Langkawi - Part 1

One of the first highlights of the holiday was a 4-day family trip to the island of Langkawi. The trip was partly arranged from Finland, with the Chairman in charge. The first problem was finding a suitable place to stay. After hours of internet surfing, calls to relatives and much deliberation, the choice was narrowed down to two - the Frangipani Resort and Holiday Villa. The latter got the nod as it was considerably cheaper.

The group heading out to Langkawi consisted of Peter, Hwei-Ming, Henry,Thomas, Po-Po, Kuan, Jia-Qi and Jia-Yen. Unfortunately, Jia-Jun couldn't join us as he didn't get permission from the doctor following his latest operation.

Elk's Street and the Sungai Petani gang set off by bus to Alor Setar, where they were met by Kuan and a friend. After a lunch of Wan Tan Mee, Kari Mee and, one of Henry's favourites, chicken feet, it was off to Kuala Kedah to catch the high-speed ferry to Langkawi. Below a few photos.

Waiting at the Kuala Kedah ferry terminal.

Jia-Qi and Hwei-Ming on the ferry to Langkawi.


The ferry moored at Kuah Jetty, Langkawi.

We were met at the jetty by a minibus driver to take us to the hotel on the other side of the island.

Henry and Thomas with the bus driver. Note the name of the group.

Once in the hotel, people started making use of the facilities, as can be seen below.

Thomas, Jia-Yen, and Henry enjoying an ice-cream by the pool.


Jia-Qi doing the same.


Po-Po on the balcony of her hotel room.


In the hotel swimming pool. From left to right Peter, Henry, Jia-Qi, Kuan and Po-Po.


Thomas in the swimming pool. He cannot quite swim yet but is almost there. Apart from a small deep area, the swimming pool was 1.2m deep, so pretty safe for children.

The hotel is situated on Cenang beach (Pantai Cenang) which is west facing, allowing people to watch the sun set over the water.

The setting sun seen from Cenang Pantai.

Thomas on the beach with a thunderstorm approaching.

Collecting cockles on the beach (Henry, Jia-Qi and Kuan).


Building sandcastles on the beach (Hwei-Ming).

But not all the time was spent lounging around the hotel. For further information about what we did, read Part 2.