Retro: A Langkawi Holiday, 1993

Touchdown at Langkawi Airport (CNB 1993)

It's yesterday once more ... 20 years ago in 1993.  It was a family holiday full of sweet memories and lots of sunburn. After a first visit in 1976 with M, this second visit 17 years later was with two daughters in tow. Flying from Pulau Pinang, it is only a half hour in the air, and the plane is descending into Pulau Langkawi already. My brother AW and his family were already there a few days earlier and they kindly came in a rented van to the airport at Padang Mat Sirat to fetch us and send us to our accommodation at DeLima Resort. Then we went out together to the Air Hangat Cultural Village to have refreshments. I do not remember any cultural activities going on then.

At Air Hangat Village with Bro AW's family (AW 1993)

The next day they had to leave Langkawi and so we took over the van for our tour around the island.

Before starting our round-island tour (CNB 1993)

We did the usual - visiting the historic sites of Mahsuri's Tomb, and the Beras Terbakar (Burnt rice) site at Kg Padang Mat Sirat; the natural wonders of  the black sand beach, and swimming in the sea at Tanjung Rhu, Burau Bay, among other activities.

M, B, A at Makam Mahsuri (CNB 1993)

Swimming in the sea at Tanjung Rhu (CNB 1993)

One night there we celebrated A's 11th birthday at the Resort restaurant. It was a surprise to discover that we were about the only customers then. Maybe the so-so food was the reason? Or we were the last customers as it was quite late? Whatever ... we did enjoy the ice cream and fruit desserts.

Happy 11th, A! (CNB 1993)

Those were lazy days in Langkawi, at the resort, swimming in the pool, mostly.

A pose while walking around the resort (CNB 1993)

The Langkawi Isles always have a special allure and I have been back a few times, also for work (read seminars/conferences). Definitely a favourite local holiday destination.