Alby Khan....the next Don!

So we are finally done with our work in Bangkok!!! HOORAY! It was sad to say good bye to all our new friends in Bangkok, but it has been a busy few months and we were ready for a break. Our first stop was Langkawi, Malaysia. Langkawi is a group of islands in the Andaman Sea just south of the border from Thailand. For this part of our trip, Alby and I just wanted to veg out, and lucky for us Langkawi was the perfect place to relax. We stayed at the Westin located near Kuah Town. Although the beach here wasn't ideal, the resort had 3 really nice pools for us to use.

One day we adventured out and rented a car. It was Alby's first time driving on the 'wrong' side of the road. He had a hard time reminding himself which lane to turn into. The island is pretty small, and we could easily drive around it in a single day. One of the major sites to see is the Cable Car to the tops of Gunung Mat Cincang at 705 m above sea level. The views from the top were amazing, and while we were up there we found ourselves in the middle of clouds. For those Bollywood fans out there, the fight scene at the end of the movie on the suspension bridge as filmed here at the top of the Cable Car. (We are total bollywood junkies and actually watched the movie on DVD while we were in Langkawi)

Since our hotel does not have a great beach, we decided to go out and search for a beach. We drove all over the island, but couldn't find a beach that would work for us. Some were small with an non-existent beach side. Some had no shade for me to hide under, while Alby tried to catch the rays. When we did finally find a nice beach, it was at the Four Seasons Hotel, and they apparently don't like to share their beaches with non-guests :) but they were nice enough to let us take some pictures and get some ice cream at their cafe.

Here are the pictures:

Langkawi