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Tanjung Mali

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    • Day 3

      Gemütlicher Start in Langkawi

      April 1 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

      Nach einer ersten Nacht mit gewohnter Schlafenszeit - also nicht zu der Nachtzeit vor Ort - gönnten wir uns heute einen Eingewöhnungstag um die Restmüdigkeit wegzubringen. Bevor wir zum Sari Village B&B aufbrachen gab es ein Frühstück im Daun Resort nahe des Flughafen, mit umherschwimmenden Varanen als Highlight. Nein, das Frühstück selbst war da leider (noch) keines… Danach ging es auf zum Ziel des Tages…
      Die frei umher albernden Affen 🐒 standen zu Beginn der Ankunft im Sari Village ganz oben, danach war der Pool angesagt, bevor es dann in Städtchen ging zum lädele und apéröle 🍺🍹🍸… Den Sonnenuntergang sahen wir noch, bevor wir zum Nachtessen gelangten. Und leider sind nur noch 10 Fotos je Footprint zugelassen, weshalb ein weiterer solcher für die indischen Kochkünste nötig wird…
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    • Day 12

      Langkawi

      April 25, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

      Dimanche : direction l’île de Langkawi, juste à côté de la Thaïlande. Petit « problème » : on pensait prendre un ferry de 3h qui nous y amène directement mais on a appris la veille qu’il n’existe plus. Le trajet est bien plus compliqué : ferry jusqu’au continent, train, taxi, re ferry puis re taxi. On y passe la journée. On découvre notre super motel : un alignement de chambres donnant sur une petite cours avec une balançoire, des manguiers et des chats. Et en plus, le proprio est adorable, il nous cueille des mangues (miaaam) et discute souvent avec ns (fin surtout les garçons qui parlent indonésien, ça ressemble au malais).
      On décide d’aller sur la plage Cenang voir le coucher du soleil : un des plus beaux de tout mon voyage. Le soleil se couche derrière une petit île, et donne des couleurs magnifiques aux nuages. La plage est animée, il y a des jetskis, des bateaux en pagaille. Et pour couronner le tout : il y a un orage un peu loin mais super visible. On voit les éclairs c’est ouf. On passe un bon bout de temps, même après le coucher du soleil, à contempler le spectacle puis on va manger dans un resto sur la plage et dodo.
      Le lendemain, on veut faire le tour de l’île en scooter mais la météo n’est pas d’accord : il y a un orage. Alors on attend 11h qu’il passe et c’est parti. On va d’abord à une cascade, la plus jolie de l’île apparement qui succède à 7 trous d’eau (Air Terjun Telaga Tujuh = cascade des sept puits). On est un peu déçus mais il fallait s’y attendre, il n’y a pas beaucoup d’eau comme c’est la saison sèche. Tant pis, faudra y revenir 😂
      On mange dans un super boui-boui sur la route direction la plage Pasir Tengkorak. Arrivés à la plage, c’est beau mais il y a beaucoup de monde! On se dit que c’est parce que c’est les vacances de l’Aid. Mais tant pis, on se baigne quand même. Étape suivante : la plage Tanjung Rhu, à l’extrémité nord-est de l’île. Waw c’est encore plus beau. Pour le coup, il y a des gens (des touristes cette fois) mais la plage est bien plus grande. On se pose ici avant de reprendre la route direction le mont Raya, à 800m d’altitude, pour le coucher du soleil. On y est juste juuuuste à l’heure. Puis on rentre prendre une douche et on ressort manger. On se régale encore une fois. On achète qq bières et on rentre jouer aux cartes.
      Aujourd’hui, mardi 25, c’est la séparation. On va se baigner à la plage Tengah le matin, puis manger assez tôt. Un ferry m’attend à 14h30 pour commencer mon périple pour rejoindre Kuala Lumpur avant mon grand départ pour la France demain…🥲

      On aura passé 12 super jours tous les 4, à découvrir un pays riche en culture, aux influences indiennes et chinoises, et en paysages, entre plages, montagnes, forêts, plantations, grandes et petites villes. Une expérience inoubliable. Merci aux garçons de m’avoir supporté, d’avoir été attentifs aux attentes de tous, vous êtes au top! Bonne continuation 🫶

      - Mag
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    • Day 7

      Bye Singapur, Hello Malaysia

      October 17, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

      Wir sind gestern auf der Insel Langkawi angekommen 🏝️
      Der Start war etwas regnerisch, aber das hat sich glücklicherweise ziemlich schnell gelegt. Wir haben schon viele tolle Leute kennengelernt und hatten einen entspannten Tag und sehr lustigen Abend 💖Read more

