Been trying to get here for some time and finally courtesy of a very cheap fare and a good deal on some luxury accommodation it has happened.
Langkawi is just over an hour out of Singapore but in terms of contrast is a thousand miles away. Very laid back and quite rundown - the remnnants of the Asia crash are still here - aborted theme parks and half-completed hotels. But it's such a relief from dynamic thrusting Singapore where building is full-force and a day without hearing a hacking drill is a blessed oasis of silence.
So it's a week's break and I will try to log what happens - if anything does ... it's that kind of place.
The luxury accommodation is Rebak Island about 15 mins ferry ride from the main island and after the hotel pickup it was exhilarating to be out on the ocean bumping along through a fairly choppy sea.
The hotel is attached to a marina where a range of sailing boats are tied up awaiting someone's pleasure. Some quite big so we are talking about fairly well-heeled folks and perhaps some "yachties" who just languidly travel the world on a stipend or a pension.
It is very hot and highly humid with a strong breeze which stirs the tendency to fall into a torpor. A seaside room means that the sound of the sea sursurates and saturates sodden sleep (yay alliteration rools ooook).
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