This statue represents one of the interpretations of the name Langkawi (Reddish-brown eagle in Malay). It is located in the administrative centre of Kuah which is the largest town on the island.
We have settled into our housesit on Langkawi Island in northern Malaysia. Not to give you the wrong idea, but one of the most attractive things about the island is it is a duty free zone. As Malaysia has the 3rd highest tax on alcohol in the world, this is a wonderful perk. There are limits on how much you can purchase a month, but they are fairly reasonable.
Another wonderful find for us has been the Malaysian/Indonesian airline Malindo Air. Good service and comfortably spaced seats. As well, unlike North American airlines they do not gouge you for baggage weight. For this 65 minute flight we paid $65CDN for both of us and that included 30kg of checked luggage each.
The heat here is pretty brutal. The coolest time of the day is about an hour before sunrise when it is just 25 – 26C. During the day it gets up to 31 – 33C, the killer is the 65 – 95% humidity which adds another 10C of perceived heat. Thank goodness for air conditioning. This may not have been the best place to decide to start increasing my running mileage.
This fellows red top grabbed my attention as we were having our morning coffee. This is just off our back patio. Acres of rice paddies which they work with tractors and hand held hoes.Most evenings we get some sort of rainfall. This evening we were also treated to some colour at sunset.So fortunate to have these wonderful cats to look after.
As the home owners have been incredibly gracious in allowing us to use their vehicle we have also started exploring the island and look forward to seeing even more of it before we leave.
Karen checking the water temperature on Tanjung Rhu Beach on the northeast corner of the island. It’s hot.The clouds here are spectacular. This was on the north end of Tanjung Rhu Beach.
Stay tuned for more sights from Langkawi, as well as a report on the scuba diving here.
Oh, the alcohol tax! Hah, yup, the price is a bit crazy in South East Asian countries. Sometimes I have to bring a bottle or two bottles of wine when visiting friends/family in Indonesia and Singapore just because the price there was too high. – it is always a good gift anyway 🙂 Enjoy your travel in Malaysia.
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Oh, the alcohol tax! Hah, yup, the price is a bit crazy in South East Asian countries. Sometimes I have to bring a bottle or two bottles of wine when visiting friends/family in Indonesia and Singapore just because the price there was too high. – it is always a good gift anyway 🙂 Enjoy your travel in Malaysia.
Thank you.