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Langkawi Island - January 2004 (Part II) |
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Langkawi is actually a very large island (close to 48,000 hectares) and therefore has a diverse climate of cool mountains, sweltering jungle, lowlands, and small tropical island archipelagos that can be visited on day-trips. The island broke away from Penninsular Malaysia about half a billion years ago. |
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Hello Moto. These bikes are ubiquitous on the island. Nobody wears helmets. This father's two small kids were clinging to him as he dodged in and out of traffic. |
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The interior of the preserved "Summer Palace" movie set that is located on Pantai Kok. |
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My buddy and I took a charter boat to explore the small surrounding islands. We saw an ancient freshwater lake that sat in a dormant volcanic crater, fish-farms, and... |
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These cable cars on the western side of the island will take you to the top of the mountain for some stunning views. |
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A colorful sunset on Langkawi. |
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...a rather fortunate sighting of sea eagles diving for prey. |
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I don't like monkeys. They infest the island and most inland parking lots. They are very aggressive and have learned to scavenge or steal human food. |
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Ancient jungles encroach upon the sea on most of these islands. |
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