Week 10 (only 7 left!) started on Thursday 21 July. After a 5 night stay which they extended to six (we must be doing something right), the guests in the beach house moved on to their next stop. As if Langkawi isn't far enough away "from it all", their next stop is the only other inhabited island in the archipelago - Pulau Tuba. They may well be acting all Robinson Crusoe - but by the time we found the Marble Jetty for their local ferry trip, we felt like Chri...

Another busy, busy week here in tropical paradise. It's been great having Joan visit and we have been tour-guiding our socks off doing several things we've been saving until she arrived. We're not sure if 'touristing' is a verb (yet). But it should be. Thursday 14th we started out with a walk along our beach (sea wall holding up amazingly way due to James's hard work... even starting to sprout little plants). We tried going out for lunch at a couple of our fav...

Busy, Busy, Busy Bees - The week has been all over us (like a fat kid on a cupcake...) We have in fact been flat out (like lizards drinking...) Thursday 7 July was Cleaning Day... and Friday became Cleaning Day Mark 2. Once all the chores were done we headed into Langkawi Parade for a movie... but as one of the Hari Raya holidays, it turns out the movie theatre was dark and shuttered. Either that or we were just too early. So instead we went to our fave Indian...

Take the Monkeys and Run.... Our week in Langkawi began with a jaunt into Kuah for our weekly movie treat and a stock up on Ramadhan Bazaar food. This time around we bought a whole roast chicken, beef rendang, flat rice noodles, chicken murtabaks, vegetable stuffed tofu with satay sauce - all our faves. This week's movie was Independence Day (2). It's hard, if not impossible, to believe it's 20 years since the original movie was released. James recalls being ...

Five weeks in Langkawi so far and we think it's official, we've gone troppo. Symptoms? Starting to think in local currency. For instance, when we did our Ramadhan Bazaar food resupply on Sunday, we overspent - 60 odd RM instead of say 50. Yes - A$18 instead of A$15. As it turns out it lasted 4 days instead of 3... so that's A$4.50/€3 each day for two adults for lunch and dinner. Obviously hideously expensive. Our other major expense here is mozzie spray - ...