Nightlife in Langkawi

 Wafts of sweet-smelling hookah smoke rise against the myriad of colors that flood the dimming sky. Laughter echoes across the starlit beach. There are couples sitting around bonfires, feet buried in the pearlescent sand. We're in Langkawi now.

Towards Open Water! Getting to Langkawi by Boat

Langkawi is a tropical paradise located on the Thai-Malaysia boarder. It's an island known for pristine coral reefs, flawless white beaches, and untouched jungle. It's also known for its crocodiles and for not being particularly developed. 

Monkey Buisness: Jungle Trekking to a Monkey-Infested Beach

I had met a Japanese man and an Italian woman in my hostel. They had expressed an interest in going to a place called 'Monkey Beach'. And I asked to come along. From the name alone, this beach sounds like the setting of a movie. Plus, adding to the mystique was the fact that rumor indicated that the beach was actually not just named monkey beach, but was under the strict governance of monkeys.