Last week we went on vacation! We have been going from one project to the next and with Kyle commuting back and forth the first part of the year it was so nice to have all the family together for a little r&r. I am not sure how much relaxing Kyle and I did after chasing two kids but we had a great time. Langkawi is an island off the northwest coast of Malaysia. It is about a 5 hour drive + one hour ferry ride or a one hour flight. We were initially going to drive so we could see the countryside. Then we realized that we could not take our car on the ferry, and the thought of lugging all our stuff on and off the ferry hardly seemed worth it considering that, even after a 5 hour trip, we would still end up on the island with no car. The flight is easy and cheap so we chose that route. On the way there we were just about to touch down when we started to ascend. Never a good sign. They aborted the landing due to poor visibility and, instead of circling, we flew to Penang to refuel. We were not prepared for a three plus hour flight around lunch time so needless to say the snacks and drinks ran out and we had two cranky kids.
We stayed at a local resort called Pelangi Beach Resort and Spa. It was an older property but had all the amenities we needed. One of the main reasons I chose this place was because it was kid friendly. They had amazing pools with a slide, kid menus, plenty of baby seats, etc. We were a little worried about how we were going to manage in a hotel room for a week with two kids but it turned out that we had a fabulous balcony with a "semi" beach view. So at nap time and in the evening Kyle and I retired there with drinks. The resort itself was designed like a Malaysian village so there were many different buildings that each had four rooms and the entire property was open-air so you really got the beach feeling.
These are some of the pictures of the resort - the view from our room, one of the pools, the beach and our balcony.
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