Island Hopping from Phuket to Penang

The first couple of weeks of this 4-week trip to Malaysia involved island hopping from Phuket to Penang, stopping off in between in Langkawi. Despite their close proximity to each other, these are 3 very different types of island. Phuket is quite commercial, whereas Langkawi is much less-developed and laid-back. Penang is culturally the most diverse of the three. Something for everyone, then  🙂   Be sure to first check out our Plan, Maps and Budget for this 4-week round trip.

Malay Peninsula West Coast

If you're planning a multi-destination road trip, then booking an open-jaw flight can be a godsend. Our Malay peninsula west ...
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Phuket Thailand – Welcome to Russia

Our Malay peninsula west coast journey actually started in Phuket Thailand – just north of the Thai-Malaysian border. We wanted to use ...
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AirAsia Inflight Experience

Following a few days in Phuket, we planned to take a short AirAsia flight south to the tropical island paradise of Langkawi ...
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Langkawi Island Life 🦅 Lush, Tropical, Timeless

It was raining when we arrived at Langkawi's small international airport. We'd just taken 2 shuttle flights from Phuket, with ...
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Langkawi Accommodation Options

With just 1 week in the archipelago, we didn't have as much time as we'd have liked to experience Langkawi ...
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Penang Malaysia – Welcome to China

On a first visit to Penang, you could be forgiven for thinking yourself in mainland China. As with the unbalanced demographics ...
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Georgetown Penang – A Cultural Smorgasbord

Following our island hops through Phuket and Langkawi, we planned to spend 7 days on the southernmost island in our ...
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Island Hopping from Phuket to Penang

Coming up next… Penang Malaysia: Over-hyped, Over-priced, Over-rated.
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