    • Day 2,367

      Super Sunday

      May 22, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      So today is the big day. I don't know what I'm going to write about once the football season is over but at least I'll be able to sleep through the night. I feel very anxious so have booked a boat trip to while away a few hours this afternoon as the game doesn't start till 11pm. I head down the beach first for a few hours as I've woken up nice and early after a good night's sleep . Just as I set up my towel the biggest black clouds come overhead bit I decide to stick it out and with how windy it is today they are gone as soon as they arrived. When I take a dip in the sea its really choppy and I wonder whether the boat will go out as there aren't any jetskis out today which is unusual for the weekend. After a bite of lunch I head back for a shower and to grab my gopro then sit and wait for the bus to pick me up. At 215 Eddie comes around the corner and when I say the bus hasn't arrived he admits he's forgotten to book it. I walk the seafront for an hour its so much busier here at weekends and as i pass pizza hut decide to indulge in a bit of western food for a change. Because its very Muslim orientated here you cant get your typical pizzas but i order the chicken and pineapple and its delicious. When i leave the restaurant i have a little chuckle because they have a police parking area outside and the hatchback is open and 2 police officers are sat inside at a table and chairs eating their dinner. In the evening the original plan was to go to Rockafellas but we start the evening in Flo's. Its a bar on the top of one of the seafront hotels and it's really nice. Air conditioning and a big screen and reasonable prices. Pretty much the whole group from Rainbow joins us and we watch as both games unfold . Its quite crazy as we see the liverpool supporters getting the news of Villa scoring before we do. The game goes to the wire and sadly we don't get the results we want but we've given it our everything and that's all that counts. YNWA JFT97Read more

    • Day 2,366

      Rock lobster

      May 21, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      I wake this morning and feel rough again but after my early morning coffee at Raos I do feel a little better. Its quite funny because I don't even have to order anymore they just know what I like. I speak with the owner and he gives me little samples of some of the food dishes, a pumpkin dish and a curry, although im not into curry for breakfast I enjoy it. Uncle Johnny appears and as we're sitting there a guy comes in who obviously has some issues. They explain that he's homeless and although you don't have to be homeless here they feed him and give him a drink. I stroll back to my chalet and chat with my two new neighbours and we all make our way out for something to eat. After lunch we walk to the shopping mall just to abuse the air conditioning and in here are massage chairs. We all take a seat and for 2 rm 40p enjoy 6 minutes of pummelling and manipulation from our legs to our backsides. The boys grab a bear but I've opted for an alcohol free day today as I want to save myself for tomorrow. We sit on the beach for half an hour but its so hot today we make our way back towards base. We stop off in Cinnamon and I enjoy a cold coke but as I go outside for a cigarette capture some activity out of the corner of my eye. A closer inspection shows a fisherman dropping off his catch of lobster of the day delivered in a box of sawdust I watch in awe as he fishes these snappy little fellas out of the box to sell to the restaurant. He puts his hand in and it's like a magic trick where these bright red lobsters keep coming out of this small box. I make my Way back and a little later in the evening Peter and Joe invite me to dinner. Instead of taking a left we take a right and end up in a Syrian restaurant. I enjoy a lamb kebab followed by Turkish tea and head home for another alcohol free night.Read more

    • Day 2,353

      Chill day

      May 8, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C

      Today is mothers day here. I wake at 230 and set up my stream for the football. I've put my headphones on so I can watch it on my balcony in the hammock. I watch the game and although im thankful we get an equaliser I'm devastated that we have lost our opportunity for winning the league. I return to bed for a few hours and arrange to meet Annie and Judith for breakfast. I spend the day on my own today just chilling on the beach. I am always very aware of respect and have difficulty because its a very Muslim country here and as I lay on the beach in my bikini apart from a few other Europeans most of the women are in the water with clothes on to cover up. Not really a place I can rock my Bridget bardot look but the tan needs topping up so I take myself to a quite area. It's a little bit crazy on the beach as its full of water sports- jet skis paragliding and boats all speeding around without separate areas for people to swim, it's a bit of an accident waiting to happen. It's been so busy here but today is definitely quieter. As I head out this evening I walk past a seafood restaurant where the have lobsters and Fish in tanks so you can pick your own but one of the tanks has 2 dead fish in it so I keep on walking and end up on the beach with the sunsetting and take a prime spot because I'm early. The fire show is really impressive here and it's on every night, I just thought it might be something they did for the holidays. I'm joined a little later by Judith and Annie and we decided to head for a comfier seat on the bean bags on the beach but when I pull a bean bag over the guy says we're not allowed to do this and one of us must sit on a mat. It's crazy and I can't really understand the reasoning behind it. We look at the menu on our separate bean bags and it's 15 rm for a non alcoholic drink and to be honest I'm ready for a beer . The girls and I decide to go to a quiet spot further down the beach and get a takeaway beer from 7/11. I'm so glad we did. Judith Annie and I stroll our way through a private resort and I have no costume so get in the water in my knickers and bra. I light my cigarette but The waves are pretty intense and after a few wipeouts we begin to see plankton in the water.with the fishing boat lights in the distance and a storm in the sky it really is a wonderful moment shared with these two wonderful ladies. They live pretty much opposite so as I walk back on my own I treat myself to an ice cream and watch the city game.Read more

