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Meeting Stingless Honey Bees in Langkawi

February 22, 2018 by Vanessa Workman 22 Comments

When someone lifts the roof from a Kelulut (box-style) bee hive, plunges a straw into the comb and offers you a taste, you very well don’t turn that experience down. This is how I found myself eye to eye with some very busy but nonchalant bees. I obviously wasn’t the first human they had seen […]

Unique Things to Do in Langkawi for Under 50-Ringgit

December 20, 2015 by Vanessa Workman 8 Comments

Langkawi can be as expensive as any other vacation hot spot, but if you’re counting ringgits and still want to have some Langkawi sightseeing fun, not a problem! When it comes to things to do in Langkawi, the island has plenty of interesting and budget-friendly places to visit, beyond the usual free beaches and waterfalls, […]

3D Magic at Art in Paradise Langkawi

March 22, 2015 by Vanessa Workman 1 Comment

On hearing the name Art in Paradise Langkawi (Interactive 3D Art Museum) one might envision yet another cheesy tourist trap, but you couldn’t be farther from the truth. The massive three level 3D optical illusion art ( aka ‘trick art’ ) attraction is an eye-popping wonder and a must see-to-believe. Langkawi’s latest sightseeing venue combines […]

Visit to the Langkawi Orchid Farm

July 16, 2014 by Guest Writer: Thomas C. Gerrard Leave a Comment

One of the more recent Langkawi sightseeing options gives visitors a unique opportunity to not only see more than 200 species of tropical orchids, but to learn about the cultivation of these intricate flowers. The Langkawi Orchid Farm has been open just a short while and already seeing a ‘blooming’ success as the proprietor realizes […]

Dev’s Langkawi Mangrove Adventures

September 21, 2013 by Vanessa Workman Leave a Comment

No visit to Langkawi is complete without a mangrove tour and an introduction to its delicate eco systems. Mangrove tours with Dev’s Adventure Tours offers you an interesting and fun introduction that you won’t soon forget. Sure, you’ll have no difficulties finding a tour operator willing to show you the mangroves, because ‘guides’ are plentiful […]

Langkawi’s Buffalo Park

June 22, 2012 by Guest Writer: Thomas C. Gerrard 2 Comments

I had been by the Langkawi Buffalo Park on several occasions, either driving past or running with the Hash House Harriers in the area. I finally took the time to pay them a visit and see just what they were all about. The first thing that hit my senses was the smell of sweet grass, […]

Gamat: Langkawi’s Magical Sea Cucumber

April 16, 2012 by Vanessa Workman 8 Comments

As a long time, medical worker, I’m generally a believer of western medicine. And although I’d like to believe in magical herbal concoctions, as well, I tend to be a bit skeptical. But my eyes have been opened a lot in regards to eastern medicine, in Southeast Asia; from reflexology and acupuncture to medicinal sea […]

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