Nocturnal

Like an owl

I'm nocturnal

Staying up late at night

Waking up late in the morning

But I like being nocturnal

It's the time when lots of thoughts comes to mind

Journey To The Jewel

Escape from the city

Embark on a journey

Take me across the sea

And reach Pulau Langkawi

If Penang is my favourite holiday destination in Malaysia because of it's food

Then Langkawi is my second favourite because of it's completeness

Natural beauty

Man-made marvels

Green mountains

Blue sea

White sandy beaches (and even a black one)

It's almost the complete package

Minus the presence of special food

They don't call Langkawi the Jewel of Kedah for no reason

This is my second time there

First trip there with friends

Previous trip was with family 7 years ago

My footsteps all around the island

Recorded in pictures

Oriental Village and Cable Car

Designed like a big garden compound

With shops, cafes, ponds, bridges, as well as animal farms

And scenic mountains as the backdrop of the whole place

Mountains whose peak could be reached by a cable car from the village

But I don't like the idea of cable cars

Not even the ones in Genting Highlands

So I did not went up

Instead I look up the mountains from below

It's beautiful

Rate: 4 / 5

Seven Wells Waterfall (Air Terjun Telaga Tujuh)

On one side you have a waterfall

On the other side you have a great view of the faraway mountains and even the sea

The only downside of this place

Is that to reach here

You have to hike quite a distance of stairs

Which in turn are pretty steep and energy draining

But in return

You get what I wrote in the first 2 sentence

Rate: 4 / 5

Telaga Habour Park

A man made marina

The spot of many private yachts

Had lunch at the nearby Petronas' KFC

Perhaps the best KFC in Malaysia in terms of view

Rate: 3 / 5

Cenang Beach (Pantai Cenang)

The Batu Ferringhi of Langkawi

A beach full of tourist and beach activities

Perhaps not the most beautiful beach on the island

But certainly the most crowded

You could be in for a shopping spree at the shops by the road along the beach too

Rate: 4 / 5

Kilim Geoforest Park

A park which we did not enter

Because it involves a boat journey

In which we weren't prepare for

This is the jetty

On a river that leads out to the sea

Rate: Unknown

Air Hangat Hot Springs

Quite a big letdown

It seems like the place were closed down for maintenance

Or abandoned completely

The hot springs is small

And the water ain't hot

7 years ago when I went there

It was much better

And understandably the place was much more crowded then

Rate: 2 / 5

Tanjung Rhu Beach

To me

A beach is not just about sand and sea

It's also about the view

The trees

The faraway islands

And so

This is my favourite beach

The above pictures says it all

Mountains and seas

Look further from the beach

You could also see an island which is part of Thailand

Had Nasi Goreng Kampung as lunch in a wooden shed under the palm trees by the beach here

What a nice atmosphere

Rate: 5 / 5

Black Sand Beach

Legend has it all

But science still couldn't fully explain

If it wasn't for the black sand

This beach would just be like any other beach

Rate: 4 / 5

Temurun Waterfall (Air Terjun Temurun)

A fascinating 30 meter waterfall

The tallest waterfall in Langkawi

The amount of of waterflow is highest in September to October

We came at the right time

And this time around we don't have to hike till we sigh (refering to Seven Wells)

As it's just by the roadside

The water is freezing cold by my standards

I did not swim in the waterfall pool

But that didn't stop me from enjoying the splash of the waterfall

This is the best waterfall I've ever been to

And the 3rd picture here is the best picture I've ever taken

Rate: 5 / 5

Underwater World Langkawi

I know it

You know it

We all know it

A place where you find all those familiar and unfamiliar fishes and sea creatures

The penguinarium was a sight to behold

A place worth going for first timers

But not so much for second timers and so on

Rate: 4 / 5

There you go

Those are the places that mark my Langkawi trip

Isn't it ironic that the 2 places that got my highest rating

Is also relatively not as famous as other places on the list?

Maybe like what some said

The unknown is always better?

Anyway

Had a great trip

And even more so

Spend a great time with my dear ^^v