My trip to Langkawi had been a good one. For those that don’t know, Langkawi is quite a pretty island which is part of Kedah, Malaysia. Flying in the air above it, I had notice many tiny islands nearby which made it look breathtaking. You can find out more about this place in Wikitravel (http://wikitravel.org/en/Langkawi)
I spent 3 days, 2 nights there. In actual it’s more like 1.5 exploring days.
Day 1:
We touched down in Langkawi at noon on 28-Sep (Friday) which gives us about half a day to explore. Kudos to Ding for being the ‘PLANNER’ (as how he likes to put it..ha ha) and planning the itinerary for our trip. Well, we fulfilled almost 80% of the itinerary and I’m sure he should be proud of that. The flight there was a peaceful, non-turbulent journey which is our first time flying Firefly – its motto is something like Malaysia’s first community airline bla bla bla. I’d like to point out that I LOVED the black t-shirt that the stewardess had on. The plane was tiny (could hold probably 50 passengers). Upon reaching Langkawi airport we rented a car for a pretty good price in our opinion. RM120 for 3 days, that’s like RM40 a day. We got a Proton Savvy as Ding had never driven one before and had a little trouble at first working the auto/manual gear. It was drizzling as we headed out towards Awana Porto Malai resort. The map was simple and direct. There were a lot of signs that could point us in the right direction. The 1st few hours we were just learning to get used to the map and the roads. We made some wrong turns sometimes but I would say traveling by car in Langkawi was not too bad. We spent our afternoon at Oriental Village where the Langkawi cable car was. The journey there was briefly disrupted when we took the wrong road and ended up on a narrow 1 lane road just big enough for a Savvy to pass through. It was some ‘kampung’ in Kedawang and there was no turning back. Thank God we managed to get out of the maze. At Oriental Village, it was drizzling and the cable car service was stopped briefly so we didn’t take it. Besides, I was really disappointed because the weather made the distant view look so blurry and white so much so that I think it would be a waste of RM25 to go up there and not get a good clear view. In the Oriental Village, there’s a section housing rabbits and deer and anyone can walk right in and feed them. When we reached there it was only the 2 of us but unfortunately a big group of party poopers followed suit and crowded the whole place, hogging all the rabbits’ attention. Ding and I were attacked by deer. When I had food in my hand they start rubbing against me and aiming for my hand. One damn deer stepped on my foot. Imagine the pain. I went ‘OUCCCHHHH’ but the deer wouldn’t budge. And the guy there had the nerve to say they are harmless. They practically ambushed me. Ewww!
Here's a lowdown on Awana Porto Malai (that's the hotel we stayed in):
I liked the front walkway that leads into the lobby. It was flanked on both sides by Koi fish ponds which was unique. The room was quite nice and the sea view was pretty.
Day 2:
We got up to an early start and first destination was Snake Sanctuary which is very near the Makam Mahsuri. Never ever go to this stupid snake farm. Waste of money and time. Along the way we say the Makam Mahsuri and decided to take a look. I thought it should have been free but they are charging RM5 per person so I thought…WTF? 5 dollars to see a ‘makam’. No thank you. We left immediately. The next destination was Crocodile Farm. Why snakes and crocs you may ask? Well Ding loves to watch these reptiles. We had to pass by Ulu Melaka to get there. This is how most of the roads in Langkawi looked like.
Fitting to say, it’s quite ‘ulu’. Everywhere is flanked by shrubs, trees, bushes and all green plants. Houses that we see along the way are always surrounded by overgrown shrubs. Crocodile Farm was definitely worth it. I would recommend this for those that won’t scream everytime they see a crocodile move. Not really for the faint-hearted sometimes. There were quite a lot of crocodiles, big ones, tiny ones, motionless ones. We were in time for the 11.15am show. Voila~! This is the star of the crocodile farm..which one you might ask?
The interesting part of this farm was the bridge above the crocodile pond. It’s a wooden bridge which was kinda scary. I was afraid it would break and I’d fall straight into the mouth of a crocodile. There were quite a lot of them in the stinky pond. We completed the first 2 destinations way ahead of schedule, so we wanted to stop by one of the beaches and the easiest along the way was Pantai Pasir Tengkorak…or maybe loosely translated to Skull Sand Beach.
Our next stop was Kuah town. Upon reaching the outskirts of the town. We started to see more ‘civilization’…meaning we started to see more concrete, shop houses, buildings etc. and less jungle. We knew we were close. We stopped for lunch before heading into the several duty-free shops to scout for chocolates. At this point, it is CADBURY time~~!! Finally we headed off to Langkawi Parade shopping mall and bought chocolates…lotsa chocolates.
As we had planned to visit the Night Market, it was way too early so we headed back to the hotel to get a short rest before coming out again to Kuah in the evening. At 6pm, we went back to Kuah and visited the Eagle Square. (eagle eagle..come to mama!)
Next stop was Langkawi Fair..there wasn’t much to see there so we went to the night market after dinner. It was lame. Lame lame lame night market. I only saw 2 stalls selling food.
Day 3:
Anyhoo, that's about it for our trip. Day 3 was our flight back on..Firefly. The return flight was ... freaky. So much air pocket travelling on a teeny-tiny airplane so much so that it felt like I was sitting on a roller-coaster ride. Even my sunglass I placed safely on my head fell off. I can see that the middle-aged fella sitting on the other row was freaked out to the point of pee-ing in his own pants but he still had the balls to laugh at Ding. It was raining and windy and it did feel like the plane was falling at a couple of intervals.
