Langkawi is an island off the coast of Malaysia and you can get there by ferry or plane and it is not far from Thailand and is similar to Phukut but not as developed.  I went via a ferry from Penang during the TET holiday.  It took about 2 and 1/2 hours and it appeared to be quite an old ferry inside.  I decided I would be ok as I could swim, the water was warm and there were no great whites.  The only item I decided to take was my passport and I would take my sneakers off and my long pants if we had to jump ship. Anyway enough about that. When I arrived I noticed this massive bird.

I arrived there and immediately noticed that things cost more, taxis, accommodation.  I had a lovely two days cruising around the island on my hired motorbike and swimming in the ocean.

I went up a cable car that was at an angle of 42 degrees which is the steepest in the world.

I then visited the 7 waterfalls.

On the other side of the island is a beach with some black sand.  I then went up to the highest point on the island, 900m above sea level