Some places to go, things to see, in Langkawi, Malaysia. Langkawi means Eagle Rock in Malay, and there are a few eagles to be seen in this video. Langkawi is the biggest island in that little group, but it is surrounded by smaller ones, making a sea excursion worthwhile. There is also a cable car up up to the highest point - for no better reason than that it's there, and the views are lovely. They have built a spectacular high walkway between two peaks, one end of which can be reached from the upper cable car stop.

We rented a private holiday home away from the usual tourist towns, and had a lovely laid back holiday. We still managed to see most of the sights - except the main tourist towns. Well, we did have a quick look, the tourist bit is all the same everywhere, wall to wall sunloungers and shops. The rest of the island is well worth seeing.

This was what we really enjoyed, the intimate city, small cobbled streets, unexpected monuments, where people work, live, eat, all amongst the history of centuries.