Well if you want to see more of our Langkawi photos. Here's the link :
http://mellim82.multiply.com/photos/album/9/Langkawi_Trip_2007
I spent 3 days, 2 nights there. In actual it’s more like 1.5 exploring days.
Day 1:
We touched down in Langkawi at noon on 28-Sep (Friday) which gives us about half a day to explore. Kudos to Ding for being the ‘PLANNER’ (as how he likes to put it..ha ha) and planning the itinerary for our trip. Well, we fulfilled almost 80% of the itinerary and I’m sure he should be proud of that. The flight there was a peaceful, non-turbulent journey which is our first time flying Firefly – its motto is something like Malaysia’s first community airline bla bla bla. I’d like to point out that I LOVED the black t-shirt that the stewardess had on. The plane was tiny (could hold probably 50 passengers). Upon reaching Langkawi airport we rented a car for a pretty good price in our opinion. RM120 for 3 days, that’s like RM40 a day. We got a Proton Savvy as Ding had never driven one before and had a little trouble at first working the auto/manual gear. It was drizzling as we headed out towards Awana Porto Malai resort. The map was simple and direct. There were a lot of signs that could point us in the right direction. The 1st few hours we were just learning to get used to the map and the roads. We made some wrong turns sometimes but I would say traveling by car in Langkawi was not too bad. We spent our afternoon at Oriental Village where the Langkawi cable car was. The journey there was briefly disrupted when we took the wrong road and ended up on a narrow 1 lane road just big enough for a Savvy to pass through. It was some ‘kampung’ in Kedawang and there was no turning back. Thank God we managed to get out of the maze. At Oriental Village, it was drizzling and the cable car service was stopped briefly so we didn’t take it. Besides, I was really disappointed because the weather made the distant view look so blurry and white so much so that I think it would be a waste of RM25 to go up there and not get a good clear view. In the Oriental Village, there’s a section housing rabbits and deer and anyone can walk right in and feed them. When we reached there it was only the 2 of us but unfortunately a big group of party poopers followed suit and crowded the whole place, hogging all the rabbits’ attention. Ding and I were attacked by deer. When I had food in my hand they start rubbing against me and aiming for my hand. One damn deer stepped on my foot. Imagine the pain. I went ‘OUCCCHHHH’ but the deer wouldn’t budge. And the guy there had the nerve to say they are harmless. They practically ambushed me. Ewww!
Here's a lowdown on Awana Porto Malai (that's the hotel we stayed in):
I liked the front walkway that leads into the lobby. It was flanked on both sides by Koi fish ponds which was unique. The room was quite nice and the sea view was pretty.
Day 2:
We got up to an early start and first destination was Snake Sanctuary which is very near the Makam Mahsuri. Never ever go to this stupid snake farm. Waste of money and time. Along the way we say the Makam Mahsuri and decided to take a look. I thought it should have been free but they are charging RM5 per person so I thought…WTF? 5 dollars to see a ‘makam’. No thank you. We left immediately. The next destination was Crocodile Farm. Why snakes and crocs you may ask? Well Ding loves to watch these reptiles. We had to pass by Ulu Melaka to get there. This is how most of the roads in Langkawi looked like.
Fitting to say, it’s quite ‘ulu’. Everywhere is flanked by shrubs, trees, bushes and all green plants. Houses that we see along the way are always surrounded by overgrown shrubs. Crocodile Farm was definitely worth it. I would recommend this for those that won’t scream everytime they see a crocodile move. Not really for the faint-hearted sometimes. There were quite a lot of crocodiles, big ones, tiny ones, motionless ones. We were in time for the 11.15am show. Voila~! This is the star of the crocodile farm..which one you might ask? 
The interesting part of this farm was the bridge above the crocodile pond. It’s a wooden bridge which was kinda scary. I was afraid it would break and I’d fall straight into the mouth of a crocodile. There were quite a lot of them in the stinky pond. We completed the first 2 destinations way ahead of schedule, so we wanted to stop by one of the beaches and the easiest along the way was Pantai Pasir Tengkorak…or maybe loosely translated to Skull Sand Beach.
Our next stop was Kuah town. Upon reaching the outskirts of the town. We started to see more ‘civilization’…meaning we started to see more concrete, shop houses, buildings etc. and less jungle. We knew we were close. We stopped for lunch before heading into the several duty-free shops to scout for chocolates. At this point, it is CADBURY time~~!! Finally we headed off to Langkawi Parade shopping mall and bought chocolates…lotsa chocolates.
As we had planned to visit the Night Market, it was way too early so we headed back to the hotel to get a short rest before coming out again to Kuah in the evening. At 6pm, we went back to Kuah and visited the Eagle Square. (eagle eagle..come to mama!)
Next stop was Langkawi Fair..there wasn’t much to see there so we went to the night market after dinner. It was lame. Lame lame lame night market. I only saw 2 stalls selling food. 
Day 3:Anyhoo, that's about it for our trip. Day 3 was our flight back on..Firefly. The return flight was ... freaky. So much air pocket travelling on a teeny-tiny airplane so much so that it felt like I was sitting on a roller-coaster ride. Even my sunglass I placed safely on my head fell off. I can see that the middle-aged fella sitting on the other row was freaked out to the point of pee-ing in his own pants but he still had the balls to laugh at Ding. It was raining and windy and it did feel like the plane was falling at a couple of intervals.
Well if you want to see more of our Langkawi photos. Here's the link :
http://mellim82.multiply.com/photos/album/9/Langkawi_Trip_2007
1 comment:
of course nice ler ( xcept for the snake farm). Coz i am the PLANNER mah
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