Thailand - How to get to Koh Lipe from Langkawi - speed boats and VISAs

There are many options to get from Malaysia to Thailand. The easiest, but probably the most expensive is to fly. Flying also doesn't allow you to get to the southern islands. Alternatively, you can travel overland. However, if already on Langkawi it is a bit awkward and involves a lot of changes in travel. Therefore you are left with the option of the boat.

A map (borrowed from kohlipe.net)

Thailand - Langkawi

Langkawi is one of the largest islands in Malaysia and is a centre for tourism and Thai visa runs. We stayed in the north west in a small guesthouse on Pantai Tengah. It was cheap, clean, had AC and was only a 5 minute walk (through a resort) to the beach.

Pantai Tengah

Malaysia - Penang and Georgetown

Penang or Georgetown as the main city is known by, is just off the north west coast of Malaysia. It has been touted as one of the places to visit in 2016, with the city centre noted as a UNESCO world heritage site, and known for its food, we thought we would pop in to take a look before heading north via Langkawi and then the Thai Andaman islands.

The old streets of George Town

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur...2 days is all you need

Kuala Lumpur is a major travel hub in Asia and so if you are travelling in these parts you will eventually make a stop there, especially if you are flying with Air Asia, or one of the other major low cost carriers. 

KL, as it is known, is a large, but relatively young city, having only really taken form when the British rocked up. it started life as a tin mining settlement in 1857, and translates as 'muddy estuary'. However, it is now a buzzing steel and concrete metropolis of 1.59 million people.

Towering high