Hi guys,
Well I've been very quiet on the blog front because I just got back from 7 nights away at tropical bliss!
We went to Penang, which is an island state of Malaysia. We stayed in the amazing Shangri-La Golden Sands at Batu Ferringhi and had an absolute blast.
Our days were spent lazing by the resort pools, enjoying delicious cocktails, getting massages, watching the sunset on the beach and bartering our hearts out in the night markets. All in all, a perfect way to spend a week away from Brisbane. It turned out to be a nice co-incidence that we spent the week in 35 deg, 75% humidity while Brisbane was encountering the coldest week of weather on record!
Now I know you all must be dying to see photos so I have created a short video montage with all of the highlights. I just love my MacBook Pro and all of the amazing features like iMovie!
I'm going to quickly throw out a quick plug about Malaysia before you get to see the movie... this was my second time to Malaysia and once again I had a fabulous time! Malaysia is a great place to visit on a low budget because you can nab amazingly cheap fares with AirAsia to Kuala Lumpur and then you can travel all over the country! The island destinations of Penang and Lankawi are beautiful places to visit and you can get very cheap accommodation in gorgeous resorts and the food, alcohol, shopping and activities are really well priced. Next time you're thinking of a quick getaway - make sure you put Malaysia on your radar.
Here is the movie I made, apologies in advance, I didn't upload the HD version (I was too impatient) so the quality isn't the greatest.. you'll get the general picture though!
Enjoy!!
G xx
