Langkawi is an island chain off the coast of Northwestern Malaysia and the entire area is, for some reason, a duty free zone. There is one big island where most people stay and I was at the Southern part, on Pantai Cenang a nice beach with a little tourist strip behind it and backpacker bars, restaurants, and hostels abound. I met some people the first night who introduced me to the only restaurant at which I ate, an Indian place called Tomato. By far the cheapest ($1 a plate) and damn good too. I spent three nights there so my first full day consisted of drinking cheap beer on the beach and for my second, I rented a moped to drive around the island to mountains, waterfalls, beaches, etc (which only costs $6 for the day!). Driving on the left side of the road is quite a trip as well, good thing there wasn't much traffic. Anyways, a good chill few days before I headed off to Thailand. Pictures below:
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Round trip Air Asia flight from Kuala Lumpur ($76) leaves from LCCT Airport and at Langkawi you must get a taxi to wherever you are going for about $5 one way fixed price because there is no bus system there. Moped rental places are found on the main street, just look for bikes outside shops ($6 a day), though some require a motorcycle licence, despite how ridiculously easy they are to drive. Return trip to the airport costs the same, fixed price. I stayed at Gekko Guesthouse, a nice little place with $5 dorms and a fun atmosphere, though a few people are glued to the TV.
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