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Nat and I took a really short but lovely trip to Langkawi Island over the weekend. It was heartwarming to know were were flying over Pakatan Rakyat land throughout. lol. Guess I’ve been tasked to share some memories from the trip. We forgot the camera and we paid for our oversight by missing out on some really awesome shots of view from where we stayed (The Andaman) and the sights (atop Gunung Machinchang). Oh well :) So with my trusty Nokia 6300, here are some shots from our trip - mostly sights and not of ourselves but more at our Flickr set!

I love taking pictures of the clouds when I’m on a plane. Reminds me of Care-a-lot. That’s what the Care Bears live if you didn’t know. lol.

It was lovely to see the rivers and patches of earth below. This is nothing like flying over a desert though. You won’t believe how amazingly gorgeous sand dunes are from the sky.

Our suite at The Andaman, Langkawi.

The corner of the room has a sofa. Outside the window was nothing but trees and the sound of the Andaman Sea splashing along the shore. Truly tranquil.

Yes, that’s me taking a picture of the washroom.

Ah toiletries. The washroom comes with a bath tub so I finished all the bath gel and had a couple of good soaks before I got back home to my usual boring showers.

Andaman Sea! That island you see has been christened Monkey Island by Nat and I after we kayaked there and deemed it our island. lol. We later saw a row of monkeys walking behind one another on the mainland near the rocks. We got pretty excited. Such city folks we are.

The view from the deck chair as I worked on my tan. Blissful.

Randomly-shaped sand patterns made by little white beach crabs when digging their little homes.

After chilling by the beach we had tea at the beach bar. We had a focaccia with oregano and camembert. The texture was a little dry for me but the taste itself was fragrantly flavourful.

Calamansi sherbet with chocolate and hazelnut biscotti. Now this was a real palette cleanser.

The beach bar where we had our snack was surrounded by a rainforest. The amount of noise made by whistling, buzzing insects were crazy. My head felt a little dizzy soon after hearing too much of it.

We took a walk down the beach after tea. We saw this really cute hermit crab. Image cropped for a clearer view.

Sunset by the rocks.

Between this picture and the sunset was a really good breakfast, two movies and a kayak trip out to sea. We took the cable car to the Langkawi Suspension Bridge. This is the view from the first stop midway at 625 metres above sea level on Gunung Machinchang.

The jungle trek available for those who would explore the wilderness instead of taking the cable car.

On a fine day if you stand here between 6.30pm to 7.00pm you will have the pleasure of witnessing the most enchanting sunset at Langkawi cable car. When we were there, it was cloudy like fuck. lol.

Behold the engineering wonder that is this bridge - it sways and vibrates when the wind blows!

Valleys, chasms, curves of the mountains and the ocean beyond.

Caution: for your safety, do not climb. At 700 meters above sea level, who ever that wants to jump from here is not concerned about his/her safety!

The suspension bridge was one of the highlights of the trip. Nat put Sting on my Ipod and it was the perfect song to soak up the marvellous view. We were the last to leave the place. They practically had to pry us from our spot that gave us that awesome view above :) The cable car is RM15 with your MyKad, otherwise it’s RM25. If you ever go to Langkawi, you must see go up and see the scenery!!

The Andaman is truly a paradise for those who want to get away from the city and all that is hectic related it. It is about 40 minutes from the airport. Rooms come with DVD players so bring your discs along or you can rent some from the gift shop. The hotel also has a spa but we didn’t try it. There are also complimentary morning and evening walks available. For those with extra moolah, there are biking and hiking excursions out too. For RM60, you can help plant a tree. We saw one from Bank Negara dated 2001 and it was really erm, stunted and small. Must be a pygmy tree :) All in all, a perfect place to be if you want to be some place secluded and kilometres away from normalcy.

Thanks to Nat’s parents for the hotel vouchers! :) Didn’t think Nat and I could possibly afford RM990 a night now can we? lol. For that price, you can imagine that the service was top notch, the pillows being extra fluffy and the breakfast spread unimaginably huge.

What a break from work. I want to migrate to a remote island! :)

Anyway, I wanted to write about the pitfalls of tourism but I’ll save that for the next post :) Hope you guys enjoyed the pictures! :)