Langkawi!

After a few days in Penang I was happy to be moving on to another location. I took the ferry across to the island of Langkawi. This is a really popular island for both travelers and locals as it has amazing beaches, great sunsets and duty free booze! I stayed in a quieter area of the island called Pantai Tengah at Zackry’s hostel. This was a great spot – the owners were awesome and the hostel was really relaxed. I spent the first few days on the beach reading and jumping in the water. The best experience by far though was renting a scooter for 2 days. I was so nervous when I first started driving it (the drivers in Malaysia are nuts!), but after the first day I had the hang of it. I zipped around the island checking out the Seven Wells Falls (where I met a wonderful woman named Kaur who is from KL… we hungout and drank coconut juice together), Tangjung Rhu the (most beautiful beach I have seen so far) and also went up the Langkawi cable car. The cable car was amazing as it gave you a amazing view of the islands and I could even see Thailand! I must have stayed up there for 2 hours, just wandering around and playing with my camera.

Langkawi was by far my most favorite place on that trip. I’m going back in January with a bunch of teachers so I already can’t wait for that! This trip was exactly what I needed… it was a good way for me to relax, regroup and best of all – spend some time with myself! I am looking forward to more solo adventures:)