The fifth hundred entry - Langkawi

Am back from the 4D3N trip to LKW and her nearby Thai Island.

Loved it!!!

The trip was good. A luxury trip i wld say. We spent a total of 440sgd+200usd+1000rm+600baht.

Our airticks which were booked last oct cost sgd70 each. Flight took 1.5hrs including boarding time. The actual flight time only took 1hr or so. Upon reaching lgw, we took a cab(rm20) to our resort which is about 20-30mins away.

Our deluxe room @ Holiday villa cost 350rm per nite, no breakfast included. Poolview. Ground floor. The service was alright and the plus side is its filled w angmos. Thru out the stay there i didnt see a lot of singaporeans or chinese which is so good. I cld easily imagine myself to be on an Caribbean island.
After checking in, we went to the nearby restaurant, Sunday for dinner. rm120 for 2 mains, 1 stir fried veggies, 1 soft shell crab, 2 beer. Nice bali-thai deco hence the steep pricing. The food was so-so but the ambiance is worth it.

We went back to the resort wanting to go for a soak in their Jacuzzi but they close their pool at 8pm with the reason tt they had added in chemical to clean their pool. So we had to soak in the bathtub instead.

Day 2
We rented a car for 100rm and drove around lkw. My 4th country tt i drove in.

We went to tanjong rhu beach,

the city,

took the cable car(rm30 each),

and end the day w a lobster dinner (rm180). yumm..
check out the price for ONE bowl of rice.. we almost fainted..

Day 3
We took a day trip to the nearby Koh Lepe (The Maldives of Thailand) which is an hr away frm lkw via speedboat. The return journey cost rm280 each. This only covers the speedboat ride, on the island its own time own target own expenses.

Check out the clear blue sea..

Koh Lepe is a small island that has 3 beaches and is all within walking range.

Theres no car on the island, only motorcycles. Lots of simple thai cafes, thai massages and thai dogs.

Here, i counted less than 10 chinese. We are the minorities and can say tt the Thais' look out for us. We walked around the island, found a nice place for lunch(450baht),

went to the beach and found a shady place to waste the day away. I rented a mask(50baht) n did some snokelling along the beach.

I saw a lot of clown fish, parrot fish, big colourful clams, a lion fish, many sea cucumbers and other fishes. Not much live corals here due to the boat activities, but there are shops there that offers 2 type of snorkeling trips to the nearby reefs at 550 and 650baht that last for a day, departing at 9.30am, coming back at 4.30pm. Hence if you want to do both trips, its recommended that you spend 4d3n here.

Their accomodation cost around 1200baht for 2 pax for no aircons and hot water to much much more for resorts style.

Day 4
We slept till we had enough and went for breakfast(30rm) at the Catus restaurant just outside our resort. They served American bkf, British bkf, Malaysia bkf, International bkf, pancakes and such. It has a very sit back and relax feeling for me, no air-con, wooden tables, mismatch chairs, large bright dinning plates and most importantly, freshly squeezed orange juice!! yumm..

Aft bkf, i decided to give it a go at sun tanning. Thru out the whole trip we were trying to avoid e sun as much as possible but tt day i decided to 'TRY' sun tanning to understand why the ang mos enjoy it so much. At the poolside of course.

I changed to my one piece swimming costume, slap on as much sunblock my body can take, took my book, a bottle of water and the large pool side towel and 'chop' a partial shaded lounge for myself. I went for a dip den went back to read my book. Feeling my body turning warm then dry then hot is actually quite an enjoyable feeling. When i felt myself beginning to sweat, i went for another dip to cool off. Due to time constraint, i head back to our room, shower, pack and then check out at 1pm.

We slowly walked out of the resort to find a place for late lunch and after a 30mins walk we ended up at this simple and nice place(which i cant remember its name).

I had a mexican pancake which i like very much, she had a curry chicken which is nt too bad either.
My iced coffee float taste kinda different but bearable and her iced tea is fruity and cooling.
Our lunch cost 50rm which may be ex for Malaysian std, but aft converting to sgd, its actually reasonable. We sat and eat and chat till nearly 3pm, paid for the bill, got a cab, went back to collect our luggage and head to the airport.

And before i knew it, i'm back in SG. One more mth to go before my next getaway. How will that be then?

Tip: To avoid unnecessary conversation with strangers, just smile and pretend you do not know english and they will just assume that you are from China..

Note to self: Get dark shades for ppl-watching.