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Malaysias version of Phuket has not attracted the same numbers as its counterpart in the Andaman, which is a bit odd. It has a good airport, the Andaman Sea is the same water as around Phuket, and...
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Sep 24, 2008
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If you happen to be downtown in Sungai Petani, Kedah, and you need to go to a bank, I’d recommend you go to the HSBC Bank, an originally British bank. It’s Hong Kong Bank if you are in other...
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May 14, 2008
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There was no way I was going to ride my bike back to the hotel, so I decided to take a taxi. The driver requested what he thought was an extortionate price (he kept on going on how the price was so...
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May 13, 2008
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I am not sure why, but I expected similar shopping experience to Kuala Lumpur. It was nothing like it and it would make sense – Kuah is a much smaller place. The shopping malls were small, the...
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May 13, 2008
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Adjacent to Eagle Square was the Park of Legends, the place to learn about local myths and legends. The park was delightful, artfully merging natural features (lakes, trees, lawns) with statues...
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May 13, 2008
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I grabbed something to eat and a drink, and then proceeded with my sightseeing plan. First on the list was Eagle Square. The enormous statue of an eagle (the symbol of Langkawi) was very...
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May 12, 2008
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Then the challenging part of my trip began. I entered the mountains and the hills got steep. The villages that I saw on the map turned out to be a few houses each with no people in sight. Then I...
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May 12, 2008
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My next stop was the Atma Alam Batik Art Village in Padang Matsirat. It was a small craft centre near the airport with a wide range of hand-painted cotton and silk batik products – shirts,...
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May 12, 2008
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The first part of my big trip - ride from the Holiday Villa to the airport - was relatively easy and uneventful. I went past an array of resorts, hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops. The travel agent in me was trying to remember where the hotels were, but I gave up quickly – there were just...
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May 11, 2008
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I rented the bike for three days and I spent the first day exploring the surroundings. The road was flat, there wasn’t much traffic and bike riding seemed easy. I soon got confident and decided to ride to Kuah on the next day (40 km away). There were two routes I could take and I chose the less...
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May 11, 2008
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There was a bicycle shop just outside my hotel (Holiday Villa) and after I walked passed it a few times, I decided to hire a bike. I am not a confident rider and I needed to get some closed-toe shoes first. That was a big challenge – not many people want them in a hot and humid place. I spent...
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Apr 25, 2008
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I rented the bike for three days and I spent the first day exploring the surroundings. The road was flat, there wasn’t much traffic and bike riding seemed easy. I soon got confident and decided...
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Apr 17, 2008
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When I travel, I don’t like to carry lots of cash with me, so I prefer to use an ATM to take it out as I go. If you are like me and if you are not staying downtown Kuah, keep in mind that ATMs...
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Apr 17, 2008
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Langkawi is one of the very few places I visited that I would like to go back to. I went there shortly after the tsunami and it was very quiet. Locals told me that the tourism suffered, even though...
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Mar 15, 2008
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I booked the Holiday Villa, because it was the cheapest accommodation I could find and I was quite surprised when I got there – the resort was on the beach front, the room was large, tastefully...
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