Crossing into Malaysia

We crossed the border through to Malaysia, stopping in Pulau Penang, an island just off the Malaysian coast. This is an ex-British-owned island and is now a big resort island. Unfortunately after coming from the southern Thai beaches, it seems like a bit of a poor cousin. The beaches weren't very nice and we couldn't work out why it was such a big resort draw. The Langkawi islands are only a little further north and so is Thailand. Oh well, the people were lovely and we took the chance to treat ourselves at a cheesy pirate ship themed restaurant.