Andaman Sea.
It didn't quite work out like that.
For a start, we arrived on a Friday afternoon and of course the Thai consulate would be closed over the weekend.
Penang is itself an island in the Andaman Sea and in the past was of strategi
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