    • Day 2,374

      Last full day

      May 29, 2022 in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 29 °C

      I wake this morning but am sad as I know this is definitely my last full day. Nathan my fellow liverpool supporters is there and Uncle Johnny joins us a little while later. The chef has cooked a new dish called lala cockles they're a certain kind of cockle with the prettiest shell. I've been bitten again and I don't know what by but I think I was when we were at the steamboat the other night as its all at the backs of my legs and I think its probably something that was in the wooden benches. Nathan gives me some cream to put on it and it does ease the pain. I manage a good half hour phone call with Amber filling me in on the scenes back in my home city of Liverpool. Im sad to have missed the festivities but am also proud in the support the team has around the world. The weather today is crazy and the wind is like a mini hurricane. I've been invited to Eddie's birthday party tonight and grab a quick beer in flos to get a view of the sea. The waves are the biggest I've seen since travelling and I'm glad I'm indoors as sheets of corrugated roofing are getting lifted off the beachfront buildings. The guys offer me a lift to the supper club and I'm really glad to have gone here as its a great opportunity to say goodbye or Jumpa lagi (see you soon). I stay a few hours the head to Rainbow bar as Uncle Johnny is playing tonight and I gave him my word that I would go. Michael and Eunice are here and I really enjoy my evening spending time listening to music throughout the time I have 2 songs dedicated to me. I'm leaving on a jet plane and the Malaysian song Fiona. My heart is heavy as I say goodbye to these wonderful people who have made my time on Langkawi so special but it's 1am and my alarm is set for 730am so I bid my goodbye s with a little rendition of "time to say goodbye ".Read more

    • Day 32

      Langkawi

      May 5, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Einreise per Boot: Wir sind nun in Malaysia. Die Sprache, die Währung, die Kultur und das Essen sind merklich anders. Wir sind von der grünen Natur hier weiterhin begeistert. Es gibt grüne Felder, dicht bewachsene Berghänge, Wasserfälle und viele Affen. Mit der Seilbahn ging es heute auf 700 Meter hoch und wir hatten einen faszinierenden Blick über die Insel.Read more

    • Day 130

      Langkawi

      August 15, 2023 in Malaysia

      Our trip is almost coming to an end and it seemed like a good idea to chill on beautiful Langkawi island. Emerald coloured waters, white sandy beaches, kids activities, duty free shopping, not bad after 4 months of travelling, planning, organizing, being parents 24/7…..

      But the weather forecast was not too great, rain rain rain. Is the rainy season not supposed to start Sept-Oct? Hey… didn’t we have almost only rain on Jeju island in South Korea and is this going to be a repeat? Well, let’s then start in a 3D art ‘museum’ and we will take it from there what Langkawi is going to bring us.
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    • Day 55

      Tag 55 | Ankunft Langkawi🏝

      October 25, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Heute war wieder Abreise angesagt.
      Unsere Fähre nach Langkawi (Malaysia) ging um 15Uhr.
      So hatten wir am Morgen noch Zeit für den Strand. ☀️

      Um 18Uhr kamen wir auf Langkawi an. Plus eine Stunde Zeitverschiebung eingerechnet.

      Wir bezogen unser neues Zimmer und mietet einen Roller.

      Dann ging es an den Strand Cenang.
      Dort gab es Abendessen und Feuershows🔥

      Beim Gang durch die Einkaufsstraße kamen wir an vielen Duty-Free Shops vorbei. Denn die Waren auf der Insel sind steuerfrei. Man fühlte sich wie an einem Flughafen😄...

      Mario hat ein bisschen Schokolade eingekauft... 🙄🙉
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