Pulau Langkawi…
Took a little family trip to Langkawi last week and stayed at The Andaman. Saw in the papers that there was a room rate promo going on at Andaman, coupled with the MAS zero airfare promo, apa lagi? Grab the chance la. Made bookings for the Rainforest room for 4D/3N and also flight from KLIA to Langkawi. My little girl girl took her first maiden flight without qualms. She slept through most of the time on both flights. Ha ha.
There are quite a number of places to visit in Langkawi but then again, we didn’t do much sightseeing since I was caught up with work during my vacation. Tell me about it but that is WORKING LIFE! Other than that, we were also caught up in the room for most part of two days due to the rain. He he.. Bilik mahal (even after 50% off) tapi it didn’t really impress us loh. I believe, we could have gotten better / nicer place at the same price else where. But then again, the customer service was brilliant and the staff were really friendly. Kudos to the staff there.
Some good stuff about Andaman:
1. The resort is well integrated into the rainforest surrounding it. There is even a restaurant (Gulai House) that is partly hidden in the forest. On the complementary ride to the restaurant, I saw a wild boar and its babies running across the path.
2. The beach is privately own and well maintained. Thus it is only available to hotel guest.
3. They have large swimming pools of different depth.
4. Friendly and helpful staff.
Will we go there again? Probably not. If Langkawi again for holidays, then probably we’ll choose some resort near to Pantain Cenang or Pantain Tengah. That’s where all the excitement is and where there is loads of restaurant to choose from.
An extra note for travellers. You will need to rent a car in Langkawi to get around. Local car rental cost from as low as RM50 per day till up to RM200+ per day depending on the model of the car. This is if you rent a car from the local travel companies that is easily available at the airport or jetty. Rental of coz does not include petrol and usually it comes with a near to empty tank. Moving around Langkawi for 4 days will only use about 20 liters of petrol. So, don’t fill up full tank since you won’t need that much.
I had my new Garmin Nuvi GPS wth me on this trip. And I learnt a few things about GPS:
1. It is not necessary that you’ll be able to acquire a satellite at all times.
2. Your GPS should only serve as a guide and not your auto drive.
3. The GPS route may bring you to the right destination BUT it is not necessarily the correct entrance. He he. It took me to the back field of the airport instead of the departure hall. Go figure.
4. Acquiring satellite will take some time, probably up to 10 minutes or so. So, be patient. In the mean time, drive with your eyes on the road and the general direction in your head. Road signs does help.
Nuff said. For photos, go here. Ain’t much for scenes, but my little girl seems to be the main attraction there. 
