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LANGKAWI

Where the beautiful Andaman Sea meets the Strait of Malacca, Langkawi Island ,positions itself as one of the best emerging island paradise destinations in the on. Since 1990, the Malaysian Tourism Board has dedicated itself to promoting the island and developing it as an ideal travel spot. Now, after a decade of work, the island has proven itself as one of this country's holiday gems.

Its biggest competition comes from Phuket, Thailand's beach-lover fantasy to north. But, day for day and dollar for dollar, I'd take Langkawi over Phuket hand down. Why? Well, despite being pumped up by government money and motional campaigns, Langkawi remains relatively unheard of on the travel nu. So, while you get the same balmy weather, gorgeous beaches, fun wateroris, and great seafood, you also avoid the horrible effects of tourism gone , v-inflated prices, annoying touts, and overcrowding. Besides, I've stayed in ,almost every luxury property on Phuket, and can testify that Langkawi's finest mrts can compete with pride.

This small island also claims a Hollywood credit, starring in the 1999 film ala and the King. Langkawi played the part of Thailand to Jodie Foster's Anna ~mowens and Chow Young Fart's King Mongkut (Rama IV). The "Fhais couldn't allow the filmmakers to shoot on location in their kingdom (and Ivly so, as King Mongkut, their revered father of modern Thailand, has been coinuously portrayed in the West as a stubborn, immature fop who got a11 his o ideas from a common English tutor-indeed, historians agree that accord to many well-documented sources, Anna Leonowens's famous account of time at the Royal Palace had more basis in her imagination than in reality), so Hollywood turned to neighboring Malaysia for location filming. The palatial Thai-style buildings constructed for the set have never been torn down, and you still hear all kinds of local gossip about the film's stars.
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