Langkawi 🏝

Hello dear ones,

Now I'm already at my second stop of the trip. The time in Singapore went by very quickly and I've been on the road for a week already.

On Tuesday afternoon, I arrive in Langkawi. It's very hot but also a bit windy, so it's bearable. The first positive surprise is that my taxi to the accommodation is driven by a woman. She is very nice and tells me a lot about the island.

My accommodation is small and only has 2 dormitories. There isn't much going on on the island at the moment and I only share the 4-bed dormitory with one other person.

Two beautiful beaches are only 5 minutes' walk away. There are few tourists here, but there are many construction workers tinkering with one of the many new hotels.

At the beach, I rent a sun lounger with an umbrella (1€) and enjoy the beautiful view. When I'm in the water, the employee from the rental on a jetski asks, "Do you want to make a tour?" 😳 I quickly consider (of course also wondering if this could be a trap, Mom) and finally climb onto the jetski. And it was definitely worth it. The jetski guy has to bring a screwdriver to his colleague and therefore drives (quite fast by the way) to one of the three neighboring islands. The islands are uninhabited; only a few tourist trips lead there for a leisurely stay. The scenery is just awesome! On the way back, he lets me drive too and later says, "Mary, you have to improve your driving skills!" 😄

At the beach, I met a German guy and later we went together to a beach cocktail bar. The sun sets and the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful. "Dirk" is very nice and for a change, I find it relaxing to speak German... For the next day, he wants to do an island hopping tour and I spontaneously decide to join him.

So the next morning, we take a shuttle to the boat pier, where many boats do the island hopping tour.

The small islands in the sea are really beautiful to look at and I really like the tour.

A dream beach for a short stopover

Aside from that, it's quite relaxed here. I try out the different beach bars and sometimes enjoy the air-conditioned Starbucks in the afternoon.

Cenang Beach with many restaurants and bars

In the long run, the heat, and especially the intense sun, is unbearable.

I get my first severe sunburn on my feet, which is more painful than expected 😢

For tomorrow, my last day, I will borrow a scooter from the hostel to get to the viewpoint "Langkawi Sky Bridge". In Malaysia, there is left-hand traffic, so I'm a bit skeptical about how I will manage. But the streets here are not crowded, and we even survived the Indian scooter ride 😅

On Saturday, I will continue to Georgetown via ferry. There, I will finally sleep in a hotel (4 stars 😏). I can hardly wait for a comfortable bed and a private bathroom after 8 hostel nights.

That's all from me for now.

Greetings from the sun ☀️

Goodbye Müsli & until next time!

Your Mary