The best thing to do during a long weekend is to go on a spontaneous trip! We had a few destinations in mind and did a quick search on tripadvisor. I came across this charming villa in Langkawi and immediately fell in love with the place. My heart was set. We swiftly booked a room online and were on our way up north by evening. We were planning to catch an overnight train but because it's a long weekend, all trains were fully booked, so we had to take a 5h bus to Alor Setar, a taxi to the jetty, and catch the earliest ferry to Langkawi. On our journey there, we got a call from the hotel saying that there was an error with their booking system and all rooms were taken. Disappointed, but thankfully the owner found a place for us when we arrived.
Day one, we had a huge American breakfast at Cupid before settling into our hotel quite comfortably, I must say, as I ended up having a long nap before heading out towards Cenang Beach during the evening. We had a quick snack at La Chocolatine on our walk there and spent the evening relaxing by the beach. The area we were sat wasn't the greatest as it was a parasailing site. Those in charge were frantically shouting instructions to parasailers who can't seem to land properly. Instead of relaxing and admiring the sunset, I was more distracted by the sounds of the roaring engines, shouts of instructions, and my worries for safety of the parasailers. We had a mini water fight, took a stroll along the main road, and ended the day with a satisfying meal at Red Tomato.
The next day, we decided to rent a car to drive around the island. Again, because it's a public holiday, the island was packed with tourists and all automatic small-sized cars were taken. We even took a taxi to the airport in hopes of getting a car there, but failed. We ended up renting a manual car with tons of dead ants flying out from the AC but it was worth it. Driving around the island was definitely more of an experience than walking along the main street catered for and filled with tourists. We got to see a different side of Langkawi during the drive.
We stopped by the observatory during the evening to catch the sunset and saw a mischievous little monkey jumping from branch to branch. Sunset wasn't the greatest (love admiring the sunset at KK and Oia best thus far!) but the mountainous view was absolutely adorable! We returned the car shortly after and had a nice Western dinner by the beach that night.
Last day at Langkawi, we booked a mangrove tour with Dev's adventure. We visited a bat cave before kayaking towards the mangrove. I was ever so excited to kayak for the first time! Kayaking into the mangrove was like entering a mystical world hidden in plain sight. When our guide told us not to place our hands in the water as we don't know what's under, I felt like we were in a scene from... mm... Peter Pan just popped in my mind. Besides the mangrove, we got to see a few eagles soaring the skies and I even received a "Welcome to Thailand" text message from a Thai phone provider when we kayaked near the border of Thailand, hah. We kayaked back to the fish farm, where we got to feed sting rays and witness some ferocious fishies fighting over food, before having lunch. We planted a few mangrove seeds on our way back and that pretty much summed up our short but fun-filled trip at Langkawi!
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